A step closer

Sparkies were on site today moving a couple of lights and (hopefully) fixing a power point. Plasterers are due to come back for some repairs tomorrow.

Balcony is ready to be tiled

Retaining wall posts

PCI - ed

Hi all! Well, we had our Practical Completion Inspection (PCI) last Friday (18th July).

We were there for about two hours and ended up with a three page list and many dots! For those of you who don't know, the PCI involves a walk through with the Site Supervisor to compile a definitive list of items which need attention, when are then signed off.

As you go through, paint items are identified with a dot (in our case red)

Red spot special!

Minor paint items were marked, and the major things to be done include: Some cornice to be replaced, a couple of downlights to be moved (and holes patched), sticking (stuck!) back door, various paint and fill items, some tiling to be completed, infills above windows and doors, roof tiles to be replaced, and various odd and ends.

The aim is have handover on the 25th, but depending on how long it takes to get the various trades on site handover may be the following week.


This is the first time we have had a chance to get up close and personal with the new heater in the family room. Part of the protective film has been peeled back in the shot below to show the polished stainless steel finish (although it looks black in the picture).

Looking forward to cranking this up on a cold day!

Haven't had a chance to update the blog since Friday as we have been hard at work putting a retaining wall in along one entire length of the block. Thanks heaps to Dad for coming down from up north and helping with the posts.

Holes marked for the posts

Bobcat hard at work with the borer. The handsome fellow in the picture is Dad!

At of writing (Sunday night) all the post are in. We will take more photos when we get a chance.

Some dates

Had a phone call today from our CSC, and we were given a couple of very important dates!

The PCI is set for Friday 18th July at 9:00am. That's the "Practical Completion Inspection" where we the get the opportunity to pick everything we are not happy with.

The handover is set for one week later (25th July), however I suspect that the handover will be delayed once they have our list. A couple of the items on the list won't be fixed in one week.

A couple more pictures for you.

Wardrobe rails have been put in.

Junction boxes in the stair walls - our stair wall lights will be fitted here. This is the set of stairs above the landing. Photo taken from upstairs.

Junction boxes in the wall for the set of stairs below the landing.