We are nearly there. It is small things now. As we entered the house for the next set of things happening we noticed that all the tapware was in place. Also, the flooring wrt tiles and carpet had been done. The second coat of paint had started. We had chosen a different shade of paint... Continue Reading →
Week 24-26 Stairs, Doors and First Coat Paint
The stairs had been delivered and installed at the beginning of Week 24. That meant the carpentry work both upstairs and downstairs could progress. We skipped visits to the house as things were slowing down . We had been informed that the doors , door frames etc were being worked at. We had most of... Continue Reading →
Week 22-23 WaterProofing and Kitchen Cabinetry
Week 22 we had a call from the Supervisor updating that the waterproofing had been done and they were waiting on the stairs for the rest of the work to be commenced. Later on he called once again stating owing to the supervisor changes there was no communication initiated with the Stairs suppliers . 😐 ... Continue Reading →
Week 13-15 Roof and Eaves
As we progressed to Week 13 the upper level bricks were completed. We also saw that the upper Roof was installed . The structure of the house was all coming together. We also got acid wash for the upper level of bricks.The eaves for the upper roof had also been painted. The balcony... Continue Reading →
Week 8-12 Bricks
Week 7 was more of the long weekend with the Queen's birthday coming in. The bricks had been delivered however there was no work started till week 8. We had neighbors across the road who were like a pair of eyes to us . They mentioned to us about brick laying not getting started .... Continue Reading →
Week 2-3 Slab curing and external plumbing
The slab was left to be cured for a couple of weeks. Also the external plumbing work was carried out. We got a progress payment claim invoice for the slab to be sent to the bank .We received a call from the landscapers for a quote for removal of the soil and leveling the land... Continue Reading →
Week 0-1 Construction begins with Slab
We had finally left the admin behind. Bank approval came though and our LACC had arrived.It was time for our file to move to production estimating. The site was cleared and toilet installed. We had a Eureka moment looking at the below site(sight) 🙂 Once the site was cleared it was time for the... Continue Reading →
Land Registration and House Contract
After a few tender revisions and a long wait for the land to be registered we are finally here in September 2017. We were one of the fortunate few who registered within 6 months of buying the lot. We know a few people whose wait was a year or two. The South West moment We... Continue Reading →
Tender Walk Through , Changes and more for Majestic35
Our CSR for our Wisdom Homes, Majestic35 happened to be a lovely lady who paid great attention to even the minutest details . She was one of those people who loved her work and made sure she went that extra mile to achieve perfection in whatever she delivered. Our tender walkthrough was as detailed as... Continue Reading →