Today had a few emails from our builder. Our site levels were checked again as there was confusion with different levels and the surveyor says we need 350mm of fill to the front of the house. The problem is that fill over 300mm means piers which will cost a lot more. So now waiting for the engineer to look at it and see if we can keep it to 300mm of fill by lowering the house a little. This should be ok as our block it set up from the road. Just hope they can do it.
A few weeks back I asked to get some info on our window profiles as I had a feeling I should just double check everything before they were ordered. Now it seems like I've inadvertently opened a can of worms. Apparently the window supplier has just realised the quote has not been updated since we did our 6 star. They've now updated it and reckon we are up for an extra $1.5k!
In checking the revised quote I've also noticed issues like sliding doors going the wrong way, our stacker has 4 instead of 3 panes of glass, and the window above the stairs is an awning type instead of fixed (god knows why they thought we'd want to open it as we'd need a ladder to get to it LOL). So will need to sort these out. Think it might be a good idea to also pop into their showroom and check things like glass tinting and obscure glazing to make sure we are happy before we finalise anything.
The other issue that has occurred to me are the window reveals. Given our windows in the kitchen and the galley go down to bench height, think we need square set reveals rather than standard timber. I guess it's another thing to add to the growing list of variations! And I still have to finalise all of our tile selections...
Our 37sq Custom Hamptons Inspired Home:
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