tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66903116271587490522023-11-16T08:49:02.706-08:00Our Next Adventure - The Whittaker by MetriconThis blog is all about the trials and tribulations of building our first (and only) Metricon family home. We hope to share with you all the fun and excitement as well as all the drama that goes with building.Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-34258396343999045172014-09-20T00:28:00.000-07:002014-09-20T00:28:00.243-07:00Landscaping...nearly there!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have had our ups and downs with the landscaping and now we are nearly there. Yes we are now only a couple of weeks away before finishing off our backyard. It's only taken us oh say 10 months! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you read back on some of my posts I had been looking for landscapers well before we got the keys to our house. In fact I was hoping that the landscaper we chose would work on the house even before we got the keys, but that was not to happen. That said we are now working with another landscaper who provided us with a great timeline as to when he would start the job and finish the job. Which is something I suggest you get in writing on your quote.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good landscapers are hard to come by and from what we learned are always taking on new business - great for them - not so for you when all you want is a front yard and a driveway so that you don't keep bringing dirt into the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Having a timeline in place allows both you and the landscaper to know when things need to be finished and also helps you to budget efficiently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That said we now have a great front yard and we are just finalising paving in the backyard. We also recently put up some decorative screens from QAQ Decorative & Privacy Screens (www.qaqscreens). They are just awesome. They really to make a great backdrop to my kitchen window and pantry windows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Below are some pics of the landscaping so far. Feel free to post questions if you need more info on plants or landscaping...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of our front yard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All coming together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plants, Mulch and grass on its way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pavers in and waiting on the instant grass</td></tr>
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<br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-74798188806545483512014-07-08T06:06:00.000-07:002014-07-08T06:06:53.694-07:00Nearly 2 Years On...<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has been nearly 2 years since I started this blog. So that would mean just under 2 years ago we signed our lives away and began the journey of building a new home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have definitely come a long way since then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The most reoccurring questions I keep getting from everyone is <i>"Would you build again with Metricon?"</i> & <i>"Were they (Metricon) any good?"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since we have moved in (just over 6 months ago) we have had a few dramas (to say the least). A leaking water pipe and reoccurring cabinetry issues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's face it Metricon is a high volume builder and as they claim No.1 as well. So even if they promise that everything is of good/high quality they can't promise that the tradesmen that they use will be too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you have your 3 month inspection all your concerns are lodged and the appropriate tradespeople return to fix everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I lost a lot of personal time waiting around for tradesmen to come and fix things around the house. Some were great and quick. All arrived on time and if they didn't our Service and Warranty Manager @ Metricon would follow it up and make it happen at a convenient time for us. That was great service. Although I probably wouldn't have needed this service if a little more attention to detail was made before handover by the Builder (our Site Manager and the tradesmen who contract for Metricon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So back to the questions....yes I would probably build with them again. Yes their service was great...but they really need to work more closely with the contractors they use. Hopefully the complaints that we have made to Metricon about some of the contractors used at our build have been heard and noted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So where to now? We are still working through our landscaping. With the colder weather settling in it has been a little hard to get anything done. Thought I would add some pics for inspiration.</span><br />
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<br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-20440071803093109212014-01-05T18:08:00.000-08:002014-01-05T18:08:06.608-08:001.5 Months In......Yes it has been a while since my last post.<br />
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As you can imagine getting the keys to a new house is pretty daunting. So much to organise. Insurance, change of address, moving, and buying new furniture! Put in Christmas and New Year and here we are!<br />
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We are beginning to settle in to our new house. The kids are loving the space and having their own rooms. Finally we have an ensuite. It was worth the 10 year wait!<br />
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There have been a few hiccups since we moved in. Luckily we have our Site Supervisor who still looks after us one month in. He was great. Very accommodating and made sure all the tradies who came to the house after we moved in fitted into my schedule not theirs!<br />
