So Urban Edge invited us to a walk through of the in-progress house.
We had been checking up on/from the outside and really couldn't see much of what was going on inside the house.
Today we got a look. And we're quite happy with things. The taps are working, the lights are working. The tiles are in, the paint is (mostly) done.
So here are some pictures of the kitchen and the bathrooms. The mirrors are still missing in the bathrooms, and the kitchen needs a fair bit of work to go - the bottom middle panel of the overhead cupboards is wrong and is being replaced with a while panel to match the rest. There are also a few panels that will need replacing.
The bathrooms are looking great with the so much already done.
En suite, with dual showers and individual mixers.
En suite, missing the mirrors and feature tiles.
Work in progress
Bathroom
So you have to wonder why we were told that the house was ready for pre-plaster inspection, when it took another whole week to get it there.
It's looking much better now. Could see lots of wiring and it looks like the insulation in the walls is all going in and the theater room's sound proofing looks to be in too. The cooling unit was in too. So much happier now. The correct living room window is lying in the garage ready to be installed.
Just worried about the number of broken roof tiles we've seen. Been told they'll all be fixed before hand over... I don't quite want to have to climb in the roof to check them - but i'll be winter, so not too hot if I have to.
From here on out, the photos won't look much different as they've finished most of the major outside items.
Frontage
Side Profile
Alfresco
Entrance
Main Bedroom
South Profile
Rear Corner
In the week that passed (prior to 16/02/2013) it seems things didn't go so fast. In fact, I could really only see that the brickwork had gone up halfway. From what we could see of the inside, it looked like nothing much had been done - no new pipes or anything. Might have been caused by the electricity issue.
Here's the photos.
Frontage
Side Profile
Alfresco
Front Entrance
Main Bedroom
South Profile
Rear Corner
For the second time, the UEH team have gotten it wrong. Again, even after multiple emails asking for confirmation, they were still not complete to the agreed target for the inspection (last Friday 15/02/2013)
This is disappointing. And costly because we have to pay for re-inspections on top of the partial inspection.
So another inspection has been arranged for today (22/02/2013) and hopefully things proceed better...
UEH has made a goodwill gesture and said they will cover the cost of the generator till next Monday so that construction can continue until the Smart Meter is installed.
Though I'm not Australian, I can definitely say, Good on ya UEH. We really appreciate them helping in this regard.
Perhaps it is an apology for the mess with the window, either way, it is very nice of them to take care of that aspect. And we won't forget it.
No, not UrbanEdge Homes. The developer of Eynesbury.
We titled back in December, and if you recall, it was all a bit sudden. Well, they were given a bank cheque for our OC fees. And they didn't hand it over to the OC, or at least, haven't yet... Of my own volition I started investigating this with the OC. I was told that the OC would speak to the developer to see where the cheque was.
Two days ago I received a reminder notice and a final notice for the two OC fees that were to have been paid, IN ADVANCE, in December. Not only that, but we've been charged interest.
Poor poor form.
And then there's this... which we are very disappointed in and never thought was allowed... were went to title without electricity being available to our lot. It only got connected to the grid at the end of January... and now we have to wait for a Smart Meter (all of us in Stage 11...) to be ordered - at best 8 days away (at the time of this post)... or pay for a generator for X days so that UEH can continue to build.
We've chosen to wait and suspend building while we wait for the meter to be installed.
Quite poor form by the Eynesbury developers.
Weekly visit. Looking good. Hoping all the items in the report have or are being dealt with. We've been assured they are.
Roof tiles are on and look sparkly (wife approves). Our dear Homestead Tan bricks surround the house...waiting to be added. Insulation is on and everything looks to be going well.
Frontage.
Side profile.
Front porch/entrance
South side of the house.
Back corner.
