PCI....!

Today was our Pre Completion Inspection. True to his word, the SS had done a great job in getting on top of all those outstanding jobs.  We agreed to a 2 hour delay so that the site and house could be cleared. What a difference a good clean has made.  The house was finally revealed in all its glory.  No litter, muddy footprints or wee in the toilets.  The kitchen units had been stripped of their protective film (a nightmare for the cleaners to do, apparently), the floors swept and the interior painting (almost) completed. There is still some painting to be finished outside (lintels, fire box, garage access door etc) and lots of touch ups highlighted by bright blue tape.  

The renderers were on site yesterday but were unable to complete the job due to high winds.  Today was another nightmare weather day in Melbourne (freezing cold winds that whipped up big waves on the lake) so no rendering was done today.  The plan is for them to complete the facade on Thursday.  

The main issue for today was of course the gap above the sliding door.  Apparently a manager will review that on Thursday/Friday before they decide how to proceed.  As I reminded the SS, he has only known about that since Feb - so why are we still discussing a resolution at the PCI? As for the terrace ceiling leak, the SS sent me pics of the interior (of the ceiling, through the hole) and it was bone dry. He thinks the brick cleaning acid had caused the discolouration. I'm not sure, so we have made a note and will resolve it if it reoccurs. Not sure what else we can do right now. 

Other issues are relatively minor.  The tiling around the benchtop that was redone last week is actually rubbish so that needs to be re-done - for a third time!! And the edge of the tiling on the terrace needs to be redone as it is noticeably uneven. Downpipes to be straightened to cater for my OCD. Bricks to be cleaned in areas (where they are turning green - apparently this is common with this brick colour which is why we paid extra for brick neutraliser - so I assume the treatment was missed in some areas. Otherwise, it's the usual touch ups and caulking.

So we are pushing for a 22nd July settlement which would give me a bonus weekend to get stuff done before heading overseas.  Also met the concretor on site and he had some good ideas to achieve the finish we are looking for.  Overall a very positive day.  Shame I've got tonisiliitis and didn't sleep a wink last night.  It must surely be plain sailing from here :-)