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With Christmas and New Year so close to our move there have a been a couple of issues with tradies. Obviously everything closes up for the holidays so we are still waiting on some urgent things to be fixed. This I can tell you is very frustrating! I am hoping in the coming days we will get some responses back from Metricon and the tradesman in question. <br />
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In saying that any small issues/defects we find in the house we need to note them down and then in 3 months (since receiving the keys), Metricon will do a walk through to note down any issues. Let me tell you that the list is long! <br />
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That's not to say we are not happy with the end result. In fact the overall building process with Metricon has been good. Bar a few small hiccups here and there our Site Supervisor and Service Coordinator were fantastic. Always there to help. <br />
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Now that we are in the house we have started to focus our attention on landscaping. After much searching we settled on Ben from Daviscapes. You may have seen his work or heard of his name as there are a few blogs out there that are or have used him.<br />
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We found him to be very approachable, honest and helpful. In saying that he is also very busy so we are waiting patiently for the job to begin. My fingers are crossed that he starts our decking next week. We would love to have our daughter's birthday in Feb here at the house so I can only hope that it all comes together by then.<br />
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I promise to keep up with my posts. Especially the landscaping as I have noticed not many build blogs go passed the "Got the Keys" post! I think it is important to show the full story...so watch this space! Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-17642735777859380492013-11-17T03:36:00.001-08:002013-11-17T03:43:20.760-08:00Day 240 - We have Keys!We are very excited to announce after 235 days since we started building we received the keys to our dream home.<div><br></div><div>Such an exhausting day filled with lots of emotion. But so worth it.</div><div><br></div><div>We walked through the house with our Site Supervisor and most of the imperfections we found during our last walk through had been fixed. There were still a few things that were not finished, such as;</div><div><br></div><div>1. No ducted vacuum unit. Apparently the unit is always installed after handover as it is one thing tradies like to steal! </div><div><br></div><div>(I think Metricon need to install security cameras on all their sites!)</div><div><br></div><div>2. Some of the walk in robe doors needed to be changed completely. Could have been done before settlement however they needed to wait on materials to be delivered!</div><div><br></div><div>I guess they were the two main things. This didn't stop handover though. As exciting as it was to get the keys I really thought we should have waited until all of these things had been completed. Reason being is now I have to organise times to be at home so that these things can be installed and fixed. Very annoying as I just don't have the time to sit around and wait for tradies to come....and we all know how that works!!</div><div><br></div><div>Our Site Supervisor has been fantastic. In fact he has helped me coordinate some of these tradies and has forced them to fit into my schedule. </div><div><br></div><div>Not sure how other big volume builders work however our Site Supervisor is still looking after us for another month. So if there are any issues we can still call him to get things fixed which is very reassuring considering we have already noticed a few issues since getting the keys.</div><div><br></div><div>After three months Metricon will come and see us and check in on any issues we have had. Hopefully there will be no major issues, but again good to know that they will check the house.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a busy week ahead with curtains being installed during the week as well as more tradies coming to fix a few things at the house. </div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to settling in the house with the kids. They are really excited to have their on rooms and space. 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In the lead up to the walk through I read heaps of blogs about running through that all important last walk through before handover. </div><div><br></div><div>So many things to take in. The one thing that seemed to come up a lot was to keep a running list of all the imperfections that you notice. Not just during the walk through but from Day 1. Also make sure you run through your plans and ensure that all those variations you made along the way have been adhered to. Especially any electrical or plumbing issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Before our walk through began our SS told us that he had walked through the house with a Metricon Area Manager and they had already picked up some small issues. </div><div><br></div><div>Lucky for us we had our on private building inspector run through the house whilst we were there doing our final inspection. What we didn't pick up he did!! Let's just say that we would have had leaking toilets if our private inspector hadn't double checked the toilets after we did. </div><div><br></div><div>This was not Metricon's fault though. Our SS told us that at the end of many builds there are some "tradies" that think it is ok to steal small parts and screws from the house. So between our SS surveying the house and us doing the walk through someone came through our house with "sticky fingers". </div><div><br></div><div>Our walk through took 3hrs. A lot longer than I had planned. We just wanted it to be thorough. One of the things I liked about our SS taking us through was that he didn't really down play any of the issues we found. He was honest and made sure that everything we queried would be looked into. </div><div><br></div><div>Obviously we will need to wait for handover to ensure that everything is sorted, but I do have faith that he will get the job done right.