Blinds and landscaping

So after 3 return trips from the Blind company our outside awnings are working but not perfectly as they still get stuck in the channel track 80% of the time. Unfortunately this is as good as we are going to get so we have settled the account.

The outside landscaping, planter walls and turf are now complete. The landscaper “Mikes Property Solutions” did a fantastic job and knocked the work off all in a week. Below are some photos of the front and back areas.

Last minute

Unfortunately there was a mix up with our linen cupboard, we thought this would be done as part of the cabinetry inclusions, but Brilliant Homes thought that we had opted to go with Stegbar for this. In hindsight we should have done this with Stegbar as it would have been done weeks ago and not at the last minute. Anyway the chippy’s spent a day putting a built in linen cupboard in place with adjustable shelves.

The painters also returned to do some touchups.

Due diligence

Today we decided to take on some due diligence and have an independent builder walk through the house and perform an inspection. Overall he thought that the build was of a good quality and standard but he did find a couple of issues that needed to be resolved so it was well worth the money spent. Some of the issues included: lack of brick cleaning, missing weep holes, messy roof insulation, skewed back door and sub floor ventilation that did not meet the BCA requirements. The report was sent to the builder to review and action.

Still waiting

Well the pendant light saga finally came to end with us reluctantly agreeing to pay more to fund the scaffold and additional support that was required to install our feature light even though the contract included the installation of 2 chandeliers. I happened to pass by the house on the day that the installation took place and low and behold there was no scaffold, instead the electricians had set up a ladder on each side of the stairs with a plank across.  

The plumber after returning from his holiday, fixed the leaking ensuite toilet and it now works as it should. 

The Velux skylight blind which we have been waiting for was finally installed in the main kitchen skylight.

The BBQ bench cabinet has been done and we have used the same Ekowood screening materials as the perimeter fence.

We also moved all of our other home items out of storage and mainly into the spare rumpus room so that we could stop this additional cost.