Our New Home in Gippsland - almost complete

Kathjax · Feb 24, 2017 4:45 pm

Woot woot! Congrats 😊

Horse · Feb 24, 2017 5:32 pm

Congrats AJB! 4 more days....

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AJB · Feb 24, 2017 9:37 pm

Not camping in the new house this weekend, sleeping in hospital instead. My son has a bone infection. No packing for me this weekend.

RegVic · Feb 24, 2017 9:58 pm

Sorry to hear that AJB... Hope he will get well soon...

AJB · Feb 24, 2017 9:59 pm

Thanks Reg. At least I have homeone to browse while he sleeps.

charlibear · Feb 25, 2017 7:00 am

So so sorry to hear about your son, I can't handle children being sick, just hurts my heart

That's so exciting about your permit, not long now!

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AJB · Feb 26, 2017 7:24 pm

Still in hospital. Packing can wait. I did have a quick look at the house today. I was wondering how picky can we be with how the clean the house is. The cleaner was there on Friday night and it's defiantly not clean.

Examples

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Dirt in sliding door tracks

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Floors are dirty

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Dust and grime in other places.

Also how picky can I be at PCI?

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The yellowy edge is excess glue. Should I tell them to fix it?

RegVic · Feb 26, 2017 7:50 pm

Pick everything AJB... they gonna fix it or give an explanation...

Dirt inside the house, personally, I `won't worry much (anyway we gonna clean it after we move in) unless it is hard to clean like the window tracks...

AJB · Feb 27, 2017 7:51 am

3 more sleeps! The builder is keen for handover on Thursday but I'm not sure if they will have time to fix the issues we have. Also, I'm not sure the bank will be ready that quickly.

RegVic · Feb 27, 2017 10:08 am

AJB

3 more sleeps! The builder is keen for handover on Thursday but I'm not sure if they will have time to fix the issues we have. Also, I'm not sure the bank will be ready that quickly.

Yay just 3 more sleeps...

What were the issues AJB?

AJB · Feb 27, 2017 10:12 am

We haven't had an official inspection yet. One of the niches is holding water and the glue on the shelves looks crap. Another shelf has a bit of a chunk out of it. There was an obvious hole in the plaster which they should fix before PCI.

AJB · Feb 27, 2017 3:35 pm

Bins! Nothing else done today. Still no garage door, appliances and carpet edges aren't finished.

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RegVic · Feb 27, 2017 3:42 pm

Yay bins (So I assume you got the interim certificate of occupancy

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AJB · Feb 27, 2017 3:45 pm

We got a proper certificate of occupancy on Friday. Council didn't want to see any proof of a house. I just told them I was moving in this week and could I please have bins.

Horse · Feb 27, 2017 6:09 pm

It seems your builder is rushing you to get away with fixing things. I guess you just need to do your inspection thoroughly as I imagine it would be much harder to call them for maintenance after handover. Im pretty sure they will play with our emotions as they know pretty well we are all excited to get the keys.

Btw, who filed for certicate of occupancy? You or builder?

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AJB · Feb 27, 2017 6:14 pm

The builder applied for the certificate of occupancy. I have downloaded the online book "A guide to a new house PCI". I think it will be the best $4 I've spent on the house.

Horse · Feb 27, 2017 8:45 pm

AJB

The builder applied for the certificate of occupancy. I have downloaded the online book "A guide to a new house PCI". I think it will be the best $4 I've spent on the house.

I should look that up

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AJB · Feb 28, 2017 12:42 pm

Update.

Handover has been delayed as some trades haven't been back to finish what they should've.

We are fine with the delay. I'm home from hospital today and exhausted after 4 days without sleep. So it gives me a few extra days to get excited and to pack.

Also, we are doing our own PCI. The builder wants us to collect a key on Friday and do the inspection over the weekend. Then leave our list of defects in their mailbox with the key!

They are very trusting!

We are going to get our own stickers.

Horse · Feb 28, 2017 5:32 pm

Glad your son is now home AJB.

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AJB · Mar 02, 2017 12:23 pm

Thanks Horse.

I just had a mini freak out. I received a text from the bank to say they had made the final payment to our builder. I requested a cheque so we can hand it over when we are happy. I quickly rang the broker and it turns out there is a cheque waiting for us at the bank. Phew!