Is this slab normal?

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  1. Perthguy

    Perthguy Well-Known Member

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    It's been a while since an update... practical completion has been signed off!!!!!!!!!!!!

    :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

    Handover is as soon as everything is arranged, i.e. ASAP please! :D

    When they say 'investing is more a marathon than a race', taking over 18 months to build a standard 4x2 sure feels like a bloody marathon. I am worn out!
     
    Perthguy, 2nd Jul, 2018
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    Congrats on lasting till the end mate. I don't think any build I have done was finished on time. Some waay over. It's just part of developing I've come to accept. Almost time for the champagne!! ;)
     
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  3. Westminster

    Westminster Tigress at Tiger Developments Business Member

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    Thank fork!

    So what's left to do before renting out?
     
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  4. Perthguy

    Perthguy Well-Known Member

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    Painting, floor coverings, blinds, retic, planting, mulch.

    Not too much. Put it this way, it won't take 6 months ;)
     
    Perthguy, 2nd Jul, 2018
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    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    Still confident?
     
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    Westminster Tigress at Tiger Developments Business Member

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    What's going on the floor?
    We'll revisit this on 2nd December :p
     
    Westminster, 2nd Jul, 2018
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  7. Perthguy

    Perthguy Well-Known Member

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    Sure. No more idiots will be permitted on site.

    The last big holdup was because the builder's idiot plumber broke a toilet cistern he was trying to adjust because he installed it wrong. His co worker who came to inspect the damage referred to idiot plumber as 'dynamite dave'. Time to fix? 6 weeks.
     
    Perthguy, 2nd Jul, 2018
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    Perthguy Well-Known Member

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    :p

    Carpets upstairs and bedrooms, tiles in the living area downstairs. We are using our own trades now, so not at the mercy of the drop kicks the builder has been hiring. :cool:
     
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  9. Westminster

    Westminster Tigress at Tiger Developments Business Member

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    As long as you're not tiling DIY the floor - cos that would take about 7mths :rolleyes:
     
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    @Perthguy i'm (cheekily) putting my bets in 4 more months. :p
     
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    Perthguy Well-Known Member

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    It wasn't our tiling that held up the build. We were out of there in Feb, more than 4 months ago. Just sayin' ;)
     
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    Perthguy Well-Known Member

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    Cheeky bugger :D
     
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    So how much of it are you going to DIY?
     
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  14. Westminster

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    I know but it did take you longer than initially thought. I'm just teasing you :p
     
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    I want to get a quote for the tiling but we will probably diy.

    We will paint, do retic and plant.

    Carpet guy will do the carpet. Blinds guy will do the blinds.

    Floor tiles TBA.
     
    Perthguy, 2nd Jul, 2018
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    Your lucky it's not a larger development as the extra holding costs would have eaten up the cashflow.
     
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    True. I would have picked a different builder for a larger development.
     
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    Diy the blinds
    Blindsonline.com.au they take 15 min to install
     
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    :eek: Who's picking the colours????:oops:
     
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  20. Perthguy

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    I have installed blinds before. I didn't love doing it. The blinds guy is a local manufacturer and charges a ridiculously low price to install. Not worth my time. I will gladly pay him to do the job.

    Me. ;)
     
    Perthguy, 3rd Jul, 2018
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