The rest of the piering

Called Joe today about when the rest will get done. He reckons after new years. If we're lucky and can get some people in for inspections then it could be between Xmas and new years, but let's be realistic. I told him to let me know if there will be work fitted in.

Huxl3y are off between 23rd Dec 09 and 11th Jan 10. Some of their contractors might work through but it depends on if they can get the inspections in. I don't know what these inspections are.

Piering day 1

Finances are still not done. Called Navin and he says he is sending something in writing to Huxl3y. Jillian will be calling him to confirm. She is a serial ball dropper; she doesn't even know how to send email.

Today piering began. I can't believe i'm paying so much for work done by people who probably didn't finish year 10. I don't trust their dull-eyed faces and lack of common sense. The piering went a lot deeper than they expected to get to shale. They only did half of the piering today. Who knows when they will continue the rest of it. Probably next year. Three agitators came for the piering and it still didn't fill all the piers that got drilled.

Parking is a problem because it's unrestricted parking time around there so close to the station.

Huxl3y is irritating me about the Date of Commencement of works. It started almost 2 weeks ago but they will consider it 'commenced' when all the paperwork is done from bank. This will be next year unless a miracle happens. I hate Huxl3y, CBA and anyone from the building and trade industries.

I met another neighbour from the flat, her name's Flo

All images are here.
http://s970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/ragytag/piering_091214/

Miscellaneous Records

Last friday couldn't get through to Navin to ask about why the finance is taking so long.
Emailed Marcela for confirmation of the date construction began and it seems that she has contacted Joe to get him to hold his horses because finances aren't ready.
Called Joe on friday to find out what was happening next week. He called me back saying piering is happening monday but then the concreter will go off do something else. He's doing our job and another job at the same time.

Met some more neighbours Edith and Vicky

Mowing the lawn

Dad and I went to mow the nature strip today. It's been 6 months since we last did it. My god it took 2 hours for a piece of turf 1m x 10 m. It wasn't even that high!

Something like 6 bags of grass clippings and weeds. I couldn't reach the weeds in the yard which were the aim of the gardening session, since Huxl3y have put up the fence last friday 11th Dec 09.

There's now also a 1m high pile of large gravel stones on the LHS where the old driveway used to be.

No concrete this week

Rang J our site supervisor. He says concreter will probably make it next week because he's still finishing off a job elsewhere. In the meantime they will set up fences and stuff.

Still haven't heard from the bank. Will email Navin tomorrow.

Excavation day 1 images

Some images of my big dirty site

From across the road. We're the big gap between the flat on the RHS and the crummy house on the left.





Closeup from LHS corner of property

Green netting and metal fences

I went over to take a look today, since the first day they've excavated the dip for the new driveway (it looks really low in the ground - i hate that)

There are also peg out posts - i think thats what they must be. They are these white wooden posts with red marks on them. Probably for levels or something.

Green netting is also up at the back and front for dust control i guess.

There's still the problem of my metal fence at the front. It's set in the same concrete as the public pavement, and that's why the idiot demolition guys didn't get rid of it. My partner tells me his family has a metal cutter, and next weekend he can do it, problem is that he needs a power outlet. Maybe we can ask a neighbour? I heard they hate us.

On your marks, get set...

So today 3rd December 2009 is the first day of construction.

Costs have already increased due to 9 trucks of fill removed. My start-of-build high is fading fast.

Here's hoping it finishes early.

Excavation

Excavation has begun today. JS has told me they will be taking out 9 truckloads of dirt.
If excavation does not finish today, it'll definately finish tomorrow. But concreter won't be coming the day after because of scheduling. They are hoping he will come before Christmas.

No problems except for some of the abandoned fencing lying around. He'll also have a word with the guy to smooth over the divet at the front so no one falls over.

The temporary fencing will come when they've finished excavation and cleaned up a little.

Construction Certificate: TICK!!!!!

Our builder Huxl3y has informed us that today they got approval from council for the construction certificate!
So now we just need the bank formal approval to come through. Probably coming this friday.
Fingers crossed for a slab down by Christmas!