PCI done. R.I.P Woody

Where do I start? What a shit of a day and yet great at the same time....

The carpet in the meals/family area is going to be replaced and lots of walls are going to be fully repainted as he doesn't like touch up jobs being done as you can see them - the two sides of the entrance, the two main walls of the meals/family plus the toilet is going to be re-sanded and painted as you can see some plaster joins, a laundry wall will also be re done. 3 lights weren't working so they will be fixed, the outside junction box will be changed. The laminate bench in the ensuite will be fixed/replaced. The front render will be fixed, the power point int he bathroom has had to be put in the cupboard due to the smallness of the room and proximity to water sources and the post at the front of the house will be fixed properly. And then there are lots of bits that need repainting around the cornices etc due to movement and they will probably need to be re-done at the 3 and 12 month checks too... c'est la vie
I forgot the hair dryer so I didn't check any power points but I'm really not too worried as my SS has said that he looks after things for the first month, so anything I see that needs fixing he will get fixed in that first month and then it goes to the maintenance people and that alone leaves me feeling good as I know he does a good job.

I took photo's but really can't be bothered posting them as nothing has changed other than the addition of the red dots... splashback will go in later this week. It takes a while as they can't measure for it until the stone bench tops are in and then they need to cut the glass and then send it to the painters to be painted.

I've just checked my colour selections and I think they have installed the wrong internal door handles, everything is satin chrome but the door handles are all shiny and not a matt finish - gah, do I bother or not?

Oh and my phone got connected today! The appointment was meant to be for 8am-12pm but at 11:30 he came past and I told him how glad I was he arrived and he said he is about 4hrs early - they moved my appointment to 1pm-5pm and no one told me, anyway he had another one for a house just down the road so he did mine at the same time!

Just after starting my inspection I got a phone call from my sister to tell me that one of our long time family friend died in an accident this morning. I've known him for over half of my life and if I hadn't got back in contact with my Dad I would have asked him to walk me down the aisle if I was to ever get married. He leaves behind a lovely Wife, Tanya and two sons Trent and Hayden.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/truckie-dies-after-hitting-stationary-semi-along-princes-freeway-nar-nar-goon/story-e6frf7kx-1225778017463

I was meant to go back to work this afternoon but just not in the head space for it. I'm also mean to help officiate/judge a cycling event my club is running tonight and I just don't know if I will or not yet... feeling pretty crappy and not in the mood to be around people

Brickwork is completed

My brick work is completed!!! Although there is a bit of a fail :( I was there this arvo taking a look and the framers turned up and started measuring lots of things to do with the garage. I asked them what was going on and after a bit they discovered that the brickies haven't done the garage walls that well and the front left pillar will probably need to be pulled down and re-done - nothing major and it shouldn't hold anything up.

Talking to the framer he told me how great B my SS is, and how he picks up even the smallest things and makes people re-do them etc and he is the best SS at PD that he deals with! This is the second person that has told me that! :D

I was trying to organise Kevin to do my pre-plaster inspection but he can't do it so I organised to get it done through someone else but but after my conversation today with the framer I have decided not to worry about it. Everyone keeps telling me how fantastic my SS is and how he picks up on everything and gets them sorted, so I am going to put all my faith and trust in my SS and save the cash.

Photo's time!!

Chateau Lisa


Front door


Master bedroom


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Garage and family room window


Bed2 and meals door


Bathroom and bed 2


From the rear looking forward


Bed 3 and rumpus


window sill


laundry, kitchen and meals on the blind side


Hazards of a builders dog....


Casualty :(


My house all bricked up!


Left hand side of garage, notice the number of bricks - 1 and a bit


right hand side of garage - notice the number of bricks, only 1.... the LHS pillar will most likely be pulled down and re-done

I have the power!

I have a power meter! Someone has also swept my slab, and no it wasn't me hahah. All the sawdust has been swept off the slab. I also had a few puddles of water but they aren't that bad and nothing really to worry about which is great.

I took the measurements of the windows today for the way I want my blinds to be so I can get a rough idea on costs and as I was doing it I noticed some scratches on them :( I will bring it up with B my SS when I speak to him. If they do get replaced, no point in doing so until closer to the end in case they get damaged again.

I have the power!


Scratches that have gone rusty on the window frame of the family room window


Window lock thingy in the rumpus room appears to be broken


A scratch on my laundry door frame


A crack in the window sill in bedroom 2


A dent/scratch at the top if the frame of the window on the right of the family meals sliding door


Puddles in the garage - nothing to worry about


Puddle in family room, again nothing major


Puddle in meals area