Unfortunately my builder was unable to do Wednesday for handover. Or Thursday. So we agreed on Friday (today). I decided to block out the diary earlier in the week and make myself available to the random meeting-bookers tentatively. Be buggered if I wasn't going to learn from my lesson, I was not taking the day off!
At 9am, I rang the builder to confirm. No answer.
So, I sent a text message saying (not asking!) that we'd be there at 12.30pm. I also made mention that the Bank hadn't sent their valuer yet, so there was no cheque (and based on our previous discussion, had assumed this was perfectly acceptable to him).
The response I received shocked me - remember, we were going to handover last week - the council still hadn't sent through their certification of the property!
*insert expletive here*
My response was still friendly, but implied that without certification, there would be no cheque to which I was messaged back "keys & bank go hand in hand if there going to stuff around i can have you sign a release form to allow u 2 have keys...."
Are you freakin' serious? If MY bank is going to stuff around?? Release form? No, just finish my house already!
I didn't bother responding. He has now suggested Tuesday next week. He's also finally sent me the certification from the Council which happens to note a number of things that are missing (hydraulic reports etc). Hmm .. 2 things I noted - the Council still requires things to be done; and, the builder was in the office, which.is.not.even.in.Brisbane??!
Suprisingly, even though I saw red when I received that text message, I quickly moved on.
Dear Husband and I even made the trip over there after work. Fortunately, we were able to get in so we had a quick perve whilst the kids enjoyed afternoon tea. And what do you know ... the house is still unfinished and the more we look, the more little things we find. So I'm off now to update the defects list, recalculate the liquidated damages and figure out how much longer I can survive paying the rent on top of the mortgage.
My plan this weekend is to go over again and put little red dots on everything and take photos. And send it to him Monday.
Oh, and attend a dear friend's baby girl's Christening!
Have a lovely weekend, all!
Suz x
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