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Photos of the fencing

Have had the fences and gates put up over the last few days. Ended up getting Reardon Fencing at Toronto to do the work. Noone else seemed to call back and I think the original company we got a quote from has gone out of business.

Progress So Far Since Moving In

Here's a few pics of the landscaping we've done so far plus a few pics of the inside of the house. We are still waiting for the shutters and blinds to be made and installed as well as waiting on the dining furniture and for the colorbond fencing to be done...but otherwise things are getting there.

Handover Done and We Have the Keys

We have received the keys along with a box of gifts from Montgomery....(Wine, Wine glasses, Keyring etc). Holidays now and time to move in. : ) How good is being finished and getting the keys 4 months early or 4 months before the contract end date.

Lights are on No one is Home......Yet

Cleaners Have Been

The cleaners have been in to get rid of some of the dust and all the builder's rubbish laying around. They have cleaned all the protective layer off the windows + polished them etc so we can now see the views. All the protective plastic has been peeled off the kitchen cupboards also and the bathrooms have been cleaned so eveything is nice and shiny and new. The builders and electricians haven't finished yet so I think it's just an initial builders clean for now.

The hot water heater and the water tank have been delivered. It's here in the photo...not sure if it has been stolen by now tho as it's just sitting there in it's box and they no longer have a chain on the security fence/gate. Anyone need a new hot water system?

Don't have any photos yet but when we went out yesterday, they have put all the flyscreens over the windows and sliding door screens.

Lots More Photos

Here's a heap of more photos.
Things are coming along. The kitchen is just about done. Just need the stove top to be installed, the top part of the rangehood to be put on, us to put in the microwave with the in built surrounding and the fridge. (those 2 things will be after we move in tho). The fridge/freezer will be a 2 door side by side Omega stainless steel. One thing we regret now is not getting the caesarstone mitred drop down edges for the island bench. It kinda looks a bit crap seeing the sides and the 2 colours where they join so we think we are going to see if we can get the drop down caesarstone edges added to it. If not we will probably get this benchtop taken off and cut up to use in the laundry as benches then get a whole new caesarstone benchtop with the drop down edges. It's no good not being happy with it. It does look ok as is...but it could be alot better doing it how we want it. You can see now they have put the edging around the tiles around the kitchen bench window which looks much better now.

The electricians are just about finished...(in these photos that is) by now they have finished completely. Missing bits from these photos are the bar spotlights above the kitchen island bench and the wall lights going up the staircase. They also hadn't put in the entry foyer fancy pendant light or the garage light. You can see in these photos all the downlights + the square room lights. All the power points TV and phone points done and the smoke detectors with their red plastic covers on for now. I assume they also have the spa oven and rangehood wired in.

The bathrooms and toilets are all finished also and I think look really good...apart from very dirty and messy. Well actually the whole house looks like a tip but that will all be cleaned up on the 10th feb.

Handover should be on the 10th March and we will get the tiler in to do the rest of the flooring as well as the carpets, driveway, blinds shutters and fencing as soon as possible after getting the keys. We have just paid for a brand new King bed suite and mattress and have chosen the dining table/chairs a few coffee tables and found another lounge we like so that is all organised once the flooring is done.

Very exciting time over the next few months.