Browse Forums Building A New House Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 181Oct 12, 2011 9:03 pm Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 182Oct 12, 2011 9:04 pm Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 183Oct 12, 2011 9:12 pm https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43937&start=0 Bought a block in Golden Grove - Jan 2011 Finally finished our design, Mar 2012, *yay* Signed with ADH council consent June 12 Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 184Oct 12, 2011 9:16 pm Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 186Oct 17, 2011 4:38 pm Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 189Oct 20, 2011 3:17 pm Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 190Oct 20, 2011 3:33 pm For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 191Oct 20, 2011 8:53 pm One of the threads (all rants in here) talks about smart meters going in in their area, so perhaps that is what is happening in your area. The post I am referring to was posted on Oct 13 by building1. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43937&start=0 Bought a block in Golden Grove - Jan 2011 Finally finished our design, Mar 2012, *yay* Signed with ADH council consent June 12 Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 192Oct 20, 2011 9:12 pm Thanks DCT! I'll go have a read! I don't know much about them I'm afraid. Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Re: The Noodle Family Preston - locked out!! KITCHEN Pg 9! 193Oct 24, 2011 9:13 pm Possibly it will be a smart-meter.... the SS just told us today that he doesn't care what Etsa say, that meter WILL be in by the end of the week.... Because..... He's booked us in for PCI next monday!! Totally insane. The tiling is only half finished (and they got some of it wrong which will slow them down even more!) the painting isn't finished, let alone the installing of toilets, sinks, taps and showerscreens. But apparently it will ALL BE DONE by Friday - including the site clean! We have booked the inspector, but we just can't see how he can get all that done in 4 days, considering that the tilers told the painter they were having a big weekend and they wouldn't be there today. Which they weren't. No fun tiling with a hangover. So, the countdown has begun. And we have hit full-speed with all the other stuff we are trying to arrange outside the house, paying off stuff and deposits on more stuff.... tomorrow I am going to do the insurance, and I think PACK MY FIRST BOX!! Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Re: The Noodle Family Preston - Painting, tiling, and PCI?!? 194Oct 25, 2011 8:23 am That's exciting but it is a bit of a worry that they leave so much stuff to the last minute ... that's probably why we still have things that need fixing. Check everything carefully at PCI - step inside your showers and check that there isn't grout smeared all over the frame under the door (one of our things to be fixed) and that there isn't paint overspray on the shower tiles (another one). Look for any chipped tiles so they can be fixed before handover. The silicone was done really badly in our house (another thing to be fixed) so have a good look that it's been done properly and not smeared all over the walls, tiles, etc etc. We've discovered the tiles and silicone to be the biggest disappointments in our home - painting etc can be easily fixed but taking up tiles and replacing them is a big messy job when you are living in the house. Anyway, GOOD LUCK with PCI - hope it goes like a dream for you. Your build seems to have gone quick looking back - don't you think? For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: The Noodle Family Preston - Painting, tiling, and PCI?!? 195Oct 25, 2011 12:56 pm Hey Cassie, so happy for you guys you seamed to stall a bit at the begining and I got ahead of you and now you have gone right past me now. Good luck for PCI as Mclaren say have a good look take as long as you like remember this is your house you have work hard and paid good money for it. If your not happy let them know. Check everything and then check it again. Good luck. Re: The Noodle Family Preston - Painting, tiling, and PCI?!? 196Oct 25, 2011 12:56 pm Hey Cassie, so happy for you guys you seamed to stall a bit at the begining and I got ahead of you and now you have gone right past me now. Good luck for PCI as Mclaren say have a good look take as long as you like remember this is your house you have work hard and paid good money for it. If your not happy let them know. Check everything and then check it again. Good luck. Re: The Noodle Family Preston - Painting, tiling, and PCI?!? 197Oct 25, 2011 2:20 pm wow, thats alot to do in a short time. good luck Re: The Noodle Family Preston - Painting, tiling, and PCI?!? 198Oct 25, 2011 2:40 pm PCI YAY !!!!!!!! Fingers crossed they have a very busy 4 days . Re: The Noodle Family Preston - Painting, tiling, and PCI?!? 199Oct 25, 2011 3:41 pm Thanks for the great advice everyone. Yes I am a bit nervous that things won't be done as neatly because of the rushed pressure the SS is putting on them all. Don't worry, we are not in so much of a hurry to move in that we will be letting them skate on anything Tilers were hard at work today once they turned up, and someone from the painting crew was there patching some plaster holes and doing timber touchups. It will be busy every day from here on if they are going to make their deadline! Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Re: The Noodle Family Preston - Painting, tiling, and PCI?!? 200Oct 28, 2011 2:42 pm Oh, this building thing is such a roller-coaster of ups and downs! Just hit a major down this afternoon. Despite everyone working their behinds off to get the house done, the tiling, majority of the plumbing, even the silicone guy has been today. All the painting inside and out is finished. Our meter is definitely NOT going in until the 8th of November. Which is just ridiculous when you think that they've had, since, oh, AUGUST to arrange it!! There are still major dramas with the conduit for the power/water to our island bench that we have been begging someone - ANYONE to fix for the past 2 weeks. Finally the maintenance guy rocks up today, takes one look at it and says, well, how are you supposed to get your fridge over that? Hello? Isn't that what we have been texting, calling and emailing them about for 2 weeks? Well NOW they have the time to fix it properly! So, no PCI until after the meter. On the bright side, our SS has promised that he will start the inspection, so that things start getting fixed up before then. Hopefully we will have a quick handover, but I'm not pushing for one. I'm devastated. Sitting on the lounge eating popcorn and sulking in fact. Cassie 28/7/11 - Slabbed 15/8/11 - Framed 19/9/11 - LOCKED UP! 6/10/11 - Kitchen in! 11/11/11 - It's all OURS! Pg 12 Follow our build: The Noodle Family - Preston in the Hills Hi everyone, Newbie renovator here, after some advice for combining our family room in the picture and the alfresco and make a larger family room. There is a flush sill… 0 13012 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 44886 You have mandatory building inspections and privately engaged building inspections. The difference between the two comes down to inspecting the building so it's safe and… 3 29664 |