Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 221Mar 01, 2010 1:49 pm Building: Santorini 26 with M*tricon Where:VIC Site Cut 29/09/09 Slab Complete 09/10/09 Frame Complete 22/10/09 LockUp Complete 17/11/09 Fixing Complete 03/12/09 **My Thread:[/i] viewtopic.php?f=31&t=23110 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 222Mar 01, 2010 2:04 pm Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 223Mar 01, 2010 2:28 pm Building: Santorini 26 with M*tricon Where:VIC Site Cut 29/09/09 Slab Complete 09/10/09 Frame Complete 22/10/09 LockUp Complete 17/11/09 Fixing Complete 03/12/09 **My Thread:[/i] viewtopic.php?f=31&t=23110 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 224Mar 01, 2010 3:04 pm Williams Landing Stage 2 - Building Nolan with Big M - Slab Poured 09/11/09 Frame started 17/11/09 Brick started 05/01/10 Lock-up 31/01/10 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 225Mar 01, 2010 3:07 pm Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 226Mar 01, 2010 3:10 pm Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 227Mar 01, 2010 3:44 pm penny77 cotbfamily we are doing the decking as well out both front and back - and if it comes up as good as your decking i will be wrapped! Thanks I like our decking not sure what they used something Red the guy told me but I forgot We are doing our back decking ourselves or at least friends are doing it. We only got the front done as we got a credit back for some concrete so it didn't seem so much money. Had to trick the BF somehow. Is your building moving quickly? we've gone with blackbutt decking to both front and rear. the build is moving is a fairly quick fashion but i suppose they say patience is a virtue cheers Williams Landing Stage 2 - Building Nolan with Big M - Slab Poured 09/11/09 Frame started 17/11/09 Brick started 05/01/10 Lock-up 31/01/10 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 228Mar 01, 2010 3:57 pm penny77 Thanks TC. We had a painting inspection on Friday and we used nearly two boxes of dots. So hoping we won't have any paint issues at PCI. Still no word on a date, just that we should be in end of March, but I am not holding my breath. They still need to fix the laundry because when they put the cabinets back the taps are still on the wrong side. So this will mean a new back for the cabinet. Oh and they have to finish the front too. So not much to be done, really hoping we have PCI next week that would be great. My birthday is end of March and I said I have to be in by then and the SS said we will try. I don't know what could hold it up 4 weeks but fingers crossed. It looks so finished and has done for more than a week (apart from the painting). Hi Penny, Ah, now this explains what you'd written before about not really feeling excited until handover is done cos' from the sounds of it, you've been "completed" for some time now barring the smaller fixes to be made. Hmm...painting inspection - this is a new term I've not heard before...I should ask the painter whether he's aiming to do the 3rd coat ready for painting inspection cos' before hearing this term, I always assumed that he was aiming between PCI and handover. My tiling is due to start next Wednesday. I'll be popping in to see the tiler cos' I want to make sure that the horizontal tiles get laid horizontal and not otherwise. I also want to take the batch number of the tiles so that I can order additional tiles for further wall tiling after handover...My only concern about waiting til after handover is that my tiles are pretty big at 400mm x 400mm and some of the tiles already laid will have to be pulled down in order to have a smooth flow of correct sized tiles...I may not have written it properly but the tiling for the wet rooms as it stands now only cover the wet areas and anything else is untiled which means having to cut some of the tiles down to size... I'll see what the tiler says...until then, I'll have to try not to stress too much about this. 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: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 229Mar 01, 2010 4:15 pm penny77 It will be 7 and half months out of a 9 month time to build. Although we had about 5 week delay on the slab due to waiting for a engineers report and then about another 3 weeks on other things where nothing was done. It is never quick enough I think. Yeah, it's never quick enough... Look at me, week 23 of building and this includes the 4-5 week delay at frame stage/Lock-up when the one tradie held everyone else up...and when you look at it from the week by week basis, I end up thinking rather wistfully that if this delay hadn't happened, we would be finished by now technically speaking! That said, even with the delay, I think 23 weeks of building to-date is quite good. I think now my SS is aiming for a 30 week build and I hope so too! 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: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - We must be close 230Mar 02, 2010 8:02 am TC we went and made sure all the tiles were correct before they started as they were in the house for a week before they were laid. Our tiles were laid wrong but we got that fixed before too many were laid as we had the brick style effect on the bath. Painting insprection isn't normal I think it is just our SS they like to do it so there isn't anything to pick up at PCI. I think SS wants a perfect house which is why it is taking so long. Which I guess is good in the long run. But I have been good in picking up stuff and letting them know straight away still doesn't get fixed straight away though Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - So close now...... 231Mar 05, 2010 11:42 am Ok not going to get too excited just yet but we have a date for PCI 19th March!!!!!!! Going to get excited next week when the SS actual books a time with us. But I spoke to SS and they are on track for that date maybe earlier. So fingers and toes crossed it happens, then I will get a house for my birthday, hope my BF still gets me a present Driveway is getting done next week I think as we had to confirm our colour. And there was a bob cat there this morning. Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - So close now...... 232Mar 05, 2010 4:19 pm Fingers & toes crossed for you Penny! Just to think in a couple of weeks we'l both be kicking back in our new homes Well maybe not kicking back as much as cleaning and decorating and organising but it will be well worth it!! Building: Santorini 26 with M*tricon Where:VIC Site Cut 29/09/09 Slab Complete 09/10/09 Frame Complete 22/10/09 LockUp Complete 17/11/09 Fixing Complete 03/12/09 **My Thread:[/i] viewtopic.php?f=31&t=23110 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - So close now...... 233Mar 06, 2010 12:29 am YAY Penny for a scheduled PCI on 19 March 2010! Even better if it's beforehand too! So yup...fingers, arms, toes and feet crossed for you!!!!!! LOL, in my case it's the painter who wants the house looking perfect for the SS! Isn't this a hoot but soooooo nice that he wants to do a great job for the SS and insists that I (as the paying client) has to be happy first and foremost! 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: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - So close now...... 234Mar 09, 2010 9:31 am Shelz Fingers & toes crossed for you Penny! Just to think in a couple of weeks we'l both be kicking back in our new homes Well maybe not kicking back as much as cleaning and decorating and organising but it will be well worth it!! Thanks Shelz OMG you get the keys tomorrow sooooooooo excited for you . Hope you have packed. Just sent of a list of things that need to be done only about 7 so not many so hoping we can get the keys early then. OMG I am so excited I just want it to hurry up. Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - So close now...... 235Mar 09, 2010 9:34 am tc2000 YAY Penny for a scheduled PCI on 19 March 2010! Even better if it's beforehand too! So yup...fingers, arms, toes and feet crossed for you!!!!!! LOL, in my case it's the painter who wants the house looking perfect for the SS! Isn't this a hoot but soooooo nice that he wants to do a great job for the SS and insists that I (as the paying client) has to be happy first and foremost! Thanks TC I am so excited. Gees glad your painter is doing a good job. Ours has done some of the dots but not all he will be back to finish the job. Don't understand why they don't just finish it now . So dame you have a great painter there. Will post some more pics tonight as of course we could get in on the weekend they so need to fix the locks so I can lock them. Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - So close now...... 236Mar 09, 2010 1:14 pm Hi Penny, Yep, I think the painter is a good guy. He said he would come back after electrical and plumbing fitout to paint the 3rd coat which makes sense cos' the electrician will be cutting into the plasterboards to locate the wires and the plumber will have to fix the loos to the walls etc etc. The house is looking lovely as it stands now but I think it'll look great once the 3rd coat is done and finished. My floor tiles for the laundry and powder room look great with the Antique white cabinets we have in these 2 rooms. Well, can't really go wrong with antique White eh? So I'm a happy bunny that these two rooms have turned out exactly the way it has based on my colour boards!!!!! C'mon tradies and builder, I hope they get their butts moving to finish off your house cos' in 1.5 weeks, you're DONE 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: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - PCI 19/03 237Mar 12, 2010 8:31 am Ok PCI seems to be set for Friday 19th can't wait. Lots of our issues will all be done by tomorrow so I am very happy about that. Looks like if the house passes Q&A and we don't find anything wrong at PCI we should get the keys hopefully Thursday 25th March. So I will be on tender hooks waiting. Last night had all the photos done for my place to be rented out now just need someone to rent it...... Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - So close now...... 238Mar 12, 2010 8:38 am tc2000 Hi Penny, Yep, I think the painter is a good guy. He said he would come back after electrical and plumbing fitout to paint the 3rd coat which makes sense cos' the electrician will be cutting into the plasterboards to locate the wires and the plumber will have to fix the loos to the walls etc etc. The house is looking lovely as it stands now but I think it'll look great once the 3rd coat is done and finished. My floor tiles for the laundry and powder room look great with the Antique white cabinets we have in these 2 rooms. Well, can't really go wrong with antique White eh? So I'm a happy bunny that these two rooms have turned out exactly the way it has based on my colour boards!!!!! C'mon tradies and builder, I hope they get their butts moving to finish off your house cos' in 1.5 weeks, you're DONE TC your pics of the tiles look great. I think we even have the same tiles in the laundry as a splash back but we had them laid differently. So the tradies have come thru for me and we have just about everything done by the end of tomorrow. So excited can't wait..... Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - PCI 19/03 239Mar 12, 2010 11:16 pm That's great news Penny! OMG, another week and you'll be at PCI and surely shortly after, you'll have handover!!!!! 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: Chelsea 33 with M3tr!con - PCI 19/03 240Mar 17, 2010 5:23 pm More pics, still haven't had the time confirmed for our PCI but hopefully will find out tomorrow as the house passed the Q&A that M has done. 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