Construction Update - Week 26 - Final Inspection

Following our PCI last Wednesday, we had a call from our site supervisor on Wednesday this week to book in a time for our Final Inspection.  We had thought it would take a couple of weeks to circle back to us, so we were a bit surprised.  But this morning (Friday) we got up bright and early to go on site to do the final inspection and sign off our paperwork.

The cleaners were still going through the house while we were there, but, other than that, the house was (according to Porter Davis) ready to hand over.

We went through every item on our independent inspector's report that had been agreed to be fixed, so the process took about 2 hours.  We then went through every additional item that had been documented by ourselves at the PCI and confirmed that all the issues had been resolved.

Everything that we had asked for has been fixed, so we were pretty happy with the result.  Updates included:

• The balcony handrail has been re-fastened and strengthened
• The staining on the timber windows has been redone (twice) and looks a whole lot better
• The bi-fold doors have been adjusted and now open and close smoothly
• All the windows have been serviced and (for the first time) they all open smoothly
• The wiring in the Rumpus room has been reversed so that the down-lights are on the dimmer
• Leaks underneath the en-suite basin and kitchen basin have been fixed
• Various paint touch-ups, caulking and filling has occurred inside and out

Kudos to our site supervisor on fixing one issue, which I don't think I have previously posted about.  I had raised it (on a couple of occasions) as a problem in the upstairs flooring at the top of the stairs - there was quite a bit of creaking as you walked over it.  He had previously given us the standard line "your house is built of natural products, its going to move and settle, blah, blah, blah". I had pressed him a bit at the PCI and he conceded that if it is a problem in 3 months, PD will probably have to come and rip up the carpet and fix it.  Turns out he changed his mind and just decided to fix it now, which was a nice addition.

Here are some pictures of the house, the interior and some of the fixes

Range-hood extraction flu cover where it meets the cornice - before and after

 

The visible holes in the bricks above the garage door lintel have been filled - before and after

 

Gaps around the electrical meter box have been filled

 



Panoramic Shot with Lounge to Left and Kitchen to the Right



Panoramic shot with Rumpus Room to the left and Dining Area to the Right.  You can see that our skirts are still lying on the floor here.  These will be moved to the garage.



Panoramic shot with Hallway and Staircase to the Left and Lounge to the Right.  If you look really closely, you'll see we ended up with 2 hand rails



Panoramic shot with Dining Area to the left and Lounge Area to the Right

Downstairs Powder Room

Laundry

Ensuite Bathroom

Ensuite Bathroom





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