Electrical meeting

Finally the last decision-making meeting - electrical meeting with Your Home Consulting. Prior attending this meeting we did a bit of shopping of all the electrical needs and drew a plan showing the additional downlights, pendants, outdoor lights etc. The lady consultant was great and very helpful. She went through each area and used the Viseo program to add the electrical needs to our plan. With bringing in our plan it helps the meeting run through very smoothly. With the quoted received a few days after we decided to outsource our electrical needs but have Plantation Homes to do the followings as it is easier to get them to do it than having our sub-contractor to do it after handover and it may cost even more:

• 1 x Weatherproof Double Power Points

         Placing at the back on right for water tank to be installed in future

• 2 x Junction Box for Future External Light Point 

         Placing at front two piers for up and down lights

Our plans lodged with the Certifier Whoohooo

Pretty much for the last 3 months, we were going back and forth with Plantation Homes getting quotes, add/removing upgrades on the Tender and getting updated plan. Each time we requested a quote it took up to 2 weeks hence it took quite a bit of time to finalise the Tender.

So after all the upgrades we wanted are on the Tender and received the credits we ENTITLED (long storyyyy) we decided to sign the contract on 29 October!! Once signed, everything are locked in and if we want to make any adjustment there would be an administration fee of $500. Ouch!

1 November - And so our plans lodged with the Certifier! Usually, Council takes forever to approve the plans but hopefully we will get the approved plan back no longer than 4 weeks as Christmas is just around the corner (fingers crossed).

Here are the indicative timeline of what to expect until the pre site stage:

• Plans lodged with Certifier to obtain Building Approval (4-8 weeks in Council)
• Post Contract Variation Document (2-4 weeks)
• Electrical Variation (2 weeks)
• Approval Plans & Insurances emailed to bank to finalise finance (48 hours)
• Final Drawings (1 week)
• Final Pre Site Stage (2-3 weeks)