Vienna Dream Journey: W4_D5_good day_ digging for expensive water tank

Wednesday 14 March 2012

W4_D5_good day_ digging for expensive water tank

The plumber is a reliable and experienced guy. The dirt needed to remove is again less than the estimation.

We did dig 3m deep and 8m width. It really looks like a little (much deep) pool for two water tanks

We still left over dirt. Hopefully, JD will help to remove it very soon. I just was unhappy with their communication but VERY happy with their price and work quality.

That dirt is supposed to use for fill the tank. Hopefully, that amount will be right estimation, otherwise we have more dirt to remove

Tomorrow jobs:
1) install the tank
2) fill the tank
****3) decide which level of the area behind the tank should be our best choice

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Timeline and Build Progress

***RECTIFY THE DEFECT LIST
1) hot water working

New coming back jobs
1) air-con vents
2) balcony handrail
3) clean up and polish the kitchen and house
4) silicon for tile in wet area, vanities bench, kitchen bench and kitchen window
5) electrical connection

Coming back jobs:

b) light points in kitchen+ Niche; fixing external light holes
c) painting
d) tile grout
e) gas connection

Fixing jobs:
i) roof
ii) bricks

Nov 7: +fixing with Fowler maintenance unit
+ Re-painting

Oct 30: + painting fixing
Oct 29: + painting fixing

Oct 26: + power connection
+ ...things with plumb (
few afternoon hours)

Oct 24: tiles in Kitchen splash back and wet area finished
Oct 23: site cleaning
Oct 22: ***** PCI (Completed at the third session)

Oct 20: +grout to tiling
+ fixing the holes around several plumb tabs and shower
Oct 19: ****** PCI (the second session)
+ gas connection (D2)
Oct 18: ****** PCI (the first session)
+ balcony handrail
+ air-con vent
+ changed some chip bricks
+ kitchen fixing for 700mm depth
+ independent building inspector

Oct 13: Skirting and Niche bottom
Oct 12: +Initial cleaning
+Gas connection (D1)
Oct 11: Painting-fixing
Oct 10: + Cornice for robes to Bed 1
+Painting-fixing
Oct 8: + Steps from garage
+ Robe's door
+ Drainage out through balcony

Oct 6: + Dot marks for paint defects
+ Further sanding for areas on fireplace + hall ceiling between Dining and Multi-use room
Oct 3: + Electrical fitting
+ Installation of spa and missing WC on the Ground floor
+ Complete drainage system to the street
+ Robes' fittings

Sept 28: + complete electrical cutout
Sept 26: + tiling for kitchen spalshback
+ appointment for electrical issues
+ mirror
Sept 25: +handle doors and towel/paper holder
+ tiler for dimension on kitchen splashback
+ Fireplace (D2)
Sept 24: + Fireplace (D1)
Sept 22: + Painting (inside_ D5_ 3 painters)
Sept 21: + Painting (inside _ D4 _1 painter)
+ Painting (outside --- D2_ 1.5 painter)
Sept 20: + Painting (outside__D1__1.5 painter)
+ Site meeting for electrical issue
Sept 19: + mirror slider doors for normal robes

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Jul 14: electrical rough-in (D2) for finalyze
# A/C duct box+Bed 3 Niche + Bed 1 Niche + Retreat robes+
Bed 2's WIR slider+ Bed 2's WIR box reducing +
Jul 13: A/C rough-in (D2) finalizing A/C duct
Jul 10: electrical rough-ins and A/C
# scaffolding removed
Jul 9: clean up site
Jul 7: meeting with kitchen supplier to clarify upgrade items
# carpenter (D2) kitchen bulkhead and family stacker doors
Jul 6: carpenter (D1) lower eaves; niches fixing; alfresco stacker doors and ceiling
# plumb rough-in for balcony and extra internal gas points
Jul 4: lower roof
Jul 3: lower facia and gutter

Jun 29: scaffolding down
Jun 28: # upper facia and cladding done (D5)
# painting for facia and cladding
# big niche to entrance
# bathrooms cavity doors
Jun 26: upper bricks clean
Jun 25: facia/cladding done (D4)
Jun 23: facia/cladding carpenter (D3)
Jun 21: facia/cladding carpenter (D2)
Jun 20: Upper Roof completed
# facia/cladding delivery and carpenters started (D1)
Jun 19: upper roof started
Jun 16: # gutter and facia done
# roof tiles delivery
Jun 15: # Brickworks (D14) COMPLETED _ bricks for front and under Family stacker doors: and fixed ENS wall and clean up the site and house
# scaffolding amendment for roof

