Too cute

come on and hurry up

They are taking their time with the fixing stage....

The hand over day is just inches away from reach....

Commmeeee onnnnnn, already!

NB: I guess the rainy weather isnt doing anyone any favours. The tradies cant fix anything external because of the rain.  

pictures of house so far - internals

pictures of house so far - external

pictures of house so far - the facade

Our own pre-inspection

So prior to our "Presentation Day" we did our own little pre-inspection. A little birdie left the key in the keyhole that allowed us to enter the house.

We found so many red stickers, marking things that needed fixing.

It was red dot galore, and here are some pictures to prove it.

A strip of paint wasnt applied properly here.

They forgot to plaster and smooth here.

They forgot a little screw here.

A bit of pain drab there.

The render is starting to show breakout and small dots are appearing darker...

Uneven surface.

And other minor defects here and there.

I got another letter!!

The letter says we have to cough up the rest of the monies owing to Henley and that we have a certificate of occupancy.

Whooooooooowhoooooo

I see the light!

The results of our inspection - part 1

I knew that the facade of the house wasn't quite right. 

The upper portion should be painted a light yellow like the yellow creme render skirts and not a dark grey/green colour (as seen in the picture below marked in red). My gut instinct was right.

During the inspection Chris pointed it out to them.

Yea it was a stuff up. But Henley asked us to think about it, "it'll get dirty after a while".

Ive got to make a decision my Monday morning to leave it this dark colour or go the yellow colour (as per original contract).

This colour doesnt look bad. What do you guys think?

Should I leave it or change it to a lighter yellow?

The below picture is what it looks like now.

This is the display home in Point Cook

We got a special letter today.....What did you get??

So we got a special letter *shakes the envelope in her hand***

It's the official "Notice of Completion" letter.

It tells us the house is due for a presentation by Henley. Yay!!!!

We'll get to meet with them tomorrow and pick out the stuff that needs fixing.

• During this stage we'll be having our own independent inspector (New Home Inspections). 
• We'll also be required to sign that we attended the presentation
• They'll set a date for the Pre-home Inspection/ Handover date

After that, it's another waiting game.

retaining wall complete

Ta-Dahh!

Chimichurri

The Fiance and I dined on Thursday night at San Telmo.

http://www.santelmo.com.au/main/menu

It's an Argentinian bar/restaurant with foooood to die for! 

We had the beef flank, beef ribs, salad and potato gratin. It was the best soul food in a long time, cooked on the hot coals. The vibe in there is good too, but a bit pricey but well worth it.

They had the best Chimichurri side sauce/salsa that you spread over you grilled meats - TO DIE FOR ! YUMM! We asked for two servings of it too...hehehehe

Next on the list Simon's Peking Duck Restaurant. 

fixed the driveway

From this....

To this!

They've put a thin layer of paint to pop the charcoal colour and to get rid of those dot marks.

It's a pretty nice, complimentary drive way :)

so excited about moving in!!

There's not that much more to do and not that much to go before we can officially take over and call the place our home.

It's going to be fabulous.

We're already starting to plan for the move in date by mentally booking in trailers, mentally knowing where and what to pack our clothes and other items for the house. We've set a rule that we dont want to have a cluttered house, so we'll try and keep only the necessary items. 

the driveway

The driveway doesnt look so groovey after today's visit.

It definitely rained last night and now its caused the driveway to discolour from charcoal colour.

Check out the rain spots below. Im not too sure how that's going to be fixed or if thats even normal ??? 

And someone's little friend decided to check out the driveway too!! *Shakes head**

the grand alfresco

House size: 37.13square or 345m2

Block size: 684m2