Thursday, 1 November 2012
Lock Up.
Ok, so it has been a long time since I have posted. The reason for this is because the entire
community is new and it is in my contract that we are not to enter the
construction area. Since outside was
mostly complete it is difficult to post on progress I cannot see. After several weeks in wonderment we were
finally able to be supervised into the inside for a view on Sunday. Unfortunately when we arrived the tiler was
in the process of tiling the down stairs area.
We were able to view some of the downstairs area by skipping over
tiles. I had forgotten so much of the
design and colours schemes and was relieved and pleased with the neutral colour
tones and the way that everything has jelled together. I love the idea of having a cupboard for
storage at the entry way for school bags, shoes, coats etc. and we will have
that now, perhaps I will even squeeze the vacuum cleaner in there. It was difficult
to get a good look at the kitchen from afar but it look nice. It is definitely not a gourmet kitchen or a
chef’s kitchen; but; God knows I am neither. It will probably have more
cupboard space than I have had previously. None of the landscaping has been
completed yet but after a drive by today the garage doors are finally on so it
is at lock up stage now. Yay!!
Thankfully; I have never been concerned about the time frame
for build as I have mentioned as it is a pay on completion deal. It looks like we will be in before Christmas;
which will be lovely. This is longer though; than the initial expectation of
September. It is difficult to comment on quality at this stage as it is still
has a very not quite complete look about it and we were not able to view the
back at all. We are back hopefully this
weekend for another more thorough look. I
am excited about seeing the upstairs and making decisions about who will have
which room. My children think they will
take the main bedroom to share; but I have other ideas.
On a last note I received an email regarding a possible move
in period of approximately 5 weeks away last Wednesday and that I would receive
an exact date 2 weeks before completion of settlement. This may prove a sticky point as some banks
have assured me that they require up to 5 weeks’ notice to handover. It sounds like a long time to me but I know
in my contract it states that there are penalties involved with late payment so
this is a big concern for me at the moment.
After speaking to the builder’s representative I was assured that banks
could handover in less than an week, hmmm. I have been asked to keep in contact
with the builder of my progress in this area as things proceed. I am hoping for
flexibility with this without penalty and I will post how this all pans out.
Till next week.
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