</div><div><br></div><div>With the handover creeping up on us we are yet to finalise all our white goods and I feel a little rushed. I guess the build had been so long in he making that now that we are finally here it just doesn't seem real!!</div><div><br></div><div>Like many other Metricon blogs I have read we also have heaps of purple (not red) dots around the house. I took heaps of photos to make sure I remembered where they all were!!</div><div><br></div><div>Metricon also provided us with a list of the issues we had. At handover we will walk through them all and make sure everything has been taken care of.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to updating you next week after handover.</div>Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-75102607949669538292013-10-16T04:30:00.001-07:002013-10-16T04:42:53.661-07:00Day 208 - Getting Close<div dir="ltr">
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Everything seems to be coming together. The fireplace is in and final touches are being made to the painting and staining. </div>
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You may recall I mentioned in my previous blogs that we would need to stain the stairs after handover. Metricon did not offer the service. Well we got to meet and chat with the painters who offered thier services to stain the staircase. This was great news as they were also staining our front door and stacker doors. </div>
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Not much more to report on. We are yet to settle on purchasing whitegoods. I'm sure we will need to do this soon as time is getting the better of us.</div>
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-45206266432037839602013-10-08T04:37:00.001-07:002013-10-08T04:39:08.721-07:00Day 200 - InspirationAs we hit day 200 since the start date of the build I found this bit of inspiration which I thought was fitting for where we are at the moment.<br />
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We are fast approaching our end date (not that we know when that is yet), and we can't wait!!<br />
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I hope this gives some clarity to others who are looking at building or are in the process of building!<br />
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<br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-38430016463715689492013-09-26T05:36:00.003-07:002013-09-26T05:44:14.310-07:00Day 188 - Anybody There?We are definitely on the home straight now.<br />
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Carpet and floorboards are in...and they look great.<br />
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When I started this blog my intention was never to highlight all the errors/mistakes being made by Metricon, but to provide a journal for me and others to show the whole build process...good and bad.<br />
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I have to say, now that we are nearing the end there have only been a handful of issues that Metricon have dealt with really well. Our new SS has been on top of everything and has been great.<br />
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BUT...there is always a but! The last week or so has been disappointing. To no fault of their own we have been left in the dark as customers. You see our Customer Service Consultant left the company last week. We knew of this departure and we also knew who was to replace her, however her replacement is on annual leave. In addition to that our SS is also on leave. To make matters worse we never even got an email or phone call from our Customer Service Consultant to say that her last day was last Friday! We were emailing and calling someone who wasn't even there! No out of office reply...not even a voicemail to say she had left the company!<br />
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Poor form I know from the Customer Service Consultant..so not really having a direct go at Metricon here, but what I want to highlight is that we as customers got left behind!<br />
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The problem has now been fixed. In fact I had a call from one of Metricon's Area Manager's who was very apologetic and very helpful!<br />
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<br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-4270455635312828452013-09-24T06:55:00.000-07:002013-09-24T06:56:59.843-07:00Day 186 - Retail Therapy<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We are yet to get a handover date but from what we can see we shouldn't be too far away now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It has been some time since my last post. The painters and tilers have finished and the electricians have also put their final touches to the house - I am sure they will be back to fix things!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I went past the house today to find the floorboards are being laid. Looking from the windows outside (house is now locked), the floorboards had been laid in the dining room only so there was a bit more work to go. It was a hard to decision to make at the time - floorboards or tiles? But we came to the conclusion that floorboards (Bamboo) would make the house feel warmer and possibly easier to keep clean. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's great to see everything come together. Even though I had taken photos of our colour choices it was so long ago that I had forgotten what we had chosen. This also applies to the handles and mixers. I am really happy with the bathrooms. The tiles look fantastic. I am glad we followed the advice of the guys at Beaumont Tiles and just stuck to the one tile/design. It's true what they told us. You can always add and change accessories to the bathrooms but once you choose different patterns or designs in the tiles you are stuck with them forever. That's not to say you won't love them forever but for me I like things simple and the tiles are just that! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So why the heading Retail Therapy? Well since we are getting closer to handover we decided to go shopping for furniture on the weekend and we ended up buying a lounge, dining table. chairs and a bedroom suite for my daughter's room. Tick, Tick and Tick! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love shopping - who doesn't? But I have to tell you it was pretty exhausting travelling around town negotiating on the best deal. </span><br />
