I've been a bit slack with updating...
So since the last instalment there's been a fair bit of activity and we've finally achieved lock up.
Bricks - are now all finished. There was a lot of stuffing around here as the first brickie did a job so bad it wasn't even good enough to pass Ashford's "strict" standards and about half of his brick work had to be pulled down and redone. The new guys look to have done a pretty good job it all looks neat except in the couple of areas where the slab wasn't quiet right. It should be all fixed up soon.
Cabinets - in the kitchen, bathrooms and laundry are all in. The benchtops should go in later this week.
Plastering - Is all finished. Was looking pretty good until Theo came out for his inspection and found bowed walls all over the place mostly up high and not very noticeable. The painters were there and ready to go, so we had two options either leave the bowed walls or pull down the cornice, walls and rehang it all with a delay of at least a week. We had to go with option 1. Not that happy but at least it gave us some haggling power to get change to the shelves made without incurring a $1000 variation fee.
Painting - is all done, they will need to come back and fix up a few areas on the woodwork that are a bit thin. The walls all look good even though only two top coats and no undercoats were sprayed on.
Late last week the sparkies were there finishing off the power points and installing the range hood. Hopefully all this will be finished this week and then the water proofing and tiling can get done.
