UPDATE: Walkthrough is on Thursday 3rd June......finally!

UPDATE:
Sewer connected Thursday 20th May
Storm water tank installed in the front yard on Friday 21st May (it was huge....size of a small car)
Bathtub and toilets installed Friday 21st May
Fence came…

Hi Lex,
Sorry for the confusion, yes we are locked up.
As mentioned previously our tiling has been completed. I've posted a picture of the laundry it's the same colour as…

Hi Lex,
Yes it is Moon River.
No we are not locked up yet there is still more work to do internally, kitchen & bathroom not complete.
I won't be mentioning the…

Hi STLIGL,
Answers to your questions:
1) We upgraded all doors, but we never specifically asked for that door to be included but we were surprised that it was.
Here is a clearer…

Hi stonecutter1309,
Yes it's very exciting, looking forward to all that extra space. Now it's time for hard work and forking out more $$$ to really finish it off!
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Hi Mellarnie,
I think it's strange that they would value it $90K less than the contract price, I would get them to clarify their figure. We have not experienced any issues…

New photos added to blog.

UPDATE:
Painting complete
Electrical complete (except for kitchen appliances)
Air con ducts installed
Waiting on electricity and sewer to be connected, garage door, kitchen bench and the keys!

Hi Ebyelyakov,
Does that mean appliances were installed?
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Hi Lex,
As mentioned previously our build schedule was thrown out by the delay in the kitchen. The SS decided to move ahead with different jobs in order to get back…

More photos from this afternoon,
Kitchen

Staircase railing

Had a call this afternoon to say that tiling will start tomorrow morning.
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New photos taken yesterday.......
Front

Back

Kitchen

Garage (painting in progress)

Front Door

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Hi Lex,
Yes in hindsight we wouldn't have had the headboard installed at all, if only we knew at the time.
The wardrobe people asked me to remove the shelf which looks…

Hi Lex,
Raw timber 19mm laid on batons laid on concrete with a plastic sheet in there somewhere. We have been advised to use tung oil for the finish as it's…

Hi Lex,
After initial discussions with a wardrobe company they said they would remove the shelf and put a whole new structure inside. They couldn't work off our plans as they…

Good luck, it's a very exciting journey. Stay positive throughout the process and expect to have a few surprises along the way.

Hi STLIGL,
You're build sounds slightly ahead as your wet areas and benchtop are in. We've had the kitchen installed but not the benchtop, painting started yesterday and will go till…

Hi STLIGL,
We were told end of May back in January so we are hoping that is still a possibility. We had a 2 week delay on the kitchen and painting…

Hi Lex,
Not much to show at the moment, the house is locked.
How about yourself? I haven't seen anything since the frame was done. What stage are you up to?

meatpie,
Are you going through your local council or the state government planning department?
Well put ebyelyakov!

We just got word that our kitchen is going to be delayed by a week, everything else will moving along as normal so it should be OK.

Hi Matt,
I think everything is pretty much covered by ebyelyakov and STLIGL in regards to what extra costs to be aware of when purchasing. By the time you complete a…

Hi STLIGL,
We had our frame inspection report emailed to us. It had several trivial items that needed tending to, so I think the plastering will be going ahead soon.
We upgraded…

Hi STLIGL,
We've been interstate since Saturday and we've had no call to say the inspection is complete. Our eyes in sydney tell us that the gyprock was delivered yesterday...could mean…

Hi STLIGL,
No inspection yet but we are at the stage where it is due looking at the schedule.

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We did not go for the alfresco option as our land was too small. I did not notice the wide columns till you pointed them out, it still looks good…

Hi Lex,
I was asking if you had any new pics as STLIGL had just posted some.
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Hi STLIGL,
Your house is looking really good from the front and back. The alfresco area really makes a difference to the finish from the back, really nice.
The foreign material on…

Hi STLIGL,
1. Our finish is exactly the same, like Lex has said this seems normal.
2. Same warping here, but have not seen any cracks. I'm sure these would be bashed…

Hi STLIGL,
I had a look yesterday and all looks ok on our build (see photos below). I can't imagine how they got it wrong on your build, it's a complete…