Well we have hit Practical Completion and the inspection is booked in for the 11th of July. There is still a great deal to be completed before then. As you can see below on our 24/7.
So let me tell you what's left to complete.
Plumbing and taps.
Shower screens and mirrors
Toilets - better not forget those.
Splashbacks
Feature walls - SS leaves them to do last...
Roof insulation - thought this would have been done earlier
Garage - Roller Door and Back door.
Water Tank
Underground power
Brickies to come back and fix up a few areas
Appliances to be installed which happens on the day of handover.
Clean up the piles of rubbish and fast food wrappers - I think the birds are going to starve when we are finished.
The chippy needs to finish off underneath the balcony.
Final painting
Balcony sliding door lock to be replaced - B&P, we will take a photo.
The stair feature trim did not line up and will need to be redone.
The niches have been completed.
The sparky has been through. We didn't realise that you get plastic light shades. We just thought we would get a batten and light globe. We will change all the lights down the track.
Heating, Cooling and Vacuum vents have been completed.
The rumpus room doors. The chippy was installing all the door handles, door stops and BIR & WIR rails on Saturday.
Three doors - bathroom, toilet and girl mini's room. We added the privacy locks to the bathroom and toilet.
Boy mini's room. It makes a big difference when the door handles are done.
Master Bedroom door. We also added a privacy lock to keep the Minis away from us!!! You can see the hole in the wall. We had moved the light switch over because the electrician had put it behind the door. We let our SS know and we marked the floor. The sparky realised what we had done after he put the hole in the wall. So much for communication.
The WIR rails. Note the support which BSS requested to be included. None of the display homes have these. Maybe it's because our WIR is longer.
Below is a sample length of the timber which I will be installing. Originally we were going to install Jarah which is a darker red. We changed our mind when we saw the Redgum layed out on the floor. The floor is going to be a major feature of the house running from the front door right through to the dining and kitchen. The study, lounge and rumpus will be carpeted.
The timber is MultiPlank which uses an underlay and steel clips. No glue or nails. It requires a gap around the edges of the walls to allow for expansion. This is covered with quad which some people dislike. I personally don't mind. You can also remove the skirts instead. Too much messing around if you ask me. You can also re-sand and seal if required.
We also ordered the decking for the alfresco and front door. This will be mixed reds to match in with the inside flooring. Hopefully I will have time to do this soon because the place is very muddy outside!
The carpet has taken ages to decide. It seems that every carpet store has a different brand, different name and different colour. We are almost decided on the below colour and type.
This is Godfrey-Hirst Plush Pile Angelique 80% wool -20% nylon 48oz carpet in Cocoa colour. Depending on the light it looks a different colour.
The rumpus doors - all nice & clean.
Pantry sink with the tiles looking much better. Some form of gap sealer still needs to be done.
A better photo of the splashback.
The balcony door and the piano window. It's amazing what a difference clean windows make to the room.
Master bedroom windows
The ensuite cabinet.
Laundry with all standard taps. 
The screen door is still in the WIR and I guess that somebody forgot that this is 1500mm instead of 1200mm.
Bathroom view from the door.
These are the standard taps which I wanted changed to the other side so we don't reach across the vanity.
Our straight toilet with a toilet. It's so exciting and it even works!
The WC with all that extra cupboard space.
Splashbacks. The colour changes from a deep red to a brighter red depending on how bright the light is.
The sides below the windows are yet to be installed. The rangehood was installed last week.
This is the space between the fridge and pantry. The other photos are all blurry unfortunately.
The sliding door locks have been changed to be a dead lock. The idea is that a small child can't just push the lever down and walk out onto the balcony. Yes there will be a fire plan. Keys kept close by and the balcony according to Marita is going to have a slide running down to safety. When I said we also needed a flying fox from the windows, I received that disapproving look. I just don't get it....
The shower screen has been installed in the bathroom. Ensuite screen has been delivered but not installed.
There were a couple of heating vents which were missed are now finished.
The niches have been completed.
The sparky has been through. We didn't realise that you get plastic light shades. We just thought we would get a batten and light globe. We will change all the lights down the track.
Heating, Cooling and Vacuum vents have been completed.
The rumpus room doors. The chippy was installing all the door handles, door stops and BIR & WIR rails on Saturday.
Three doors - bathroom, toilet and girl mini's room. We added the privacy locks to the bathroom and toilet.
Boy mini's room. It makes a big difference when the door handles are done.
Master Bedroom door. We also added a privacy lock to keep the Minis away from us!!! You can see the hole in the wall. We had moved the light switch over because the electrician had put it behind the door. We let our SS know and we marked the floor. The sparky realised what we had done after he put the hole in the wall. So much for communication.
The WIR rails. Note the support which BSS requested to be included. None of the display homes have these. Maybe it's because our WIR is longer.
Below is a sample length of the timber which I will be installing. Originally we were going to install Jarah which is a darker red. We changed our mind when we saw the Redgum layed out on the floor. The floor is going to be a major feature of the house running from the front door right through to the dining and kitchen. The study, lounge and rumpus will be carpeted. 
The carpet has taken ages to decide. It seems that every carpet store has a different brand, different name and different colour. We are almost decided on the below colour and type. 
We arranged to meet the tiler at the house to go through the tiling plans. We had heaps of the small glass tiles below so he suggested to add an additional row. So now we have 3 instead of 2. Happy about that.
The laundry tiles were to go up to the overhead cupboards, but the tiler suggested we take it two tiles high and go right accross the wall. We're not complaining. :-)
The shower bases have been layed diagonally. I think the display homes are square. What do you all think? It seperates the two areas.
Since the tiles are seperate to the shower the tiles have been centred with the bath and the maroon tiles. This picture doesn't show the maroon very well. The tiles on the left were removed due the the mirror which goes above the vanity wall.
We explained to the tiler that he needed to randomly mix the tiles up for the toilet. This is the outcome.
The shower niches will have the maroon tiles. Once again Diagonally layed tiles for the base.
Here you can see the wall tiles meet up with the window. The 1500mm shower fits in just right.
It seems weeks ago when B&P started their tiling. It's been really exciting to see paint and tiles go in as this is the final look.
Nice glossy front door.
The high study doors.
Boy mini's BIR. Looking forward to some handles around the place.
Study with the corner. T&L you did well to have it removed.
Servery all plastered and painted.
The showers have had their third coat of sealer which is a gray color. Very disappointed - should be red.
The stair case needs a few more coats.
The old outdoor table has certainly done the rounds. The chairs have wood, cement, plaster and now paint all over them. At least the paint is in the lounge room instead of the kitchen bench.
This picture of me was taken around the 3 week mark. Its now week 16. Big difference since then.
