House pre-clean and PCI today

On Monday I went out and these are the pics I took:

The port-a-loo is gone and all outdoor painting is complete.


The pile of rubbish was still there, and in the top right you see the free microwave.


The outside drains have covers.


And this is the mains earthing with warning tag that some idiot painted brown so I had to get close to read it...


and the meter box inside.


Today was PCI and everything looks good.

The rubbish is gone but the fences will come down before handover of the keys.


This is the ensuite, which I normally take photos of from outside.


This is the internal main toilet. A solar tube will be installed because as you can see it is fairly dark in there without the light on. I have opted for the internal light fixture for the tube, so the bayonet wiring will be re-routed to a light fitted inside the tube and this will reduce the number of the holes in the ceiling and reduce the clutter.


This is one smoke detector with the dust cover on. The back-up batteries need to be replaced annually.


And the alarm panel near the front door still has its protective cover on.


Annually the termi-mesh must be inspected as part of a regular pest inspection, this can be through any provider but it must be logged on a sticker inside the meter box to keep the warranty up for insurance. Also the water filter in the kitchen must be replaced and the filter in the water tank cleaned. The SS advised to put it in the calendar, same time each year and do it all on the one weekend.

But because MB made contact with the bank too late the valuation inspection was conducted in the afternoon after the PCI and the payment won't be issued until that report goes in.

Looks like handover will be the middle of next week.

18-10-10 Interim Occupation Certificate

In the mail I received the interim occupation certificate. The conditions on it are that landscaping and floor coverings are finished within 60 days, along with some general council conditions around preserving the street trees and ensuring the landscaping involves channelling the flow of water away from dwellings towards the street.

I went to the site in the afternoon to see if the tidy-up had happened as I hadn't had word from the MB if the valuation inspection had been conducted as Allworth had requested. But no cleaner than on the weekend so I am guessing no inspection.

Looking around all the internal taps are installed, a few minor touches such as the drain guards below the outdoor taps have been fitted to the pipes, and I noted for the first time the electricity earthing device which is located below the meter box coming up from the ground. I'm just happy I didn't kill myself as I had no iodea what it was went I bent over to read the tag and if it is anything unsafe it can't stay there as the dog will have a field day chewing on it.

I also noticed someone has kindly donated a microwave to the rubbish pile out front - it really makes me wonder when people do this as I am sure they wouldn't have been pleased had someone done it to them.

Also in an email I recveived a quote for landscaping, which included levelling the block, retaining the front and rear, providing garden soil and turf. No concrete though, no fences, no plants - so have a guess what it was... $12,500.00!!! I nearly fell backwards. So the hard work will be done by the family slaves, otherwise known as my uncle and my cousin's boyfriend, and me. With a 60 day dealine this will be tight, but since I have looked into it last night I'll be having galvanised steel H and C posts with treated pine sleepers as this is a matter of stringing, levels and concrete, and having soils delivered and renting a digger with a rotary attachment and a compacter and tilling it through. This will be preceeded by the concreting and the fences, which wil be done professionally.

From reading an excellent post on HomeOne I know the key to having a great lawn, despite the fact it is only going to be a small area, is firming the soil so as the avoid ditches developing as people walk over it (read earlier posts to familiarise yourself with my hatred of shoddy lawsn Mirvac is laying for the neighbours).