As the title to this blog suggests, I have a fairly lengthy list of jobs not finished yet, not to mention my own jobs like getting the driveway cut, retained and sealed (just waiting on council approval to get rid of a tree in the middle of the proposed driveway).
At our Practical Completion Inspection, the house was still full of rubbish and dust, many of the defects that had been raised throughout the project had not been touched from the major (such as the dishwasher not being installed and the front door still not being completely sealed - you can still see the blue house wrap above the front door) through to the minor such as paint touch ups, screw holes in plaster board, handles on some cupboards and pendant lights not quite level.
On Thursday last week my patience ran out when I was informed that the brick in-fills over the back stacker door were not being done even though they had knocked out all of the bricks to lower the steel only to put bricks back at the same level. Further to my frustration, the deck (done separately by an awesome builder) had been thoroughly stained by careless workers. In contacting Metricon I was told that the Construction Manager would come and see me the next day. After meeting with him, I have at least some comfort in knowing that (hopefully) things are going to be done by Handover. Fingers crossed!
To qualify my rant above - we are very happy with the work done by Metricon as a whole - the house is amazing, it is everything that we had planned and then some! It has just been frustrating (as I am sure it is for most people building a house) watching next to nothing happening only to see one job get done and then the next tradesperson come in and wreck someone else's work with their carelessness. But again, all of that will seem trivial once we move in as (I'm sure) all will be forgotten!
Here are some of the latest photos, most of the deck.
Our Ensuite now with Mirror!
The start of the deck.
Start of deck.
Looking good!
This will be a great place to be in Summer.
From the other side!
Bringing the outside in!
View from inside
Inside panorama.
Outside panorama
Deck with hand rails (minus balustrade)
This bit over to the side was a last second add on - I'm so glad we included it!
Our amazing deck!
What a view off the back!
Hi Joel - I know it has been a while since you have updated this, but I was hoping you could help me? We are about to start building the Denver 46 too, and our block has a fair fall across it as well, sloping down away from the front of the house. I have asked M to quote on a deck similar to yours, and not fill the ground to bring it level with the slab (which is what they originally wanted to do - a crapload of fill!!). Are you able to give me an indication of what your deck cost, including the extra side bit? They aren't telling me an estimate of the cost until contract, and I want time to get an owner-supply quote if theirs is outrageous!
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Hello, we had a few quotes for our deck ranging from $38k up to $49k. The builder we went with (most professional dialogue, best range of completed decks to view etc) quoted $42k for everything including the gates and latches. What state are you building in? Metricon won't quote on decks in Qld.
DeleteHi Joel, House looks great! we are looking to build the same house in Sydney and are deciding wether to use metricon.
ReplyDeleteWhat council are you guys in? was the process fairly simple? we have not seen the house as there are none in Sydney
We are in Brisbane City Council - There is one on display in Brisbane at the Jimboomba display. It is the vogue façade, not Colonial. Metricon itself was fairly good, but lack of quality trades did make for a frustrating build!
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