Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 901Oct 02, 2009 12:20 am Hi thorney, i've been following your build with mounting excitement for the end date! I'm frustrated for you that these things aren't done! I'm sure your BIL will understand why your stressed and a bit snappy it happens to the best of us. I'll keep my fingers crossed that your bank comes to the party with everything they need! And that your builders get all the rest sorted out for you. When do you think you'll be moving in? viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22766 - my build thread! Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Chuck Norris. Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :) 902Oct 02, 2009 12:48 am Thanks for making me smile TC.....yup, l've had plenty of 'are you nuts?' type reactions and comments from family and friends during our build. I'm sure they all cannot wait til this house thing is over with...hmph, me too. Tomorrow with any kind of luck! Thanks Jodie....l'm sure that in a week or so (or less!) DH and l as well as BIL and SIL will look back to this tumultuous time and chuckle about it. We hope to start moving stuff over the weekend and removalists are booked for Tuesday. Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :) 903Oct 02, 2009 9:01 am thorney Oh god, the amount of stress and worry and sheer amount of emotional and mental energy that l've invested over the last 6 months is unbelievable. The whole year so far my life has revolved around 'the house' and l am so so glad that it's all but over. I'm so so tired and so looking forward to getting back to having a more normal and balanced life again!! I can fully relate to this one! I only spent 8 or so months from start to finish but everything revolves around it and people just don't seem to get how much of your physical and mental time it takes up and how you stress over the tiniest of details. That you wake up at 3am thinking you need to change something or organise something or that you need to remember to call someone that day! And then after all that you need to pack up all your belongings into boxes and have them ready to be moved! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 904Oct 02, 2009 11:45 am Ohh Thorney, I feel for you. Try not to stress about everything all at once. I know you will say "Easier said than done" but try to slow things down a little and remember to breathe Good luck for today. Rgds Leonard. Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 905Oct 02, 2009 3:59 pm Ohhhh Thorney sorry to hear things are a bit bleak at the moment Building really is the most stressful and mentally draining thing I've been through that's for sure. There is just SOOO much to worry and stress about it's crazy. I thank god to H1 so I can get things off my chest that's for sure. I really hope that everything gets sorted out for you and quickly so that you can move into your beautiful new home and enjoy all that you have achieved BIL and SIL will understand and all will be forgotten I'm sure. Just know that you are doing and handling things the best that you can under the circumstances. Keep your chin up wont be long now and you'll be back to your happy self soon. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19655 FINALLY slab down 5th SEPT Oct 16 Bricking/ plaster starting Dec 1 Painting started END OF CONTRACT IS UP SOON HURRY UP AND FINISH MY HOME..... countdown to 27th Feb. LATROBE 320 WITH DENNIS FAMILY HOMES Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 906Oct 02, 2009 4:22 pm Hi Thorney, Imagine yourself reading this next weekend when you are all settled in your new home... You're not alone though...i think the final leg is by far the worse...most tiring....depressing...frustrating....insane...you get it All the best with the move this weekend! Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home...28/9 The End is Nigh :) 907Oct 02, 2009 4:45 pm thorney Ok so we have Handover tomorrow and l can't believe that l would be saying this on the eve of getting the keys but l am far from excited about tomorrow. This is not how l envisaged it would be like at all Not that l've slept all that great in all these months but the last few nights have been the worst by a mile. I'm tired in all senses beyond belief, overwhelmed and just over it. Why? Well firstly, the electricals still ain't finished.....I know my BIL has done his absolute best and has put in many many hours into our house but the constant being called away to do his other job (which has to take priority over ours) has been frustrating. He can't help it l know, and it is not like we don't highly appreciate what he's done for us but with all the other stuff l'm dealing with at the moment, l couldn't help but sound a bit short with him tonight on the phone. I told him l was over it (meaning everything with the build) and he must've took at that l was over him. The fact that Lewis is trying to lay blame on BIL for alot of the patchup work and subsequent repainting of entire walls (at BIL expense mind you) didn't go down well either. And rightly so, had the plasterers did their job properly and pulled out all the cables then BIL wouldn't have had to make extra holes in the walls trying to find them!! So BIL will be having some words with the builder tomorrow. He's willing to cover the costs for the holes he made in his error (only 3) but will not be saddled with the rest of them. So then SIL rings a little later and l get a mild please explain from her....oh god, l did not need this now!!! So l spent a good half hour telling her that l'm stressed, l'm disappointed and frustrated that the house isn't finished (not just BIL's side of things) but we do truly appreciate what he's done, that's he's done a fantastic job overall etc etc, which is all true of course. I explain that