Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1487Nov 11, 2014 9:30 pm Yep I'm still around. Handover next Tuesday and hope it happens, still yet to see final invoice so I can get bank aligned. Also asking questions if I need to do anything on the occupational certificate. Hope it all lines up so handover actually happens. I have been told site clean is to happen this week and air-conditioning external unit installed as well as paint fixes. Appliances will be left for handover. Other than that I have had my fence guy and turf person in to give me quotes. Need to get that done immediately as don't want my son trapped in his own house. Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1488Nov 13, 2014 2:56 pm Mrs Brown Bear I do hope I'm not on my own in this thread now. Had a rather disheartening chat with the SS who had given me rough dates previously on PCI and handover and now he's reneging on them. Was supposed to have been the 20th for PCI and 28th for handover. We already marked up our paint defects and there's not much left to do. They don't like committing to dates do they, but I have to give 21 days notice on the rental which is stock standard in NSW. already had everything lined up too. No new dates given yet. So our handover date has been moved ... Now at 1pm on Wed 19th Nov. we had been told no less than 5 times it would be Thurs 20th, which suited us as our son is with his Nana that day. We booked and planned EVERYTHING around the 20th. Now they go and change it and will not budge. I've noticed everyone at RH places a lot of importance on us as clients writing a testimonial about their work ... Our SS told us he'd appreciate us writing one as they get read by all of management all the way up to the Rawson brothers. While we have had some awesome caring people deal with us in the beginning were both so glad it's nearly over. Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1489Nov 13, 2014 3:01 pm Kiwi... We are in the opposite problem due to getting invoice late and may not be able to get cheque by Tuesday. Can you say that you cannot line the bank up for handover on Wed and it must be Thurs?? Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1490Nov 13, 2014 7:13 pm Kiwifire, that sounds like a bit of a pain. Gotta love the "my way or the highway" attitude of Rawson. Not much has happened this week at all at our site. Had the door handles and doorstops on, but other than that its diddly squat. The site supervisor rang me at 7:30 this morning, but I was in the shower so missed the call. He then dodged my calls for the rest of the day. I suspect he's stalling with giving me dates. Supposedly, I will get a letter from head office when its time for PCI. Yeah, so they can just tell us when they've finished, no need for me to plan or anything. Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1491Nov 14, 2014 4:51 am Wow mrs BB I didn't realise you get a PCI letter. Surely your SS will arrange a time with you!! Kiwifire, bummer this new date has created hassles!! I think I personally would be jumping for Joy if handover was brought forward, even if is had to sleep on the floor. Good luck JFN, I hope it all sorts itself out. That's my biggest fear, not getting my finances come through in time for handover!! SS told us PCI will be no layer than the 26th. 12 days and counting!! Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1493Nov 15, 2014 10:18 am Rico, where are you at now? I can't recall. Kazza, I think he may have meant the PCI letter is blended in with the final bill after speaking with SS yesterday. After some days I finally got ahold of the SS. He has rescheduled PCI for 25th with handover on the 5th. I don't know why they need longer, nothing has been delayed. Shower screens and half of the cupboard fit-outs went in yesterday. Not overly happy with the shower screens, one of them has the door round the wrong way, the other doesn't line up with the bath as they've put in this really big frame on the floor and the glass is on the inside of the frame, with the frame lining up with the bath. Hard to explain, there's a photo in my blog. They do LOOK nice though, apart from the minor issues. I still haven't moved my dates for the flooring. The site supervisor is so unsure of the dates, but I started flooring on the 1st Dec. so I am guessing they'll have to move. Goodness knows what I'll do with the rental notice. Plus I'd already applied for leave which I have to request to cancel. I'm going to do some more packing today I think. We have way too much crystal glasses and stuff. Kiwifire, did you manage to sort out babysitting for handover? What will be involved - just the inspection, or do you have to go into head office to get the keys etc? I've got two kids, but we can normally get grandma to take them at short notice as she is nearby. School will be finished by the time we get handover so we'll have to stash them. Sorry for the rambling. The end of all this house stuff is doing my head in so I'm somewhat incoherent. Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1494Nov 17, 2014 11:54 am Hey everyone, I have a question regarding the plumbing for our fridge. Has anyone here had their fridge cavity plumbed for a fridge with an ice/water dispenser? If so, what did it look like? Our is a square hole cut into the plaster with a removable clip-on cover. The thing is, when it is actually in use, the cover is off and that just leaves a rough edged, cut hole in the plaster to access the pipe.... is this normal? Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1495Nov 17, 2014 4:23 pm Mrs Grower, we've had a cold water point put in behind the fridge. It's just got a plastic cap on it. I want really expecting anything else. It's quite high though, I was expecting low to the ground. Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1496Nov 18, 2014 3:15 pm JFN, hope you got handover today and the cheque arrived . Surprise surprise our handover has been pushed back to Thursday 20th... sigh... We have a couple of feature range hoods - same as the Benham display home at Kellyville (look them up on the Rawson site) - because we have our cooktop on the island. First phone call was at lunchtime asking if the range hoods were to be centred on the island or over the cooktop... seriously!!! ... they are Range hoods where do you think they should go was my reply... over the cooktop. Thankfully I had taken measurements of the ones in the display home and I relayed these today (again). 2nd call was at 1 asking if I was sure because the ducting guys ha put the ducting in centred to the island... "that's not my problem" 3rd call at 2.3pm asking for hand over to be pushed back because the ducting is in the wrong place and they need a day to fix it !!! These range hoods aren't cheap and will be a feature of our open plan kitchen / dining... so they have to be right. The ironic thing is that when the guys were installing the ducting I was looking through the fence and they didn't have any plans and had no idea we were even having twin hoods until I talked to them and showed them the plans on my ipad.... these were also the guys that told our SS that I came on site to talk to them, which resulted in me getting a warning letter. D#*k heads!!! Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1497Nov 18, 2014 5:18 pm Kiwi fire, Arrrrggghh! That's all so frustrating just for me to read, so can't imagine living it. Our dates are in flux too, with the SS giving me the original handover date he said he couldn't meet. Ah, OK. I will be stalking for handover updates from everyone ! Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1498Nov 18, 2014 8:18 pm Seems like it's been a frustrating week!! Spoke with SS today and PCI is tentatively booked for next Wednesday with handover approx 8th dec. would have been sooner but we have had issues with carpet! Re: Rawson Homes - Our dream home journey - Metford 28 Trend 1499Nov 18, 2014 9:53 pm Hi kiwifire. All the best for Thurs. Yes bank pulled through despite Rawson not playing nice with valuer time. Valuer went through yesterday morning and my bank put urgency on report. Got it at 10.30 and I got my cheque at midday. I went through the handover report item by item. Only 3 items to fix and not too major. The deliveries start tomorrow as well as alarm system and moving!! 3 47362 Any advice on how to ensure the kit home granny flat that im thinking of buying will get council approval. 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