Tuesday 17 December 2013

We're in!

About a fortnight ago, we had our PCI. We had been issued a Certificate of Occupancy a few days before so we knew that we'd be in very soon. The PCI took a couple of hours and aside from minor things that required some touch up paint or  patching, all looked good. The private inspector came by a few days later and that was worth it because he picked up on things such as one scratched window glass, poor cleaning of the bricks etc. Comdain agreed to rectifying these problems.

On handover day, we were met by the owner of Comdain who took us through the house pointing out various features and what maintenance would be required in the future. It was fantastic having this final walkthrough with him as we discovered little things that weren't working properly (vac-pan in kitchen) and he too agreed that the brick cleaning was below their standards; all of which he said would be addressed. (In fact, the ducted vacuuming guys were out the next day and also helped us re-program the alarm).

Having spent a little bit of time now in the house, there are some things we absolutely love:
The vac-pan and the laundry chute are a hit with the kids who have been falling over eachother to do the housework.
Features like the wide eaves, double-glazed windows, fly screens on all openable windows have meant that we have been able to keep the house at a good temperature without using the heating/cooling.
Storage! ( enough said.)
Having the dishwasher and sink for dirty dishes in the pantry. 

We've also noticed things we should have done:
Added a Powerpoint in our long corridor for a nightlight.
Thought about practical things like how the ironing board would be positioned so the we could position a Powerpoint to suit that.
Road-tested our kitchen (and pantry) tap before choosing. The water stream just doesn't seem as strong as we would have liked.
Getting a louder doorbell ( or an intercom).

But there's not much to complain about. Comdain have built an amazing home. We'll keep you updated on post-handover dealings with Comdain.

A few pics:







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