Well its been nearly a month since I last posted. Its been a busy month! We've finished lifting up all of the pavers, pulled out the sleepers to reuse and pulled out a rooms worth of hardwood floor boards to use in the landscaping. The floor board removal was a horrible job, I don't recommend it to anyone.
After getting a few quotes for the demolition we decided to go with Hughes Demolitions, they came in with a reasonable price and have been very helpful thus far. They obtained the permits quickly and are ready to go before we are. Have arranged Westside to install the temporary fencing next week before the demolition starts. Its all running smoothly at the moment. The sticking point has been SPAusnet abolishing the power connection. All the services said it would take 20 working days, the others showed up after 2 or 3. SPAusNet arrived on day 16.
The building contract is finalised and ready to sign, after some discussions regarding liquidated damages. Varitations are all completed and ready to be signed off on. Once we sign it then thats it for changing our mind, it seems that the projects that go wrong are those that have changes after the contract drawings.
Next post will hopefully be the heavy machinary wreaking and leveling....
Looks like now the real fun begins Che, Once the site is cleared it will feel like a start to your new home, it was with us, the journey has been good so far, I think they are about 1-2 weeks behind what I was expecting...not too bad given we did not have a site supervisor for several weeks.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with you next stage, looking forward to some pic's..
Cheers.