And finally a gratuitous shot of my precious....

We actually haven't used Bessie too much over Summer but I will over winter!

Weird double up of the photos.....
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We have arranged for an engineer to come out and assess the concrete in the next few weeks - a t a cost of around $800 odd dollars! Hopefully that…

Cracks in the driveway too but not quite as many as the alfresco. There are cracks in the corners of the perimeter path too which are quite wide and look…

The expansion joints were about 5m by 5m apart. I haven't found the information online for the standard, but the second concreting guy said they should be no more than…

Huh, so apparently I fell off the face of the earth once we moved in. Who would have thought that handover, moving in to a new house and giving birth…

Hi brains trust!
We had concrete poured in October - driveway and alfresco.
At Christmas my father noticed that a corner of the alfresco had lifted up off the ground. The concrete…

Really well.. Oliver arrived 12/08. A massive 10lb1oz!!

Nope six days overdue and feeling pretty depressed!!

We have moved in! Kind of. Lots of stuff to still be moved from the old place but we are staying in the new house now. So against the odds,…

We do have a range hood - it's in the box next to the window!
We supplied our own appliances. Fairmont installs the appliances as part of the contract but they…

Oh and it's my due date today, but no baby yet!

Kitchen with flooring:

Naww.. thank you!
Flooring started Tuesday. Bamboo is about 80% done and carpet starts tomorrow. We are hoping they will all be done by tomorrow night so we can start moving…

Thanks everyone!
We were so excited on Friday!
Now it is just waiting until Thursday to be able to start moving in... DH is putting blinds up tomorrow (today? I am up…

Handover is done! Had a hiccup with the bank but after an hour of sitting in their branch got it sorted in time for handover!
And we had our first dinner…

I just called ANZ - the valuation is back and we can pick up the cheque tomorrow morning! Woohoo!
I then called Fairmont - it is too late to bring forward…

Thankyou! And yes, it has been quite a wait!

Woohoo, carpet court called back and said they could install from Tuesday!! Should be done by Thursday so we can move in sat 6th

We have tentatively booked handover for Monday afternoon.. I called the flooring people and it sounds like they are booked out for the next two weeks, sigh. If that is…

Anyone have any tips for getting the bank to arrange a valuation and coordinating handover? I called ANZ today and the guy said the valuation would be done in 8-10…

Thanks, they are my two favourite parts of the house!

Oh, did you pay extra for doorstops?
And our power points all worked! But the SS tolD me after I had tested then that they don't normally work until handover, which…

Not sure. It's not looking likely for next week as the bank still hadn't processed our final invoice payment request when I called at 2pm today. They said that the…

Yep! But they probably could have had it finished about a month ago... We had almost no action throughout June!

The ensuite bath

Kitchen
Home theatre
Main bath

DD's room BIR with divider

And me in my very pregnant glory!

PCI went well. Really only minor issues - one powerpoint in the laundry in the wrong place, three way switch not working properly, leaking shower head and a few paint/brickwork…

So much stuff to organise now!
Insurance is done.
I am not sure what to do about our NBN and fencing disputes. According to the NBN they installed it to the old…

Splashback looks great, very fresh and modern! Which bank are you with?

PCI Friday!!!