other things not yet finished with the house (only minor things but hey, it is handover tomorrow!) is making me frustrated and to top it all off, l spoke to our acting broker this arvo and he advises that the Bank has not received the final valuation back yet (done Tues arvo). OMFG!! l have handover tomorrow and l have no idea if the Bank will be ready to transfer funds. So yeah, l was short with BIL because l'm so over this house building caper. Anyhoo, in the end we sorted it all out but now l'm feeling guilty that l've made BIL feel like he has and that l've upset SIL in the process. GAAAAAAHHHH!!!! So as tonight, we still have outstanding: ceiling insulation to be re-done (in the morning) paintwork (quite a bit) to be finished (in the morning) ensuite mirrors to be siliconed (in the morning) electricals to be finished (BIL says he'll be there at first light) site levelled out, cleaned and top soiled (have no idea??) cover for the phone wires (another story al together) so it shows up at Telstra that it is 'fully connected' at which l can then organise the ADSL connection!! ...(god knows when??) the tiny matter of not knowing if the Bank will be ready to pay the final invoice tomorrow oh! l also have absolutely no idea what time tomorrow Handover is mean't to be happening! And just for good measure, l have a heap of packing to still do, l have to price stuff for the garage sale this weekend, get all my business bookwork up to date before we move (in case we still have no internet connection by then) and of course look after the kids and run the household.... So yeah, as such my excitement has been obliterated totally. It sucks Sorry for long rambling.....this is not the kind of post l dreamed l would be posting tonight This is exactly how I felt at the end!! We had the same bank stuff up (guess what , the bank wasn't ready for our handover, but GJG did it anyway, with a proviso of course), the same sleepless nights, the same amount of stuff not finished (some of it still isn't!) and that feeling of not being in control and not knowing what is going to happen. Even though I went through the same, I really have no advice, you just have to ride it out and once you start putting things away in your brand new kitchen, you start to relax. Unpacking the kitchen was therapy for me! Hang in there and enjoy the madness that is handover and moving in. ((Hugs)) Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 908Oct 02, 2009 5:50 pm I hope you have had a good day Thorney! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 909Oct 02, 2009 9:00 pm Best wishes for the weekend and I hope you sell loads of stuff in the garage sale. Kind regards for the handover on Tuesday - hope the weather holds up. Cheers Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 910Oct 02, 2009 10:44 pm Quote: Ok so we have Handover tomorrow and l can't believe that l would be saying this on the eve of getting the keys but l am far from excited about tomorrow. This is not how l envisaged it would be like at all Not that l've slept all that great in all these months but the last few nights have been the worst by a mile. I'm tired in all senses beyond belief, overwhelmed and just over it. Why? You are not the only one, I am so over this house build. I used to go every day and have a look at the house, and now I just want it done. I was so fed up of going and getting so disappointed because things were done wrong. I dont want to look at it any more. I wen for the first time in 10 days today and its only a 10 min drive away. I am going to get an inspector and he can look at it, save me the stress and worry. Are we there yet? And tp top it off, I ring my rain water tank company and check if my tank was ready which I ordered on the 16th of August, and gee they are also surpised I havent gotten yet, why? because they outsource. They will ring me tomorrow they say....That was two days ago. Argggg!!!! Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home..Handover 2/10 who knows? who cares! 911Oct 02, 2009 10:55 pm Thank you everyone for your thoughts and support ......l really do appreciate it and lord knows just how literally insane l would be now had l not had y'all lending your ears and offering words of wisdom l was hoping to wake up this morning feeling more hopeful and positive but alas, l could just feel it in my gut that today was not going to be a good day....and as always, my gut instinct is always right. In between cleaning, packing and preparing for the garage sale, I spent most of the day calling the Bank, logging into netbank to see if the funds were drawn, calling our acting broker and out of sheer desperation, l even called our proper broker (who is on his last day of annual leave) trying to get some confirmation that the final payment was made and handover was going to happen. By 3pm l realised that it just wasn't going to. I am so pi**sed of with the Bank for not being able to get their sh*t together within 7 days....but multiply my anger by a 1000 and you have some idea of how l feel towards the expletive expletive of a valuer who still had not faxed through the on-comp valuation that was done 3 days ago! So l called our SS and told him what was happening and now Handover is on Monday....surely we can't get royally screwed over again??? Then l called DH and boy did the sh*t really hit the fan then....This weekend was DH's only chance to take stuff to the house and more importantly to install all the blinds. So after an hour or so....we both settled down enough to try and nut out some alternative arrangements to minimise the impact of the non-handover made. The shed assembly would just have to wait. As does the bed frames, DH will just have to assemble them on Tues night. But the big one was the blinds, there was no way DH would have enough time and energy to install