Thursday, 16 February 2017

Construction: PCI/Final Inspection



Yesterday was the first time in what feels like forever that Luke and I had been inside the house.

We were greeted on arrival by Michael (Henley handover inspector) and Carl (Our Darbecca Inspector)

It was pretty straight forward, we walked through every single room of the house with some blue tape and marked down every imperfection or issue that we had.
Some examples of the issues we picked up:


  • Paint drip marks
  • Small chips in the plaster/paint
  • Corking around the mirrors missed in some sections
  • Stain on timber window and doors marked and damaged. Due to closing before stain was completely dry. Etc.

Also we were quite surprised to see that the front render was still not completed. Even though Michael from Henley said this was quite common and they tend to leave it to the very last minute to prevent it from getting dirty.

We also realised that the wrong range hood had been installed about 3 weeks ago. I notified our construction administrator straight away. I was advised that this would be fixed and the correct range hood would be re-ordered. I was surprised to see that the wrong one was still there yesterday.

Even though there were quite a few cosmetic issues that need to be rectified it was such a great feeling seeing all our sections come together.

We’re really proud of what we’ve done and can’t wait to move in… fingers crossed in about 2-3 weeks.


Master bathroom vanity & large mirror
Master bathroom vanity & shower


Lounge/Dining looking into backyard

Garage

All left over materials stored in garage

Ensuite Shower
Ensuite vanity & mirror
Main Bathroom Shower
Main Bath & window
Master Bedroom Carpet
Master Bedroom & WIR

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Landscaping Ideas

The building is coming to an end... Final Inspection is booked in for Thursday the 16th of February. I'm beyond excited!!

We're now thinking and sketching up some front yard landscape designs.

Luke and I have never done gardening ourselves but we're really keen to get started and do this next step together. Below are two designs that are our favourite so far. Any feedback or ideas are much appreciated!!

The one thing that Luke and I have decided is a must have, is the timber deck that extends past the porch/portico.

Were after an easy to maintain garden, plants that don't need constant watering or affection is ideal.
I love the idea of having a slightly raised garden bed, only about 30-40cm off the ground.

Some plants we need to research: Lomandra longfolia tanika, backyard bliss lilly pilly, agave attenuata, magnolia little gem or port wine, dianella little rev