15.1.2014 Bank Cheque Ready

So the PCI was meant to be some time this week but there has been no contact from my supervisor. The bank has done it's valuation and has released the cheque for the final payment. All I am waiting for is a final handover date so I can hand this cheque and get the keys.

I am all ready but mcdonald jones needs to speed up things. 

7.1.2014 PCI Next Week

So finally McDonald Jones are back from there Christmas and and New Years break. I got my  final payment invoice yesterday and I spoke to our Supervisor  in regards to handover date. He will be doing his walk with his Area manager this Thursday and hopefully next week I will have date for PCI which  is likely to be around Thursday or Friday next week. In the meantime I have organised my building insurance  and sent my final payment request to the bank.

Not Long now....Counting down!!!!

15.12.2013 So Disappointing!!!!

I haven't been updating my blog for a while now. Partly due to being busy at work and secondly there is not much to talk about.

We were so hoping to get the keys before Christmas. All our furniture and appliances delivery were organised for January. Its not a big issue but it would have been nice to move some of our stuff in the Christmas break atleast.

Our PCI date is not final yet too and it would be sometime next month when everyone is back from Christmas break and are expecting handover late January. In the mean time we can only wait and keep packing bits and pieces

3.12.2013 Nearing completion

Finally the long awaited message. This means that the house shouldn't be far off from handover. So many things to do don't even know where to start.  There is so much packing to do and then organise all the other trades to get the house fully completed and on tops furnish the brand new house. 

30.11.2013 Not Too Long Now

Its been few weeks since we visited our house. Its really hard when the house is locked and you cannot see for yourself as to what stuff have been completed.I did get a message this week that our painting has finished. We dropped in to the house today and had a peek through the windows.

The house looks great and the wall colour makes the house look bright and airy.  All the electrical work has also been  completed. The bathroom accessories have been installed and the kitchen is completed too, except for the splash back. The rainwater tank is slowly getting done with all the gadgets getting installed. Our study desk is in place and we are really happy with the stained doors. Our mohogany basswood shutters with just go great with the stained doors. 

Hoping to hear the final date from our supervisor. I hope its before Christmas.

15.11.2013 Internal Update

As I wrote in my last post that tiling was completed and painting had started. I went for a visit to the house today and met up with our site supervisor. I was really happy with the tiling job and it looks great. The vanities have also been installed and they blend in well with the tiles. The ensuite and the second bathroom have had the Caesarstone bench top installed. We went with Atlantic Salt and it looks good.

I was most anxious to see our kitchen bench tops. The guys were in the final process of getting the bench installed.

 OMG ….it looks great. The kitchen has come alive. Believe me the picture do not do justice but it looks great. The kitchen bench is Caesarstone Osprey and will look great when all our light fixtures and downlights are installed.

I was also surprised to see that the entire house had its first coat of paint completed already. Our internal wall colour is Taubmans Phantom Dream and that too looks good. The supervisor was going through his checks and marking walls and areas that needed fixing. He will be getting the gyprock guys to come fix the plastering and other bits and pieces before the final coat.

I spoke to him about the handover and he reckons he will be in better shape to tell me by the end of November. He is pushing for before Christmas handover which was great to hear. Fingers cross we might be lucky…..

KITCHEN

BATHROOM

ENSUITE

15.11.2013 Tiling Complete

I have been so busy at work off late that I never got a chance to update the blog.

So the news is that our tiling got completed on Monday and and the painters were in on Tuesday. I am yet to see the final result. I hope it all looks good. I am guessing kitchen should have also been completed. Cant wait to see the finished product with 40mm ceaserstone bench.

I thought we were on track for handover before Christmas but there is only a slim chance of us getting a handover. Our bank sent us a letter stating that if our handover is before Christmas they need to have the final invoice sent to them by 6th December. I spoke to our CLO who upon confirming with the supervisor told me that our handover will most probably be after Christmas as there is only a slim possibility of completion before Christmas.

I am really annoyed now with MJH. We had planned everything around handover before Christmas. Oh well gives us few extra weeks to save some  extra cash!!!