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-47522678180179697772013-09-08T04:36:00.002-07:002013-09-08T04:40:13.832-07:00Day 170 - All Coming Together<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We met with our SS on Friday to go through the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The house was abuzz with painters and tilers busy working on the house. Whilst we were there we also found time to get a quote for the window furnishings. I wasn't too sure what we were going to go with - so much to choose from. Curtains, roller blinds, plantation shutters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We finally settled on the idea of getting a variety of furnishings for the windows which will compliment each room. I am still going through the quotation process so I'll give you more details on my choice and who I chose when this is finalised. I am looking at getting a few quotes (I figure I have the time so no need to rush).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A combination of double roller blinds with pelmets, plantation shutters and curtains is where I am headed. I have no idea of colours as yet. I was hoping to make this decision after the floorboards are installed. This should help us make a more informed decision.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Overall the house is coming together. The painting has made a huge difference to the feel of the house. Our SS is still reluctant to give us an estimated handover date. We are hoping for December. It would be great to get into the house before Christmas. I would also like to start locking away a landscaper so that our Alfresco area and front yard can be worked on during the Summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After all this time we now have to pull up our sleeves and start getting organised. Below are some photos we took on Friday of the house so far. We were very excited to see the tiling, or what has been done so far.</span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Looking into the living room - love those picture windows. Waiting for the fireplace to be installed on the wall. Paint colour is Grand Piano Half - Ceiling and Cornice is in Natural White.</span><br />
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<br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-9742760798780169772013-08-22T01:44:00.000-07:002013-08-22T01:44:21.362-07:00Day 153 - Fixing Stage...Already!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do apologise for not posting for a couple of weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been hectic couple of weeks. I spoke to our Site Supervisor today and it seems as though things are full steam ahead. In fact we should be at the end of our fixing stage next week. Just need to plaster up the roof of the garage and alfresco area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The painters were at the house today starting to prep the house. I got a sneak peak today and the painters were busy putting the first coat on the architraves and they also started their first coat on the walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kitchen is in and so is the Butler's Pantry. I LOVE IT! So much space....not sure how I am going to fill it all up but something tells me it won't be too hard. You may have read in my previous posts that we were getting Blum mechanics to the kitchen cabinetry. The pantry is now complete with the draws which are great. All the cabinets are soft closing, which I highly recommend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All the cabinetry is in and the handles are also on which is great. Our WIR looks amazing...again so much space. I think I may need to go shopping for a few more dresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In our leisure room upstairs we have installed cabinetry which looks great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All the wet areas have now been sealed including the balcony area upstairs. Like I said it has been full steam ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the weekend just passed we went to the Home Show. I have posted about the Home Show (we went last year as well). We did find it a little more useful this year since we were now at final stages. A very long day. I think the winners at this year's home show were the Kitchen displays. So many people surround all the new kitchens. Heaps of interesting new features...I had a sticky beak and thankfully some of these new designs are features in my own kitchen. Made me feel a lot better!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I guess that is enough waffling from me. Below are some pictures of the house so far...</span><br />
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Painter's prepping the family room and kitchen</div>
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Front Facade...so far </div>
Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-46331963924362148182013-08-07T05:17:00.000-07:002013-08-07T05:17:02.635-07:00Day 138 - Kitchen and CabinetryFor a long time now we have been patiently waiting for the kitchen and cabinets to be delivered. Well the wait is over. This week has been a busy one. We now have a roof on our garage and the kitchen, Butler's Pantry, wardrobes have been installed. Oh yes and the powder room, laundry and the bathrooms all have cabinets now! I am really excited to see so much happening at the house, however I have been warned that the pace will slow down soon.<br />