them all on Monday night. We both refuse to move into our new house and do the bed-sheet thing. Proper window furnishings has always been a 'must have from the first night in' non-negotiable thing. So l called our SS and we actually caught a break, he agreed for us to install them over the weekend.....thank freakin christ for that! So although our plans have been messed up at least we have minimised the impact. Oh! btw the house is looking awesome and the outstanding stuff has been done (apart from some electrical work *sighs*...but let's not go there shall we). Although we both didn't really want to go and check it out, l'm glad we did. Seeing it finished did bring back just a smidge of happiness and excitement about it. Just a smidge mind you! So Monday it is......and l am trying so hard to stay positive and trust that it will happen then. Just entertaining the thought that it won't makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. It has to happen Monday, my god, it just has to! Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 912Oct 02, 2009 11:26 pm fingers crossed for you thorney - we can't wait to see you happy again! 2014 - Prepping to build the Soho 4 with Plantation homes, industrial style 2009 - Built the Brampton with Coral Homes viewtopic.php?f=31&t=15399&start=280 Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 913Oct 02, 2009 11:39 pm Hey Thorney, My sentiments are exactly the same where banks are concerned! Hang in there.... Things have a funny way of working out eventually - tho why one has to go through benders and twisters is annoying....sods law eh? On the up side, the outstanding stuff from the bulider is now done. Electricals...Ok....it shall be sorted out albeit later - so long as all of the important electrical fittings are done. Perhaps make an appointment with your BIL to see when he's finished with his other jobs so that he can properly finish off your job. At least this way, you have a better expectation of outcome and you don't end up feeling like your electrical job is the least important. Am sure you'll have a fantabulous garage sale and raise heaps of dosh! Have a blast of a day this weekend But the best bit out of the tumultuous week that you've had is that YOUR brand NEW HOME awaits you and is looking spankingly GORGEOUS!!!!!! Imagine you're going to be in your home in a wink of an eye and you get to spend your first summer in your new home ! How wicked is this ....OK, OK, there'll still be some stuff post-move to get done (gardening, driveway twigging some stuff)....but what the heck.... Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22917 27.07.09 Contract signed. 08.09.09 Site scraped. 18.09.09 Slab completed! 23.11.09 Bricking done 09.03.10 - Tiling 15.04.10 PCI 01.05.10 Handover Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 914Oct 04, 2009 8:17 am Hi Thorney, Hang in there your on the homeward straight now. I can totaly understand where your coming from and how a house build takes over your life and you cant even remember what its like just to sit down and do and think about nothing. But just think summer is around the corner and you can sit on your beautiful alfresco and have a drink and suck in the lovely feeling of being in your beautiful new home and all this stress will be a distant memory Reading your posts it bought back all my build memories (cant believe I am thinking of doing it again now ) Good luck for handover keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it will all go smoothly for you Know where your going in life............... you may already be there Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 915Oct 04, 2009 8:34 am Sorry to hear things didn't go to plan on Friday. We didn't trust our bank enough to commit to a date for handover and were lucky the house was pretty much all ready and waiting for when the cheque was ready. In the end the bank rang to say the cheque would be ready within the hour and handover an hour after that. Hopefully you have had more time to pack and the blinds are in now for your move. Chin up and looking forward to hearing more Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 916Oct 04, 2009 8:44 am Oh Thorney, how bloody annoying!! I hope the bank comes to the party on Monday and that you get the keys to your beautiful, wonderful new house! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 917Oct 04, 2009 8:12 pm I was hoping the bank thing would be easier at the end but it seems not I really hope CBA get there sh*t together for when it's our turn otherwise we will be changing banks or at the very least speaking with the ombudsman as I have had enough of their crap At least your SS was good enough to let you put your blinds in so your not too far behind. I'll cross my fingers for you tomorrow Thorney Samantha Building the Leabrook by Statesman at Freeling My Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=15237 We are now in our house!! Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 918Oct 04, 2009 9:24 pm Hi thorney, How was your garage sale? Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22917 27.07.09 Contract signed. 08.09.09 Site scraped. 18.09.09 Slab completed! 23.11.09 Bricking done 09.03.10 - Tiling 15.04.10 PCI 01.05.10 Handover Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 919Oct 04, 2009 11:58 pm Quote: It has to happen Monday, my god, it just has to! I hope wherever your bank is, it dosn't have a public holiday on Monday like in Adelaide. Re: Thorney's GJ Lewis Home....Gut Feelings Are Always Right 920Oct 05, 2009 6:49 am Gosh Thorney what an emotional rollercoaster you've been on. I have everything crossed for you that things go smoothly for you today, all the very best We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. 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