Crestwood_2312 Summer Hill: May 2012

Wednesday 30 May 2012

Update & Defects From PCI

Hi all, welcome to another installment of our blog. We had our PCI pre hand over inspection and were suprised with what needs to be fixed up. All that has occured in the last week & a half is the TV & data has been fitted off through the house & the ducted vacuum wall plates have also been fitted off. I have been very displeased with the lack of urgency to get our house completed. I suspect the house will hopefully be done come the end of next week. We also have furniture suppliers hassling us to deliver our good as well. So we are very keen to get the house finished.

Below is the list of defects that require fixing.

Bed 1 Door jambs have cracking in wood where the hinges are, Plaster & painting issues throughout, Window seat also needs some extra attention.
Ensuite cavity door needs re-staining and sanding rubs on inside wall, framing has cracking and not fixed properly
Ensuite needs whole repaint & shower niche trim out of square & poor finish
Cabinet Kicker in ensuite is scratched/chipped. Cabinets have paint overspray,
Scratchers on shower screens Ensuite & Main Bath
Living Room Walls need painting, cornice has dents & a gap in the slab floor between the stud wall (pic below)
Window Frame paint cracking
Kitchen Meals alfreasco door bow, a wall also has a bow
Island bench to a mitre look.
Bench & cabinets around oven have paint over spray and are scratched
Pantry Door staining runs
Laundary cabinet scratches & paint over spray, paint finish
Bed 3 Paint issues, Robe slide doors need adjusting. Windows scratched
Bathroom niche need re-grouting/sealing, Silicone on shower screens, Vanity draw need re adjusting, power point need re fixing, niche also not square
Toilet paint issues
Linen Paint issues
Bath Tub need re sealing
Vanity kick board has silicone overspray
Bed2 Paint issues, Hand rail in robe
Garage needs repainting ceiling & walls
Rear entry door into garage need repainting (paint run lines)

Thats just what was on the simonds list.

There was an independant inspection carried our with another 41 items as well as some items the Site Supervisor didnt write down, which i emailed to our CRC when i sent through the Inspection report.

Robe Doors Fitted

TV & Data Points Fitted Off

Ducted Vacuum Wall Plate

Ducted Vacuum

My Star Serve System (TV & Data point)

Inside The Star Serve Box

Alarm Box In Bedroom Robe

Telephone Point In Our Bedroom

House Alarm Key Pad

Hosue Alarm External Siren

Living Room Showing Gap Along Bottom of the side wall

Close Up of Living Room Gap

Friday 18 May 2012

PCI Finally Scheduled

G'day all. Well after a week from receiving our letter sayin to phone & organise our PCI its finally been scheduled for Monday at 12pm and we cant wait. Our CRC told us to make a list of things that we could see at this point in time to get the contractors and that organised & ready. Some of the issues that i sent through have already been fixed up which is good. They still havent fixed our island bench though, so that will be the first thing on the list for monday. there is a down pipe missing as well which i want installed as well. The wife is going to be very picky on the stuff on the inside especially with the quality of the paint coverage. We have also booked in Independent Home Inspections to go through the house with us, we have used them on 2 previous inspections, Frame & pre-plaster. They do a fantastic job & recommend usin them.
So i will call past the house on sunday with the wife & see if we can do a look in & around the house and spot some more thins & jot them down.
I will try to update this blob on monday night with some new pics & work to be done before final handover.

Till then have a great weekend.

Sunday 6 May 2012

Almost Complete & Upcoming PCI

Well hello again, Its been a week and the house is just about ready for our final inspection before handover. They have completed the front fascade (love it) The tiling has been fully completed (looks awesome) The front door, ensuite cavity door & pantry door have all been stained (all look good). They have finished the pantry, linen & robe shelving. They have installed the shower screen in the ensuite but still need to install the mirror, they have started installing the bathroom shower screen & have put the mirror in. All that needs to be done is install the mirrored robe sliding doors to both spare bedrooms. I hope that they complete this tomorrow. They have finally put the ceiling fans in the alfresco, however still need to fix the caeaserstone island bench. The house has been fully cleaned and looks great & done some back filling
We received our letter on friday with our final payment invoice and upcoming inspection. I will call our CRC tomorrow and hopefully have our PCI later this week.