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Our Site Supervisor has been churning through the house and has been really good with responding to our queries. In my previous post I mentioned that we had hit "lock up" stage. Well we checked the contract to see what "lock up" stage was and in actual fact it was a little different to what we had initially thought. To cut a long story short we had our Private Inspector go through the house late last week. We received the report on Friday and sent it to our Site Supervisor and Consultant. We have now reached "lock up" stage...so bring on the fixing stage!<br />
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Butler's Pantry - Blum cupboard doors....awesome. </div>
Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-88140581702401102522013-07-29T04:47:00.001-07:002013-07-29T04:47:38.577-07:00Day 129 - Lock up? <div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have now reached lock up stage....please pay your invoice! Well words to that effect anyway. As soon as we got the text message an email arrived and sure as you would have it today the bill arrived in the mail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Got to hand it to their accounts department....they are on the ball and don't miss a beat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SO as I mentioned earlier we are now at Lock Up stage! Well I don't think so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still don't have a front door/garage door - garage roof and some of the windows are not even complete. Not really sure what Metricon constitute as "Lock Up" but I am pretty sure you need to be able to lock a door! Would love to hear from some of you who have been through this stage or are at the same stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having said that we got a mighty shock at the house on the weekend. We had no idea that the staircase had been installed....so when we went to check on the house we were shocked to see stairs! I was so excited. I had been waiting and waiting for the day I could check upstairs and it didn't disappoint. We will be staining the stairs in a Jarrah. We did try to get Metricon to stain the stairs however they did not want a bar of it...so I guess we will need to start looking into someone staining the stairs. If anyone has any recommendations please let me know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very exciting times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week was a long week for me and it was great to top it off with seeing the stairs. On top of that we got a new Site Supervisor as our previous Supervisor was not well. We will miss him but it seems as though things a full steam ahead with our new Site Supervisor so I guess we are still in very good hands.</span><br />
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-64248730596365570002013-07-22T06:02:00.000-07:002013-07-22T06:02:27.226-07:00Day 122 - Plaster it Up<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been a busy week at the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some time we have been waiting patiently to see more work at the house and in the past week we have seen the blueboard finished ready for render and the front two pillars (Nuvo Facade) being preped for render as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had the plasterer come through the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a quick look on the weekend and were really excited to see the plaster throughout the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can now see the house come to life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Site Supervisor told us that once the plasterers finish up the cornices will be installed and then hopefully the staircase and the kitchen will be installed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am yet to take a look upstairs so I am looking forward to seeing the staircase! </span><br />
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-90676214080066071812013-07-12T02:53:00.001-07:002013-07-12T05:18:02.118-07:00Day 112 - Picking up the Pace<div dir="ltr">
It has been a couple of weeks since my last post. Not much has changed, however this week we saw the insulation being put into the house and the brickies finally came back to finish off the garage. Not sure when the brickies will be back but it doesn't seem like they did much to the garage on Thursday!</div>
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Preparations are also being made to install the blue board. We have been told by numerous people including our SS that the blue board needs to be installed evenly and in one direction otherwise the final outcome can look awful. So with that in mind we hope our SS looks over this job carefully to ensure it's done right the first time.</div>
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Tomorrow we are meeting up with a landscaper to go through our ideas and cover off our priority list. As you may have noted in my previous blogs we wanted to prioritise the landscaping in sections from most important to least. As our money tree is not growing at the moment we just want to make sure the front and alfresco areas are done first.</div>
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On another note I saw the new Metricon ad today. The ad plays on the emotive side...I do like the ad...just a little over the top though.</div>
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-85056684188616396012013-06-27T04:29:00.001-07:002013-06-27T04:29:32.016-07:00Day 96 - Meeting with our SS<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today we met with our Site Supervisor at the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We spent just over 2 hours going over all our questions and queries. Our Site Supervisor was great. He managed to answer most of our questions and also showed us some of the work that still needs to be done in the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We still have a few things that need to be fixed but all in all the meeting went well. It does make a difference when you can talk one on one with the builder and find out why things are taking longer than they should. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I may have already mentioned this but I will say it again. It is really important you have everything in writing...and that you are specific with your builder as to how you want things to be. As there are so many different people working on your house at any one time if you keep on top of the builders you are more likely to find mistakes early so that they can be fixed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The good thing is that we are all on the same page with our Site Supervisor. We want things done right the first time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As it has been some time since I last posted a photo of the house I thought I would add one in. Unfortunately you can't see much because of all the scaffolding.</span><br />
