QA Inspection

We have just got back from our QA inspection with our building inspector present. Overall we are really excited that we are in the final stages and happy with the quality of the home at present. We have been told that we should have our New Home Presentation this coming Friday. There were not many majors items picked up however quite a lot of small dents and scratches which is too be expected.

Below is a list of points that need rectifying.

- Missing towel rail and door handle in Ensuite
- Missing sink taps and towel rails in powder room
- Missing shower screen in main bathroom.
- Walls in bedroom, powder room, living and dining still need to be patched.
- Alarm system still needs to be installed
- Missing flood light on garage wall.
- Missing man hole in garage.
- Big chip in one of the tiles in the ensuite.
- Door and window tracts need a big clean out and detail.
- Some minor repainting required.
- 2 light switches and 1 light not working.
- Missing gas point on garage wall for future pool install.
- Some minor mortar cracking issues on the exterior.
- Silicon on a coupe of tiles that needs a proper clean off
- One of the bedrooms has a big lump under the carpet.
- Media room is missing lower wall HDMI power socket.
- Mirrors will be installed with appliances after NHP
- Pendant lights above kitchen island bench not installed.

Please see photos below.

Front Facade

Garage - Missing man hole.

Office

Ensuite. Note missing sliding door handle, towel rail and mirror

Chipped tile in Ensuite

Closeup of chipped Tile

Walk in robe in Main Bedroom

Looking towards front entry from living.

Looking towards living from Front Door

Living/Kitchen. Roof where the vent was moved needs patching

Kitchen splashback

Dining

Walk in pantry

Looking towards powder and main bathroom from dining 

Main bathroom - Missing shower screen 

Main bathroom

Laundry

Laundry

Wall needs patching and tape on floor marks area where
 there is a large bump under the carpet 

Progress update before QA inspection

Just a quick photo update before the QA inspection this coming Thursday. Should only be a week or two away now!

Powder room sink 

Laundry

Ensuite

Shower in ensuite

Ensuite

Ensuite sinks

Main bedroom

Bathroom shower

Kitchen sink

Kitchen

Living room

Lighting in Living

Front door

Hallway to living

Garages

Facade

Caesarstone, Splashback and Tiling

In my last post I outlined some issues we were having with our build and the quality being picked up by our inspectors. As a result of raising my concerns with Boutique an on site meeting and walk through was arranged so the Regional Building Manager could walk me through the build and explain how and what they would be doing to fix the issues.

The walk took around an hour and the RBM took the time to go through each point one at a time to make sure I understood the issue and how it would be fixed. It really helped put my mind at ease regarding some of these issues.

I also took this opportunity to point out some other smaller issues that I had noticed that I wanted addressed. Things like cracked door frame, wrong colour walls and curved or bowed skirting. All of which the RBM assured me would be fixed.

At this stage of the build the floor leveling had started in preparation of the tilers starting. This involved grinding down raised sections of the concrete slab or raising it up by using self leveling mortar. They also prepared the shower bases.

Slab being ground down so it would be more level

A few days later we had a peak through the windows and noticed the Caesarstone benches in the ensuite, bathroom and kitchen had been installed. It was an awesome surprise as we were under the impression it was still weeks away and we had been hanging out to get a look at it!

Caesarstone bench in Fresh Concrete

Ensuite Caesarstone in Raw Concrete

Main bathroom Caesarstone in Fresh Concrete

Not long after that surprise the tiling started. They started on a Friday and managed to get all tiles laid by Monday by working on the Saturday. This included the ensuite, bathroom and laundry splashbacks. All they have to do now is add the grout!

Dining Room - Galileo Disk Grey Glazed Porcelain 600X600

Looking towards powder room and bathroom

Looking towards laundry

Dining Room

The only downside we experienced over the lasts couple of weeks was the cladding on the facade. It appears that the wrong material has been ordered and instead of an horizontal cladding installed around the main bedroom window it was vertical. It looked weird from the moment we saw it and as soon as I raised this with the RBM he advised that he would chase up the correct material. Hopefully that is installed over the next week or so.

Vertical style cladding. Should be horizontal

From here they will grout all the tiles and then start the electrical works. Shower screens and basic fittings will also be installed. Carpet will be later on and the last coats of paint will be finished a couple of days before the pre-completion inspection. We have been asked to book in our PCI with our independent inspector on the 23rd of March. Fingers crossed for minimal issues and a sooner rather than later completion date!