Jun 14: bricks (D13)_ balcony and northern side of the house
Jun 13: brickies arrived and left due to non-stop rain
Jun 12: carpenters for balcony job
Jun 8: bricks (D12)
Jun 7: bricks (D11)_completed balcony job for carpenters to do frame on balcony and did the first floor's back
Jun 6: bricks (D10)_almost complete balcony job under on-off rain
Jun 5: bricks (D9)_front job

Jun 1: # bricks (D8)_ southerner side of the first floor
# Internal Plumb_ Completed (D2) for ground floor
May 31: # bricks(D7)_on ground floor

# Internal Plumb_D1 on first floor
May 30: # scaffolding correction

# brickworks (D6)_recommenced

May 29: bricks delivery (2)
May 28: sand delivery (2)
May 24: scaffolding installation _D2
May 23: scaffolding installation _D1
May 22: bricks_D5
May 21: # bricks_D4

# frame fix on Bed3, Study nook and Balcony door
May 18: bricks_ D3
May 17: # bricks_ D2

# met Austral rep and CM to discuss color issue

May 16: # brickworks _ D1

# met new SS
May 10: plumb rough in
May 8 : Frame completed
May 7: Roof trusses fixed
May 3: Meeting between Fowler and Frame company to resolve our roof trusses issue

May 1: carpenters came but can't work due to wrong roof trusses

Apr 27: window delivery
Apr 21: carpenters ( D2)
Apr 20: carpenters (D1)
Apr 17: carpenters came but can't work due to rain
Apr 16: booked frame carpenters but they didn't come
Apr13: major part of frame delivery
Apr 11: blue small beam delivery
Apr 10: customer window to Dining delivery
Apr 10: external plumb
Apr 5: beam and frame delivery
Apr 4: SLAB
Apr 3: steel, timber and pods (D4)
Apr 2: steel, timber and pods (D3)

Mar 30: Steel, timber and pods (D2)
Mar 27: Steel and waffle pods delivery
Mar 26: Timber (D1) and plumber
Mar 23: Drop Edge Beam digging and excavation
Mar 22: Piering (slab preparation D1)
Mar 16: Installation Underground Tanks completed
Mar 15: Install the underground rain water tanks
Mar 14: Digging for the underground rain water tanks (D1)

Feb 27: SITE CUT
Feb 21: Peg out and gravel
Feb 17: Fencing

2012_Pre-Construction:

Feb 7: Construction Certificate
Jan 18-20: demolition

2011

Oct 26: Section 96 approved
Sept 13: Requested amendments for Section 96 submitted
Sept 9: Section 96 submitted
July 22: DA approved
June 10: DA submitted
Apr 15: Kitchen and Electricity appointment
Apr 10: Color selection
Apr 1: Building contract signed
Mar 15: accepted uncompleted plan
Jan-Feb: new stomwater design and location

2010

Sep _Dec: plan drawing
Sep 2: 4th tender accepted
Aug 16-30: 3 other tenders revised
Aug 15: First tender received
July 25: Tender ordered

Daily Building Dairy

Week 4 (Feb 13-18)
Day 13 C (Thurs, Feb 16)
- Sent email to confirm with Kitchen window variation and again requested to have site start because every thing including pre-commencement inspection, weather and our file status
- Called SS repeating the yesterday request.
- SS called back informing that peg-out will be on today or tomorrow, other preparation will be on next Mon and call engineer to arrange storm water, slap
- Felt a bit relax as SS has made me believed in what he is doing or probably, I just want to trust him because I don't want to have 8 building miserable months!
- Checked our site around 3pm but there was nothing there.
- Weather is perfect and our site has been vacant for 3.5w and we have rented an accommodation for 1 month already!!!
- Tree company said they will do cleaning for us tomorrow. The ground is finally dry!