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-70360765097513843392013-06-22T23:52:00.000-07:002013-06-23T02:10:31.103-07:00Day 92 - Where is the Love?Day 92 and we are still no closer to lock up. The bricklayers have done as much as they can (so I am told), but they still haven't finished off the garage.<br />
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Our Site Supervisor has told us that they need to finish off the piping/drainage on the side of the garage and until they do this the garage can't be finished. This is holding up everything else. Without the garage up they can't start putting the blue board up and so the list goes on. Fingers crossed this gets sorted this week.<br />
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Communication at Metricon headquarters has also ceased...We should be getting weekly updates from our Site Supervisor but that doesn't seem to be happening - unless we contact him. This is getting a little frustrating considering we have heaps of questions and queries that we want answers on. In saying that our Site Supervisor has been great so far....when we get a chance to chat with him. In fact I was lucky enough to speak to him on Friday so I believe we will be catching up this week. Finally.<br />
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Such a huge volume builder like Metricon I guess it is to be expected that our Site Supervisor has more than one home to look after, keeping him very busy. That being said this one home is our home and therefore I expect a lot from Metricon. Not only in the final product but also in the service along the way.<br />
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I am sure many of you will agree with me that signing a Building Contract is a big step. For us it was years in the making, so I guess when it comes to expecting a detailed phone call once a week with answers to our questions - it's not a lot to ask or expect. I also know that there will be some weeks that go by which there is nothing major to update us on, however we have a list of 17+ queries sitting with Metricon at the moment we're waiting to get answers to. <br />
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This is not a personal attack on our Site Supervisor at all. Like I said he is doing the best he can and we appreciate his honesty and help along the way. This is more of an understanding that I think Metricon need to work at.<br />
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If the Site Supervisor is too busy then we need someone else to contact us and let us know where the build is at. Either way we should be getting this phone call.<br />
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<br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-54778493562635111172013-06-17T04:55:00.000-07:002013-06-17T04:57:19.842-07:00Day 86 - Brick by BrickI was hoping to post new photos of the house but the scaffolding is still up for the bricklayers to finish off the bricking. So not much to see really.<br />
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It seems like the bricklayers have been bricking up our house forever! This weather hasn't helped at all. It was encouraging to see the brickies working on the weekend. I guess they want to finish the job too!<br />
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In the meantime we have been meeting with some landscapers to get quotes for landscaping the house. <br />
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We put together a brief for the landscapers. We basically prioritised the important jobs that we wanted done first. We are hoping to break up the work in stages so that we don't have to compromise on the things we want.<br />
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It took us 3 hours to put the brief together. We added photos and designs that we liked and we also included what colours and themes we had chosen for inside the house. There are so many things to think about besides what plants you want.<br />
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As we are only in the initial stages of planning for the landscaping I will put together a more detailed blog on the landscaping once we choose which direction we will take.<br />
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In the meantime I promise to posts some new photos of the house. We are hoping to have most of the bricking finished this week. Watch this space!Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-38901640945457096392013-06-06T05:11:00.001-07:002013-06-06T05:22:15.492-07:00Day 75 - Slow Progress & My Metricon - How Can it be Improved?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The past two weeks has seen no big changes to the build. Things have definetly slowed down. Snails pace is the best way to describe it. We had to wait for scaffolding to be installed for the bricklayers to finish off the bricking...that took a week to arrive. Then the weather turned ugly. All in all we are hoping to see some more work done in the coming week so I will update you all with more pictures soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In saying that this week I asked Metricon to set us up with the "My Metricon" feature on their website - this is for Victorian customers only. If you are building with Metricon this feature allows you to look at the progression of your build. It also provides information on "Your Team Members" (this would be your Site Supervisor and Customer Consultant).