Building our dream home.. walls no longer bare!

Question - should we bring Kev along? YES

Do you think it's a good idea? YES


Best of luck VJ, hopefully its gets sorted out soon.

Kev wasn't available today...
but the meeting was cancelled anyway.

we were told that the BM is available tomorrow or on Friday.

We are not available tomorrow...
Kev is available on Friday at 2pm...

Initially they said 1:30 pm on Friday would be alright...

then... bad news...
the BM is again not available on FRiday!

We're losing our patience...

actually, it's fine if there is progress in the house...
but nothing.. nada...
looks like they are intentionally prolonging our agony so we would just give in, take the keys, hand them the last cheque and that's it!

but no...
tomorrow, we are going to ring them.
what's the bottom line?
if they are not going to fix, then what's the use of the meeting?
we're wasting time..

Oh VJ, I feel your pain I am so scared this will happen to us too, and we will be so desperate to get in house before builder goes on holidays that we'll just cave and accept it with all the faults

What sort of problems were on Kev's final report (if you have received it)?

i'm back to give you an update...

the much-awaited meeting with M's CM & BM finally happened today!
and SS was there too!
i even worked a few hours last Sunday, worked 2 hours this morning (at 7am!), left early to be able to attend the meeting, and went back to the office early in the afternoon.
that's how important this meeting is!
with us was the great Kev!
they were not aware that we have kev with us... i purposedly didn't tell them, as i was thinking that they might cancel the meeting again.

the meeting went well...
CM was very good.. they run through the whole list provided by Kev.
i was just there to listen and from time to time, they ask DH whether we would still like them to fix it or not (those that would involve ripping off tiles, etc.).

so bottom line, most of the issus would be fixed.
DH agreed not to fix the issues that would involve ripping off the tiles to the ensuite bath tub and bathroom floor tiles (floor not levelled).

we were very happy with the result.
it was funny... SS kept on complaining... CM kept on telling him 'just fix it'.

one major issue that needs fixing is the window above the kitchen benchtop. i really hated it because it was lower on the left side of the window and it doesn't look good.
it's the kitchen! CM was suggesting different ways on how to fix it, but SS kept on providing excuses. in the end, CM decided that the window will have to be removed re-fitted properly (which is great!).

problem is, the very one thing i hated most won't be further fixed - the visible joins to the cladding!
yes, they did fix it... you won't see the joins during day time..
but in the afternoon, the joins were still visible!
DH asked why there's a need for joins, even if the standard size of the cladding is 4.2m (which is the length of the cladded area).
they said they buy in lineal metre
in other words, they won't fix it!
and the sad thing is, they couldn't see the joins because meetings always happen in the morning or early afternoon (just like today).

but the good thing is, the bottom cladding will be fixed, because it is crooked. SS complained (he was blaming the framing, etc..., didn't want to fix it ) but CM said they're fixing it

kudos to M's CM!

they are going to fix it in 2 weeks' time...
so we're still hoping that we could get the keys by mid-December.
just wondering if there are available tilers/carpet layers by 3rd week of December ..

fingers crossed...

The meeting was actually cancelled several times...
so what i did was to ask them of their availability..
that way we could choose from their available dates/times.
then i matched it with Kev's available time .

if we get the keys by mid-Dec, and the tiler is available to do the ground floor tiling for a week, we might be moving in by 4th week of Dec.
Pretty tight... but we're hoping and praying

Well done to the CM

Glad to hear the things are going to get fixed!!

aw VJ it must be soo frustrating to be soo close and still not in! You are doing the right thing though and making sure you have a perfect (well close to it) house, I'm sure the wait will be easily forgotten when you are enjoying your beautiful house.

Sorry for not updating you guys......

been very busy at work......

and not inspired at the moment due to the delays in our handover...

we were fortunate to drop by last Saturday and saw the house opened.
a tradie was there and we came in to see what were fixed.
nothing much, unfortunately.
hope that they will keep their promise of fixing all isses by the 12th of Dec.

we are still hoping to be in before Christmas.
we rang the tiler and he said he would be available after the 12th.

our dining table (yes, the Pyramid!) and chairs were already delivered last Friday (5th).. couldn't move the delivery anymore, as the supplier had already store them for more than a month now
we stored it in the garage, so our car needs to be parked outside.

we were undecided whether to open the wrapping of the table (heavily wrapped) in order to see if it is in good order. what will happen if we find out when we move that there was damage?

our new lounge set is also in the family room... so no more area for the kids to play anymore.
my father will be coming this coming weekend (14th Dec) and we don't know how an we survive in a 2-bedroom unit with 5 adults and 2 kids (and all the new furnitures inside the house!)

if by mid-week (around 17th) we don't see much progress to the house.. then that's it! my patience is running out and we are so stresse out already.
we were planning to have a nice Christmas in our house with some relatives from overseas. i'm not sure if it would still push through

for now, still hoping to see more progress this coming week... and get the keys before Christmas (even if we don't have carpets to the bedrooms this coming Christmas)...

thanks donuts...
really hoping to be in before Christmas.