Saturday 16th October 2010
Yes, folks.
I finally received word from the builders that I have now entered the 'Construction Phase'.
I drove past my block today and there is a huge pile of yellow sand sitting in one corner of it. Is it there in preparation for levelling out my block??
...stay tuned!
Saturday 2nd October 2010
Good thing I didn't hold my breath.
I drove past my block yesterday on the way home from work and just like it's been for the past few months, it's just accummulating leftover bricks and debris from the construction of the houses on either side.
I was able to get home in time to call the builders up to ask them what was happening with my builders licence that I was told should be ready last week. They told me that they were still waiting on the Council to sign off on it. They suggested I could call the Council and try to push things along.
So, I did.
I spoke to a lovely lady in the Building Services department and she informed me that my licence was on hold (and has been since 21 September 2010) because they're waiting to receive payment from the builders to cover the verge bond and inspections that are required. The verge bond is to cover any damage that may be caused to the concrete verges that are in place on the front and back boundaries of the block of land.
I was so not happy, Jan.
I called the builders straight back and told them the situation and they replied that the payments were already made because they make a combined payment by cheque for all their jobs each month. Being 4:55pm on a Friday, there was nothing I could expect them to do to chase this up so now I'm expecting a call Monday morning to let me know what is going on. Did they make the payment and the Council have stuffed up, or have they not made the payment but think that they have?
Either way, it's annoying. If I hadn't chased this up, it could have been months down the track before someone bothered to find out what was going on. I doubt the Council would call the builders to remind them of the payment. My licence application would probably just sit 'on hold'. The builders would just tell me that they're waiting on the Council and that it is not unusual for the Council to take forever to get through paperwork.
I need a chill pill.
I drove past my block today and there is a huge pile of yellow sand sitting in one corner of it. Is it there in preparation for levelling out my block??
I drove past the block on the weekend and was irritated to see how much garbage had accummulated from the ongoing construction on the neighbouring properties.
It was rather windy too, so this metal mesh had actually blown up off the neighbour's block and was obstructing the road.
The builders told me they'd written a cheque to cover the verge bond and inspections and forwarded it to the Council. I'd better call up tomorrow to check that they have received it.
I drove past my block yesterday on the way home from work and just like it's been for the past few months, it's just accummulating leftover bricks and debris from the construction of the houses on either side.