Week 36 & 37 (16 Apr - 29 Apr 2012) Final Handover

Finally we have our own house.

Entry

Hallway

Kitchen

Stair

Dinner room

Week 33 - 35 (26 Mac - 15 April) - Final Inspection

- PCI completed
- Final inspection completed
- A few of deviations to be fixed
- Handover is scheduled next week
- Solid timber floor will be arranged by ourselves  and installed in both ground and top levels starting from end of next week.
- A few landscaping guys have been invited to provided quotation.

Week 32 (19 March - 25 March 2012) - Internal works

Front View

Hallway

Kitchen

En Suite

Main Bathroom

Double Garage

Week 30 (05 - 11 March) & Week 31 (12 - 18 March)

1 - Kitchen was installed


2 - Painting completed


3 - Start works for bathrooms.


4 - Garage doors were installed.

Week 29 (28.02.12 - 04.03.12) Finally We have doors.

Finally the doors have been installed.


The house is being locked up. No pictures available.

Week 28 (20.02.12 - 26.02.12) Internal Gyprock wall

1 - Internal gyprock wall was installed.
2 - Internal stair was installed.

Week 26 (6 Feb - 12 Feb) & Week 27 (13 Feb - 19 Feb)

1 - Roof was completed
2 - Insulation was filled in the wall
3 - Patio was completed.

Week 24 (23 - 29 Jan 2012) & Week 25 ( 30 Jan - 5 Feb 2012)

No progress.
Comparing with new buildings carried out by other builders, my construction seems too slow.
The Masterton's management need to be improved.
I received claim for the extension of 2 weeks due to rain from Masterton.
I would issue a letter to Masterton that I may refuse this claim unless more sufficient proof provided.

Week 23 (16 Jan - 23 Jan 2012)

Construction guys came back to the site this week after break.
1 - External wall has been cleaned with high-pressure water.
2 - Internal ducts for air-conditioner were installed
3 - Roof tiles and eaves in main building completed.
4 - Outdoor TV antenna was installed.

Week 20, 21 & 22 (26 Dec 2011 - 15 Jan 2012)

Christmas Break

Week 19 (19 Dec 2011 – 25 Dec 2011)

This is the last week before Christmas. The construction will be stopping in next one month for holiday break.

I am cencerning of the swell of timber frame and floor in raining during the break.

As I have not received response from the builder, I issued an official letter with following my requirements on Monday (19-12-2011). Unless I received positive response or any progress on site by 23-12-2011, I will be considering to submit the complaint to Fair Trading.

1 – In less than 4 months, the company has changed 3 site supervisors. It resulted in nobody understood and cared my construction. (After discussed with Fair Trading) I requested the company to provide a copy of licence for each site supervisor to ensure my house is managed by a licenced person.

2 – It is confirmrd by Fair Trading that it is builder’s liability to provide pretecting measure for timber frame and floor during raining. I requested the company to complete roof or provide protecting cover during one month’s break.

3 – Two major drainage points have been wrongly located from bathroom and laundry to living room and family room respectively in the ground level. I asked the builder to keep me noticed prior to any modification or repair of the errors. I may reject any solution without my approval.

Fortunately, the builder started doing roof on Wednesday (21 Dec) and Thursday (22 Dec) and completed most of roof works. It can provide sufficient protection to the timber during raining.

Howsoever it is good progress at last minute and set my mind at rest during holiday.

I hope to see more good progress and management in the coming year.

Week 18 (12 Dec 2011 – 18 Dec 2011)

No progress this week.

I have sent a couple of email to the builder to discuss the construction progress and a few construction errors.

Awaiting for the response.

Week 17 (5 Dec - 11 Dec) - Construction Issues

Since last update of my blog, There are very less progress in my new house.
Unfortunately a few major construction errors have been found.
I am very unsatisfied with the construction management and progress.
Some of my concerning and request have been raised and sent to the builder.
I will update my blog once these issues have been solved.

Week 12 (31 Oct - 6 Nov) - Start Doing Brick Wall

Front View

Patio

Inside Garage

Week 11 (24 Oct - 30 Oct) - No progress

There is no progress in this week.

Week 10 (17 Oct - 23 Oct) - No progress

There is not progress in this week.
However some construction errors have been found during site inspection:
In ground level, two drainage points were located from toilet and laundry wrongly to living room and family room.

Week 9 (10 Oct - 16 Oct 2011) - Internal plumbing and Windows

1 - Construction progress

•  Internal plumbing has been installed.
• All windows are in the position.
• External wall bricks have been delivered to site.

Internal Plumbing

Windows have been placed in the position

Front View

Back View

Internal View - Rumpus

Wall Bricks have been delivered to site

Week 8 (3 Oct - 9 Oct 2011) - Timber Framing in the 2nd Floor

1 - The invoice of the second progress claim was received and will be due next week
2 - The second floor timber frame has been set up.

Front View

Front Patio

Garage

Main Bedroom - Upstairs

Bathroom 1  - Upstairs

Common Room - Upstairs

Week 7 (26 Sep - 2 Oct 2011) - The first floor timber flame has been set up

Though it was raining time to time, the first floor timber flame had been setup on Friday (30-09-2011)

1 - Front

2 - Entry

3 - Study Room

4 - Dinning Room

5 - Kitchen

6 - Garage

Week 7 - The First Progress Payment

20% of total amount for the first progress payment is due on Tuesday, 26 september 2011.