We have a container

Yay we have a container!And this is some of the stuff that will be going into it.

10 days to go before we are out of the house. I will be filming the demolition and maybe web camming it to the family in Queensland.

Bank progress

Got an email from the bank manager today. They have now received the valuation on our house. It has come in higher than what we originally estimated so that gives us a bit of relief on the pre-start changes that we have made.
She is now going to put the wheels in motion on the loan application so hopefully that is signed off before the family go to Queensland later this month.

Demolition License Submitted

Done! After a false start the license application has finally be submitted last Friday. So now the building license can be issued - let's see if the contract administrator informs us of the comment attached to the fax sent to them by the council. The council noted that they wanted to know how the builder meets the light and ventilation requirements of the BCA. Sooo...this is another step to us moving out of the house and on our journey towards a new one.

Variations

Gosh, so much happens in one week. We went through the variations line by line. It all appears to be correct except some niggly things. We questioned some costs such as the addition of doors to the WIRs - $544 each. I guess this is high but we do have 31c ceilings throughout the house. Also this included the upgraded Stanford doors. Also we wanted the floor heating to extend into the ensuite toilet however they costed for a whole new system at $445! We questioned them why the exhaust fan cost $505 rather than $376 for the other two that we added. Their response was as the energy efficiency had been completed, this vent fan has backdraft shutters. Hmmm let's remember this one when they install the fans to see if they do put the backdraft shutters in. We'll wait and see what they come back with for the other queries. We have time as the demolition is holding the construction up!