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Corz11No words could describe this experience with PD, respect the dream lol
Tell me about it... I'm two days away from PCI with no certificate of occupancy, no idea what is expected of me on Thursday, and apparently I'm expected to be ready for handover next week. My BC isn't answering my emails (except with one form-letter that caused more confusion than anything else), perhaps because she's upset that I'm not happy with her (or PD's) performance. I'm sorry, but neither of my BCs have been much help - maybe I'm misinterpreting their role in all of this and it's somebody else I should be upset with but she dodges my questions about who is actually responsible.
Maybe all builders are like this, but I have to say this is the most stressful thing I've done in years. For the money I'm spending I really expected a higher degree of organisation and quality. It's a shame they've ignored my pleas for somebody to check that their sub-contractors are all working off the right drawings or this last phase would have been so much easier. Instead now they're busy fixing these mistakes instead of finishing off my house. PCI can't include electrical because of this, which strikes me as unfair on me (I told them they were using the wrong plans months ago).
The bank is refusing to even book in their valuation inspection without the right paperwork from PD and yet somehow I suspect it'll become my problem to find a way around their shortfall next week when handover comes along. Not that handover seems likely for next week, I doubt they'll have everything lined up in time.
Thankfully I held back on cancelling my current lease but I still have removalists, curtain installations, driveway, insurance, time off work and all sorts of other things lined up to make next week a possibility. All for nothing if they don't get their act together in the next day or two. I hate to think of how much money this delay will cost me
Frustrating is an understatement. That whole "respect the dream" tagline seems particularly offensive lately.
I'm sorry to hear your experience is also terrible
I understand your stress, I hate going to the house I am over the whole thing.
Every builder is not like this, when people hear about the problems we have had and the time it has taken, they are in absolute shock! As soon as you sign the contract you are just a number not a person.
I wish you all the best for the next few weeks
colour selections I left feeling like 
reason? I felt that during the colour selection we were just rushing through it to meet a deadline. Options that we knew could be specified such as the finishing on the kitchen cabinetry down to the island bench top edging were not even explored with us until we brought it up. Disappointed. The colour consultants at hopetoun made me personally feel like just a number among a whole list of clients. Now while the girls in the weekend at hopetoun didn't have a clue on pricing whatsoever, at least they took the time to discuss and show interests and provide suggestions to complement your selections.
as we had a pretty unusual request being the walk in shower in the guest ensuite, we spoke to him and our inspector spoke to the slab guys before the pour. Great communication, continual updates.
The worst bit was our BC did not know! I mentioned to my SC that I did not like the Mayfair facade but wanted a balcony and she could not work out what I was talking about 
