Well, it came as little surprise that despite our supervisor's assurances, we have not yet received handover. In fact, we do not yet have a final invoice, nor have we been taken on a final walk through.
However, the temporary fences have been removed around our house, leaving us feeling a bit 'naked'.
Perhaps the fact that Greybox are accruing delay damages at $150 a week will motivate them to rectify the final building defects and help us move in mid-Jan. We hope!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Nearing handover?
First of all, let me say that we really enjoyed the community event at Eynesbury on Saturday. It was very low key, but really solidifies our sense that we will be joining a community of real neighbours. Speaking of which, I was too shy to go up and introduce myself to anyone, so only spoke to our neighbours, who we've already met... but I'll get there!
It seems as if we may be nearing handover. We received our Certificate of Occupancy, and the temporary fencing has been removed. I asked Greybox for a reconciliation of: post contract variation costs, provisional sum allowances used, and confirmation of the start date and length of the building period.
They think that work commenced on 14/3/10, and the building period was 261 days.
We might need to talk about this!
I am weary, I must say, of this process!
We also walked around (of our own accord) and made a list of 'final defects' that need to be rectified before we make the final payment, and Tony went through this today with Anthony. The list is a page and a half, and includes re-doing the cement floor in the garage (AGAIN) because the top of it is sandy, and disintegrates when you rub your feet on it. Apparently there was too much water / not enough cement in the mix. Nice!
Anyway, here are some recent photos, which are much more exciting than the above.
BTW, we are also at the point of selecting curtains and blinds... and totally forgot that they cannot be made instananeously, and that everything shuts over Christmas. So we're looking at early-mid Feb before we'd have them. So looks like it's the glamourous sheets on windows look for us!
ensuite shower
ensuite
main bathroom
beautiful pink feature wall in Bed 3
beautiful red feature wall in Bed 4
It seems as if we may be nearing handover. We received our Certificate of Occupancy, and the temporary fencing has been removed. I asked Greybox for a reconciliation of: post contract variation costs, provisional sum allowances used, and confirmation of the start date and length of the building period.
They think that work commenced on 14/3/10, and the building period was 261 days.
We might need to talk about this!
I am weary, I must say, of this process!
We also walked around (of our own accord) and made a list of 'final defects' that need to be rectified before we make the final payment, and Tony went through this today with Anthony. The list is a page and a half, and includes re-doing the cement floor in the garage (AGAIN) because the top of it is sandy, and disintegrates when you rub your feet on it. Apparently there was too much water / not enough cement in the mix. Nice!
Anyway, here are some recent photos, which are much more exciting than the above.
BTW, we are also at the point of selecting curtains and blinds... and totally forgot that they cannot be made instananeously, and that everything shuts over Christmas. So we're looking at early-mid Feb before we'd have them. So looks like it's the glamourous sheets on windows look for us!
ensuite shower
ensuite 
main bathroom
beautiful pink feature wall in Bed 3
beautiful red feature wall in Bed 4
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