WE GOT THE KEYS!!!!!!

K- DAY!!!

It happened, without a hitch.

I met our SS on site at 8am, we went over everything with a fine tooth comb. A few little things need finishing, cleaning and repairing. These will be completed over the next few days.
Then I drove out to Narallen and meet the Wisdom Homes consultant who went through the legals, how to look after everything properly, how to change alarm codes etc. Finally we were given the keys, remotes and a large hamper...YUM YUM.

THANK YOU WISDOM HOMES FOR THE JOB WELL DONE!!!!

Tomorrow the appliances arrive, so we have to be sleeping in the house by then so they don't go walking. Wednesday they are installed. Friday the fridge arrives and the fencing should be completed.

Our gift pack and keys. Taken in our rental.

I just feel like sleeping now. This has been a two and a half year adventure and I can't believe we have finally hit a new chapter of our lives where we will be living in a house we own.
GOODNIGHT!!!!

LANDSCAPING ALMOST COMPLETED- FENCE AND GATES TO GO

There is only Friday left to finish the last of the landscaping.
Left to do:
- Gate and Aluminium fence to go in
- Tiling of stairs on front porch
- I need to buy a mailbox and get it installed

Yesterday the landscapers finished the moroka and they put my butterfly up. They finished the southern side and today there are only a few fiddly things to do. The cleaner is coming today as well.

My beautiful butterfly

Southern side, looking into our garage

Western side finished, Only the fence to go

Standing in gateway looking south down the eastern side of the house

Looking west at the eastern side of the house

Looking towards the north

SETTLEMENT WILL BE ON MONDAY!!!!!

The last two days nothing was happening. Today everything happened.

-Our $5400 gutter was put in which is now owned by the council.
-Drive way was laid
- Stairs either side of the porch installed
- plants and lawn planted
- Moroka and paint on the fence

Have a look at the pictures

looking north into landscaped backyard

looking east. The sandstone wall is gorgeous. We have planted lilli pilli here

Looking South east towards the alfresco.
It will look heaps better when the black plastic is removed.

Sandstone wall + where the moroka joins the brick

Front porch with new steps and handrail

Gardenias on the northern front

New driveway

New gutter (grrr!!!!)

GUTTERS RIPPED OUT, LANDSCAPING STARTING TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL

On Friday the 'special' gutters were ripped out and today or tomorrow they will be replaced with new ones along with a driveway and steps to our porch.

The handrail was put in on Friday and the alfresco tiles were finished, they look beautiful. Friday was a huge day with 5 landscapers working on site. A lot of the sandstone blocks have been laid, there is only the capping to go. The wall was painted green ready for the moroka.

Sandstone retaining wall going in

Tiles laid, Wall painted with moroka preparation

Tiles laid under the bricks.

FENG SHUI, KOSHER, HERITAGE GUTTER

WHAT A NIGHTMARE COUNCIL IS!!!!. It is written on our DA not to touch their heritage 1950's gutter that are eroding. So the demolition bloke and builder have been very careful working around the decrepit guttering, 2 weeks ago the council have said we have to replace the gutter.

Now council has made the landscaper submit a heap of forms and pay more to council for us to replace the gutters we were told we couldn't touch. At an extra cost of $5400 and 2 extra days.

Good news is that today the landscaper received the go ahead  from council, so now we can build the feng shui, kosher, imitation heritage gutter.

We were meant to get keys next Wednesday but the date will probably be put back till Friday or Monday as the gutter won't be ready by then. One thing that has gone well is the Bank. They seem to be ready to go, no problems there.

BLINDS MEASURED, OUTDOOR TILES LAID

Today I met the lovely lady from 'Betterview Blinds & Shutters'. We discussed blinds and colours and put an order in. They did a fantastic price, heaps better quality and price than other quotes, highly recommended. Our blinds will be installed in 2 weeks. Yeah!!!

The alfresco and path tiles are being laid today, I will take photos when it's done. Things have been a bit slow, I am getting impatient as it is only a week till hand over.

ALFRESCO CEMENTED, + INCREASING COSTS

The alfresco base was poured today, we have chooses a nice tile to be laid. Little things were being done inside, fixing PCI things.

Council strikes again. In our DA they have stipulated that we are not to move the guttering...now council has said we are to replace the guttering. The builder has been careful to try not to damage it over the last 6 months and work around the guttering (although there is some damage). Now it is to be replaced at an extra cost of $5200.  gggrrrrrr.

Also we have a price back for getting the water hooked up....all up about $30000.

So....Im going back to bed to cry (only joking...I just wish I could).

The alfresco cement