Day 12 C (Wed, Feb 15)
- SS showed up at our site. Hum, he didn't want to meet me as I requested!!! He must be surprise that I was there moving water and dirt out of holes .
- SS's inspection was the first job on schedule over the past many months. I couldn't remember which job was the last time FO did for us on time as over many months everything was delay!
- What SS made very impressed for me was his saying that 200 building days is very long and he have ever built a for 200 building days.
- I also surprised as he said our site is perfect for site start. However, he won't do anything until he get our plan file and he was actually only booked to pre-commencement inspection.
- Called CSO but actually talked to OM with regards to remaining issues on our final
- Requested OM to confirm our plan file has forwarded for the construction stage as he said on last Friday, Feb 10.
- OM confirmed SS can access to our plan folder
- Sent a text message to SS requesting "action" on the site

Day 11 C (Tue, Feb 14)
- Was impressed that OM sent an email after 6pm mentioning about SS's pre-commencement inspection. I'm not sure it is a common practice.
- We were very unhappy as the site start promises has kept breaking and clearly our real site start is still very far away.

Day 10 C (Mon, Feb 13)
- Emailed and called CSO but she is not in
- Called SS and left a message but SS never return our call
- OM replied our email saying that we need to wait for tomorrow as CSO will return to work and give us an update.
- It sound everything is not ready for our site start.

Week 3 (Feb 6-11)
Day 9 C (Fri, Feb 10)
- Still uneasily deal with the tree company for clean up
- Called CSO requesting info for the site start date. She originally used weather as an excuse. But I responded that the weather here was very dry, then she said she would call Paul and get back me
- Waited for her call. Then, she sent email for variation and confirmation
- Sent back her with signature and question
-Called her but she didn't not take the call
-By 5pm, I was surprised by new OM call. There were some changes, confirmation, compulsory variation for the plan.
- OM tried to impress us by his late call and attention to details for our plan. It was actually very good with his suggestion for width of laundry and toilet....
- Again, nothing was about site start schedule on Sat morning and the next week. He said CSO and SS will give us update on the next Monday
- Weather perfect but nothing happen after 3 (in a row) site start promises so we are very much disappointing!

Day 8 C (Thurs, Feb 9)
- Called CSO, she was not in
- Tomorrow and Sat morning are last chance for site start

Day 7 C (Wed, Feb 8)
- We can still have a little dream for site start if rain is hold on
- request quote for water tap behind Fridge
- will get weekly update

Day 6 C (Tue, Feb 7)
- The CC is issued
- Date for site start and quote for air conditioning are still not obtained
- Not yet call the SS for more site start info

Day 5 S (Mon, Feb 6)
-Angry letter to T and A requesting clear date for the CC, site start and experienced Site Supervisor
- Called A: she said the CC would be ready on tomorrow (Tue, Feb7), site start would be by the end of the week and allocated P as our SS. We hope P was also Ab's SS and if so, we may be lucky!

Week 2 (Jan 6-Feb 11)
Day 4 S (Sat, Feb 4)
Day 5 R (Fri, Feb 3)
- A said : the amendment for the stormwater has done and now waiting for a private certifier coming back to get the CC
-The CC and site start will only known on next Mon, Feb 6
-Very angry because of Fo's 3 lies times over the past 2 months for very easy CC

Day 4 R(Thur, Feb 2)

Day 3 Sc (Wed, Feb 1)
Nothing happened

Day 2 S(Mon, Jan 31)
-Finally, A took my call.
-A said: the CC will be by the end of the week and site start will be in the early next week because Fo can't start without the CC
-We argued: the site start will be by the end of the week as it were originally booked on Jan 25 and we just needed site preparation including fencing....
-Did text to T for making sure that Fo should keep their words

Day 1 S (Mon, Jan 30)
Angry text message to T complaining lost communication with A

Week 1 (Jan 23 - 28)
Day 3 R (Sat, Jan 28)

Day 2 R (Fri, Jan 27)
- Wrote an email to A requesting info for the CC and site start re-scheduled date
-Called in but A was off work (holiday leave again after 4 holiday weeks and Australia Day)

Day 1 R(Wed, Jan 25)
Called A and was told that the CC and site start will be by the end of the week

Vienna Dream Journey

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Wednesday 14 March 2012

W4_D5_good day_ digging for expensive water tank

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