Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | TILING! 88May 23, 2015 5:29 pm Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=77196 Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | PCI! 94May 27, 2015 12:26 am mixz0r EDIT: Wow, OK so my wife already posted an update with the same pics! This is why you should read before posting people! Still, here's what I had to say: PCI is booked for the 5th of June, with handover due bang-on 7 months from slab down. We've booked a building inspector just to be sure everything's sweet. I went up a few days ago but was locked out. Properly! I did about six laps of the house though. Seeing a driveway made it feel like it's almost a home. Pretty rough that you can't get in before PCI I reckon... We have a few things to do after handover. The pool will go in on day one hopefully, but as for the internal work; we're unsure about the best order. I've heard it's best to paint after flooring goes in. Any thoughts? Currently we're thinking:
But is it best to paint before shutters are installed? Or even before flooring goes in?? So confusing. Looking great! Our order was: Painting Carpets Flooring Shutters/blinds Painting definitely needs to be done before shutters and floor height/carpets need to be determined before shutters can be installed. Good luck with PCI Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | PCI! 95May 28, 2015 11:04 pm I flew back into Perth this morning and went to have quick look at the house, luckily there was a tradie there working so managed to get inside and have a look.
Ensuite Shower & Vanity - very unsure about the height of this shower head, it seems very low: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Roller Doors installed: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So with PCI scheduled for 1 week tomorrow they have they have the following to complete: Solar Panels Render Painting Ceiling & Door/Frames Painting Fly Screens Door Handles Towel Rails Hopefully the rain stays away so we can get that render painted! Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | PCI! 96May 28, 2015 11:23 pm Looking great guys! So close to the finish line. I can't believe I haven't come across your posts before. It looks like we started the build at around the same time. Hoping you sail through the PCI and hand over processes. Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | PCI! 97May 29, 2015 10:21 pm Can see the pic of the plant selections now and think they are all great! We live in the rivergums estate now and a lot of the display homes at the start of our street were done in natives to go with the theme of the estate and I think they look great! Can imagine your landscaping plan looking really good Pics look great, ensuite came together nicely love the his and hers basins and that shower head!! We really wanted to do that roller door too how great is it that you will have that extra garage space Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | PCI! 98May 30, 2015 9:50 pm Congrats on your PCI in a week's time, just wondering would you be using an independent building inspector during that process. btw the height of that shower head does seem a little low. Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | PCI! 99May 31, 2015 10:51 am D_rail Looking great guys! So close to the finish line. I can't believe I haven't come across your posts before. It looks like we started the build at around the same time. Hoping you sail through the PCI and hand over processes. Thanks D_rail JnM Congrats on your PCI in a week's time, just wondering would you be using an independent building inspector during that process. btw the height of that shower head does seem a little low. Thanks Yep we have an independent building inspector that will be inspecting the property on Wednesday, their report will be submitted on Wednesday night which will give us Thursday to review it before we have our PCI with our Supervisor. Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly! Yeah we think they've used the wrong showerhead arm, from memory it shouldn't drop down like it does. Just a minor item we'll be raising at the meeting this week! Re: Dale Alcock | The Stoneleigh @ The Vines | PCI! 100May 31, 2015 6:12 pm Thanks T, D_rail and JnM! JnM the height of that shower head does seem a little low. Indeed. I'm hoping they don't make a fuss and just fix it. If the drawing below showed the shower head dropping about 150mm from the outlet, I would have flagged it at prestart for sure. I haven't seen it in person yet but I reckon it'll touch my head. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Technically the 'shower outlet' is at the right height, but I don't know how anyone thought it would be appropriate to make the head the same height as the average Aussie guy. I have to say I'm quite disappointed by a handful of the tradies we've had. How anyone can look at [the toilet, light switches, ceiling fans] that are visibly askew and consider it 'job done' amazes me. We had an issue where the wrong taps were installed (they were white, not chrome as selected). Our CLO acted immediately which was great but all that happened was the white bases were swapped out. The taps are still white! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Overall I think we're both very happy with the house. But whether or not DAH are a 'quality builder' will become clear after PCI. Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10982 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 9028 |