Email from Troy

An email from Troy in regards to my question about timing of jobs.......

"The slab is scheduled for pour this Friday. There will be a curing period after the pour and then we will move on with external drainage, fill removal. Looking to deliver frames just after the Easter break. Construction will go in waves in terms of progress. Some periods of construction will appear to move very quickly and other times may appear slower. We are governed by trade availability and material availability and on site construction issues. There may be a trade scheduled for a particular day and the work may only take an hour or two, however the next work cannot occur on the same day because i don't know what time the first required trade will arrive. Their timing will depend on their workload and which area they are in at the time.
You would have seen signs of this at this stage of construction. There have been days when no one is there due to pending material deliveries, internal drainage install and some other things. The concreter is aware of the pour date that we agreed on prior to starting the work and, at this stage, will have no problems hitting this target date. Hope this helps."

Pre-plumbing

 

Today saw the pre-plumbing done.....

  

....and the delivery of the foam and bits & pieces (insert technical jargon) for the formwork.

Hot water system change

I received an email early yesterday morning from Troy suggesting we relocate the instant hot water system from the study/guest wall at the front of the house to the media room wall. This will improve the efficiency as it will be more central to the water supply points. More than happy to relocate. At tender, I did ask whether installing another system would be advantageous due to the length/size of the house. The study is a long way away from the kitchen! I was told it would be fine.

A busy day today

Work has been non-stop today from very early until at least 5:15pm. As I drove by on my way home this evening, the concreters were still there doing the piering (I think). Earlier this afternoon when I took the photos, one guy said there would be work happening on Monday if not tomorrow to get ready for the slab pouring. Good to see it all marked out on the block. easier to visualise the house & the area it will occupy.

Fencing and the all-important loo!

Resolution of issue

I rang Sydney Water to get advice (this person was not so snootty) and to change my forwarding address so bills come to me not the unoccupied premises. Procedure is to ring PAL to report the crime and then to call back to request a new meter. Once that was done, I needed to organise a plumber to check the pipes to ensure that they are not missing or damaged as Sydney Water can't install a new meter if that is the case. My lovely plumber, Brian, from Asquith Plumbing is checking out the situation this afternoon for me.
Apparently, the crims can get about $3-4 for a meter! Spending spree coming up.

A stolen water meter:-(

Upon inspection, it appears that our water meter has been stolen. All that is left is a tap & a big, constant drip. I have done some Googling and it appears I need to report it to the police to get a reference number and then call Sydney Water.

I have a feeling that moving onto a relatively busy road, from a private access road off a cul-de-sac, is going to be a shock to the system. Mail taken from the letterbox,  people loading our bins up with inappropriate rubbish, stealing water meters....

Does anyone know what this is? Found it sticking out of the ground after the excavation. Suggestions?