Monday, May 12, 2008

3 Days Til Settlement - 5 Til The Big Move!

AAAAAAHHHHHHH! It's finally approaching! We have organised to have settlement on Thursday 15th at 4pm. The big move is on for Saturday.
The good news or the bad news? Ok, bad first so we can end on a positive note.
Our carpet layers - the wonderful Western Distributers is fully booked until next Wednesday! This means we will be moving in with no carpet. No big deal, we will just sleep in the family room until the carpets are in so that we don't have to assemble then dis-assembling then re-assemble the bed frame. A few nights on the mattress on the floor won't hurt us and with a bit of luck we will be that exhausted that we won't care! Another possible bad thing could be the fact that we only received the final invoice today - which we can lodge with the bank first thing tomorrow but I hope that is enough time! Please, please, please!
And somewhat bad news is that our Site Manager/Supervisor has left Metricon for a smaller local builder after 9 years service. We wish him all the best at his new job and thank him for his patience and help over the last 6 months or so. We will have handover with a replacement SM.
Now for the good news - we have the certificate of occupancy - despite being rejected last week for cracked roof tiles (rolls eyes at them), so it is all green lights for Thursday's handover.
We contacted a local blind company and they quoted the whole house - windows in hollands, sliding doors in verticals - for $1580. We were so wrapped with this quote! I met with the guy today at the house and he quickly double checked the measurements while I pondered over the colour selection and finally come to the conclusion that the best colour was "pewter" which is not the colour that the name suggests but was closest to the wall colour in a complimentary tone. The blinds will be installed Friday - how's that for service!
We have sent off our fencing quotes to the relevant neighbours but are yet to hear back - so it is just as well we will be moving in with blinds on the windows... is a bit of privacy too much to ask?
Oh, and the moving van is booked for first thing Saturday so we better get cracking with the last of the packing (he, he, that rhymes!).
WOOOOHOOOO!