Just an update for those of you out there that may have thought I had forgotten to update the Blog.

As of 1/09/2008 this house has been under construction for 9 months! According to our contract the builder now has to start paying penalties for every week over 9 months that they go. If what has been done since the last post is anything to go by it could be late October or even November before we get in! Meanwhile we are having to pay interest on the construction loan, rental, storage costs and cat boarding fees.

Work still to be done:-
1. Kitchen cabinets altered as per specs
2. Bench tops installation
3. Toilets, bidet, basins,sinks, laundry trough installation and plumbing
4. Tiling of wet ares
5. Electrical fit out (lights, switches, power points)
6. Ducted vacuum (supposed to have been done prior to plastering)
7. Water tank installation
8. Hot water system
9. Garage door
10. Rendering to front of house and canopy to be completed
11. Feature stack stone to front of house
12. Relocation of guttering and installation of rainwater cups
13. Side fence and gate
14. Front driveway
15. Security system installation
16. Fly screens
18. Door furniture
19. HT Door
These are just a few of the things that I can think of off the top of my head, so you could say we are getting mightily P****d off by the whole process Spoke to the Construction Supervisor three weeks ago about our concerns and he said that they had replaced our SS with a new guy who is a real and I quote "GUN"

Well it would appear that the GUN is firing blanks because as of today all that has been done is the grading of shower bases! Despite this the SS is saying that he has scheduled the 25/10/2008 as handover date. Ha Pigs may fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!