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is a grab from the Metricon website which outlines the benefits of My Metricon;</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Ability to check the progress of your home at your own time and pace;</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Access detailed information about your new home, at the click of a mouse;</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Keep up-to-date on the progress of your home without having to contact Metricon staff;</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Access to a large information resource; and</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Learn more about the process of building your home, at every step.</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>We look forward to welcoming you to my metricon</em></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must say I was a little disappointed with the site. Besides the pretty graph on the front page that shows you how far you are into your build, there wasn't much more on this site that was helpful. There was a Studio M tab which just took you through what Studio M was, but this is not that helpful. If you are already a Metricon customer then you already know what Studio M is. Not only that, you have already picked your interiors so why would I want to know what's new at Ceaserstone?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think they should update this tab to allow you to see what you chose at Studio M. It should highlight what colours you chose and then maybe direct you to the Metricon Look Book to help you choose the right interiors. Not just colours but also what products you chose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this stage of the building process unless you took heaps of photos etc you would have forgotten some things you chose at Studio M. Of course you can always go through your paperwork but wouldn't it be easier to have it at your fingertips online?? Wouldn't this add to the whole Metricon build experience?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also I think they should add another tab - Variations! Yep, it should highlight all the variations you have made and when you made them and who made them. This would probably be useful for everyone including Metricon. This is probably a huge job for Metricon to undertake - not sure how their IT Programmers would take it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are going to have this website service for your clients then they should make it worthwhile. According to the Metricon guidelines I should be getting regular updates from my Site Supervisor and Consultant on a weekly basis, so the bar graph on the site is something I should already know....and I do...I have a great Site Manager and Consultant! What I am trying to get at is there needs to be a more personable approach to the "My Metricon" service.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On another note Metricon's Lookbook is a great addition to their website. It has so many inspiring design ideas and I am always looking at the site to get ideas.....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-45412728523510514642013-05-27T16:54:00.000-07:002013-05-27T16:54:03.288-07:00Design Inspirations and Where to Look...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I would take a time out in showing off our new home and start to look at interior design. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me this is the most exciting part of the home build. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I get to work with a clean slate...I get to completely design the whole house and most importantly buy new things!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been putting together a design board of all my favourite colours and design features. In fact my "Inspiration" tab on the left of this blog is where I am housing most of my ideas for the interior of the house. The new addition to this is </span><a href="http://www.moooi.com/collection"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.moooi.com/collection</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found this site when looking through the Exhibitors at the Salone del Mobile 2013 exhibition </span><a href="http://www.cosmit.it/en/milano"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.cosmit.it/en/milano</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> held in Milan. No I did not attend (unfortunately), however I jumped online to check out what was new in furntiure and interior design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mooi are not based here in Australia however Space Furniture in Richmond are their distributors. Not sure about the rest of the capital cities but I am sure there should be Distributors across Australia...just check out the mooi site for more information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These sites are great for design ideas...as I have mentioned in my previous blogs our "money tree" is pretty low at the moment so I am not expecting to buy the "real thing" however looking at these sites gives me a greater understanding of what I can look out for. I intend on buying a lot of my furniture online...that is including light features. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I investigate further I am finding that what is available instore is often much cheaper (even with delivery) online. Big Brown Box is a perfect example - </span><a href="http://www.bigbrownbox.com.au/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.bigbrownbox.com.au/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> as too is Appliances online - </span><a href="http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ebay is also worthwhile as I often see great deals on pendant lights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Enough writing from me...below are some pics from the Salone del Mobile 2013...</span><br />
