Tyrrells reinspection booked for tomorrow so lots of jobs today, EB have had two weeks but apparently everything on the Tyrrells report is getting done today...hhmmmm...still no one on-site so will only be half a day really.

To do this afternoon:
roof - bedding of ridge capping & flashing to complete, cleaning the gutter
painting - lots of touch ups & repainting the stairs
tilers to do lots of sealing & will be cleaning the drains - I thought the plumbers did this????
the doors don't close properly so not sure who's doing this????
the bifold doors are rusted apparently the cleaners clean this so not sure this is happening....
windows scratched still to be replaced

If they can do this in one day why didn't they do it two weeks ago????

The one thing that got done was the mosaic tiles - very surprised to see this done and also very surprised how they rectified the issue...The problem was that the tiling was not straight and protruding out plus the tilers couldn't get behind the vanity basin so the tiles were falling off.

EB's solution & Di Lorenzo - this was coming from the General Manager of Di Lorenzo - they tiled over the existing tiles. So you can imagine how thick this is looking...this was an issue in May so they have had at least one month to sort this out and this is how they fixed it.

Di Lorenzo are saying that the tiling should have been done first before the basin went in and that the basin has not been placed correctly it's too far away from the wall. They tiled over the tiles as this is the best option without moving anything....

EB just want the easy fix obviously so have decided to do this without asking us if we agree with it. We did not consent to tiling over tiles we wanted it done properly so if it meant moving the basin then this is what EB should do not this half arsed job....why do we have to constantly fight to get something done properly???? Has anyone heard of doing this to a NEW house - tiling over tiles????

Here are the tiles below which needed to be rectified...so they tiled over this....

Why did I bother paying so much money for these *%$#@ing expensive tiles when this is how they are tiling it????

I feel like we have been taken for a very expensive ride long enough and I just want it to end

Taps Solution

Like I said before the picture above which is displayed in the Home Option Gallery was what we thought we'd be getting but instead our taps were installed too low. I don't think they should display this photo in the Home Option if the end product does not look like this. Not happy about this at all as we had to buy new spouts so that we can use the basins. We opted for the Fluid Plus bath spout as these were shorter and went up slightly and they matched the existing taps. Hope this works. We didn't really need more unbudgetted expenditure.

At no time during the build were we asked to specify how high we wanted the taps. I thought I would have sounded too pedantic if I specified the height of the taps when we were choosing all our fixtures but in hindsight I guess this would not have resulted in what we have now. I did inquire about this at the start of the build when the plumbing went in and was told by my SS not to worry as they knew what they were doing, it will all be sorted out...gullible me believed him. I should have put this in writing then....

I should have gone with a mixer which was my first option but instead I went with the 'standard' taps. My bad, I should have gone with my instinct. I think the taps were the only thing I didn't change. lol.

Speaking of the Home Option Gallery - they have a frameless shower screen there too and there's no hob to be seen in site - my SS should visit this Gallery so he can see what a 'frameless' screen looks like.

How do I get over this? I'm just totally gutted about these mistakes. I guess I had high expectations and EB just hasn't delivered.

Bathroom Tiles

Di Lorenzo Tiles have done a really great job on the tiling but I've not fully checked (and I'm no expert) so will wait until it's all done and cleaned.

Stegbar went to the house on Mon to measure the screens and shelves to which my SS invited me to. Stegbar did tell me that you can have a 'frameless' shower screen to which the doors will be hinged to the glass panel, which is what I've ordered He also said that as we are having a dual shower there will be a lot of water so a hob may be a good idea...funny that's not what they have on there web site...it seems a bit weird that they are now getting Stegbar involved and not when I was making the variation.

I think the tiles would have looked stunning if I only went to the ceiling, oh well will have to wait now until we move in. It just looks a bit unfinished but will wait and see once it's painted.

I did want to get this sorted out now but apparently if I get the tiler in now to tile to the top the cornices will have to be taken out as it will hit the cornices and will stick out. I didn't think it would be a big deal the tilers are coming back anyway, it's just the cornices and gyprock will have to be redone. The carpenter is coming on Thurs, he could take the cornices out then? So what's the big deal??

main bathroom: "the hobless one", check out the floor below




looks a bit ugly with the tiles cut but that's the standard height...I think it was more work cutting the tiles than just going to the ceiling. It seems a bit inflexible this whole thing.

Here is the ensuite bathroom: 'with hob' doesn't have the same clean lines as the one above, the shower screen will sit on the top in the inside of this, which will make it more noticeable.
EB have not apologized about this mistake or acknowledged the fact that they made a mistake.

dual shower in the ensuite; notice the side of the shower - will definitely tile this higher at least to the shower height, looks a bit weird how it drops down....guess had not fully visualised this oopssy

I looked at this photo again below of the bathroom in the entertainer 37 and the tiles weren't done to the ceiling, so mine may look ok once painted, I hope.