Wednesday 11 December 2013

Electrical and plumbing fit-off in progress

After only 2 days, our Electrical and Plumbing fit-off is almost complete. All of our light fittings (except the front pillars) have been installed and all of the plumbing is done (except for Bathroom & Powder Room vanity basins as they are still pending delivery). Still very pleased with our choices so far - it is finally starting to look like a home :)

Our gas hot water system has also been installed - just need to get the gas meter installed now and that side of things will be done too :) We have two wall controllers (to control the heat of the water coming in to the bathroom and kitchen) - not sure where we will put these yet though.

Our air conditioning fit off and exterior painting (with the exception of our front cladding) is also due to be completed this week, however we have a bit of rain forecast so that might get pushed back to early next week. Next week is also scheduled to see the installation of our shower screens, wardrobe doors and bathroom mirrors - though due to the tiling issues in the ensuite, that may also get pushed back until we are satisfied.

On the subject of ensuite tiles, I met with our Site Supervisor, Luke, his manager and a representative from Beaumont Tiles on Tuesday morning (timed it perfectly for when I dropped off our light fittings!). The Beaumont rep stated "the tile you have chosen is a natural product in which colour variations do occur" - in other words, Beaumont were not to blame. I spoke to Luke and his manager afterwards and they agreed that the colour variation compared to the sample they have at Cosham Studios is not acceptable and they were going to discuss further with Beaumont Tiles to "sort it out". Hopefully by the end of this week we will have a suitable resolution - though I am absolutely positive that the tiler hates me!

Latest photos are below - enjoy!

Our baths ready to be fitted

Close up of our "slimline" light switches

Front porch - with light

Living Area - with down lights

Dining & Kitchen - we love our pendant lights!!

Close up of our pendant lights


 
Theatre
 
Our undercount sink & kitchen mixer

Master bedroom - with ceiling fan (which all bedrooms have)

Ensuite - with down lights and exhaust fan

Ensuite - we love our "huge" rain shower heads and our basins :)

Ensuite bath

Down the hall way - smoke detectors installed

Toilet in the Powder Room

Bathroom

Bathroom

TV Area

Under-cabinet lights in the kitchen

Gas hot water system

2 comments:

  1. Wow that is looking really good. Did the PH electrician install the pendants for you? We were lead to believe that this was something that often had to happen after completion .... depending on the electrician.

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    1. It looks great! So happy with the lights! Yes, the PH electrician did the pendants for us and the bonus was he only charged $15 per light to install (so $45 all up!!) but I do believe it depends on the electrician as well - some won't do pendants at all. He also did our exhaust fans and ceiling fans as we didn't get these pre-wired or costed by Plantation - and he only charged us $60 for each of those too - all up, a much cheaper option than getting it included with Plantation :)

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