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-59149246040992198722013-05-25T02:36:00.002-07:002013-05-25T02:39:02.375-07:00Day 63 - First Look of Upstairs!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It has been some time since my last post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The house is still being bricked up and so I wanted to give it some time before I posted more photos... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We went passed the house today only to find the "brickies" working! On a Saturday...we were impressed! Looks like Metricon are running on a strict timeline and these guys need to meet it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is funny though...there are a few houses being built around where we live and most of them started construction when we did. None of the houses have roofs, most are still having the frames put up. I have to say Metricon have been very efficient in getting things organised. That is definetly a big plus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There has also been some development inside the house. The internal cavity doors were delivered and installed downstairs which was exciting. They still need to be painted though...so everything is still very raw.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We also got a glimpse of the work that is being done upstairs....</span><br />
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Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-43204665310465744332013-05-11T04:49:00.001-07:002013-05-11T04:50:47.149-07:00Day 50 - Let's brick it up!<p>We had a call from our SS during the week. He advised us that bricking will start on Monday. We went passed the house today. Preparation had begun for bricking. Here are some photos to show the progress so far....</p>
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<p>We were so grateful that Clive arranged a Sunday appointment. As my husband and I both work it is often hard to arrange inspections during the week. </p>
<p>We had so many questions and Clive walked us through the house. He also gave us some interesting things to think about...like; where do we think the TV's will be mounted on the wall etc... Having said that if we give our SS the approximate height then he will make sure the appropriate frames are made so the TV would have sufficient posts to be mounted correctly.</p>
<p>As we walked through the house Our SS also showed us how the sliding doors would work and also told us about the logistics of the water piping inside the house.</p>
<p>We also had concern regarding the network cabling. Our SS told us that we would be able to have another walk through with the electrician and himself to make sure everything would be in place before the plastering commenced.</p>
<p>Below are some more pics of the house...oh yes and we now have a roof!</p>
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To Metricon's credit the fence was removed on Tuesday morning and I was provided with an update yesterday afternoon. I am still a little annoyed that it wasn't done sooner, however I believe our Council is just looking for ways to make money and will look for the tiniest problem. The main thing is that the fence is gone.<br />
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All's well that ends well...so they say.<br />
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We were supposed to meet with our SS tomorrow however it has been delayed. Our SS has offered to take us through the build on Sunday which is great as my husband and I both work during the week, so to be able to go through the property on the weekend is fantastic. We really appreciate him taking the time to see us on his day off!<br />
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Will update you all with pictures on the weekend. So far we have been advised that the frames have nearly been completed. <br />
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Looking forward to running through this all with our SS.<br />
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<br />Spadabuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280782038970781098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690311627158749052.post-90022622417586696422013-04-29T03:56:00.001-07:002013-04-29T03:56:39.732-07:00Day 38 - Council WoesOur Metricon build so far is going well...as far as I can see.<br />
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They have began framing up the roof and the scaffolding is up!<br />
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A few weeks ago we had an email come through from the Council. Metricon put some fencing up around the nature strip tree (to keep it safe). The Council did their routine visit and found that the fencing was obstructing people's path! What path? We don't even have a footpath - that is another story all together!<br />
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In turn the Council asked us (owners of the Asset Protection Permit) to get rid of the fencing. We notified Metricon immediately. We called our Site Manager and also mentioned it to our Customer Service Co-Ordinator. <br />
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It has now been a couple of weeks and the fencing is still there! Not sure why!! Now we have been given a Notice to Comply from the Council. <br />
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I am really disappointed in Metricon. Firstly our SS should really have taken it down when we first talked about it and secondly our Customer Service Co-Ordinator should have chased it up! Not us!<br />
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The thing that upsets me the most is that when we were first told we had to apply for the Asset Protection I questioned and queried Metricon as I felt it was their duty to take out the Permit...they were working on the property...they should be liable not me. Metricon were so quick to tell me that everything would be ok and that they would comply with everything...now look where we are!<br />
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Anyway I have actioned this issue with Metricon and I hope to see this fixed tomorrow as the Council will be visiting the property on Wednesday. <br />
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Will keep you all posted.<br />
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