Plastered.. I wish!

Hi all,

Bricking was finished last Thursday.

This week has seen some interesting developments. Our plasterers, who were supposed to show up on the 25th February finally found the house and started yesterday (Wednesday). I can say, without fear of contradiction, that these guys are only in it for the money. No pride in their work, no care factor, basically if they gave a continental, they would not be there. Perhaps we have been lucky with the majority of trades on our site, most of them have been pretty good.

We can only hope that when they stop the plaster that they can fix all the dings, dints, holes, crumbled edges etc that we are seeing so far. And that they are alot better at stopping than hanging. Also, we found sound screen on the floor where it had obviously fallen out, as you can see from the pic below

We know because we tried to put it back in the night before. The plasterers had trodden on it and it would not stay in. So much for the "plasterers are required to put it in, it's part of their contract". This is the room and it's been plastered, sound screen still on the floor...

Good news (I think) is that the bi folds have arrived and are sitting in the garage. Perhaps the bricks will get cleaned before they go on, but then again, perhaps not. Also the spa has been delivered and it is the right one!

Below is the lounge room with the larger windows and the spa there in the corner...

So, more plastering to come. Looks like they might have run out of ceiling boards.. This is the dining room with french doors to the alfresco...

On the still waiting front, nothing has happened with the guttering issues, nor with the holes in the roof/tiles. Now when it rains, the water will go down the wall, into the insulation batts and against the plaster that has now been hung. Similarly, the roof truss has not been fixed but the ceiling has been hung. The missing HDMI cable for the family room was not put in before they hung the plaster either. Looks like a call to the main man might be in order.

Sorry guys, feeling a little melancholy over this. Reading some other blogs with issues, I guess I am just waiting to have major issues as well, although secretly hoping that it will all turn out ok. We also have to start getting our current house ready to put on the market, not fun at all!!! Still no sign of a lock up invoice, they need to get the bi folds on, roof fixed and front sidelight secured still. So, no invoice this week. Much better that the bank keep their money for a bit longer.

Have a great week every one!