So this week, we had our home loan submitted for approval and hopefully will have an answer early next week. We were hoping to have had some good news by now, but I guess these things take time.
We made a few minor changes to our Electrical Choices and recieved the Variation yesterday to sign off on. The total electrical came to $3,065.
Our tender was reviewed (what MJH call 'Tender Review') and have been advised that we have to pay an extra $2,000 because we have passed the 150 day build mark.
Don't you hate it when your waiting on exciting news and then the weekend arrives, meaning you have to wait an extra few days! Such a downer! Who would have thought that I would ever dislike weekends... I am kind of glad the weekend is here though as its been a pretty full on week.
Until next week...
Friday, February 1, 2013
18th January 2013
Today was our electrical appointment which I had to do alone as Pete had a
work meeting on that he couldn't get out of. I felt a little anxious about the
appointment as the pressure was on me to make all the decisions. The
appointment was over in about an hour as Pete and I had sat down for hours the
night before discussing everything thankfully. It really pays to spend the time
going through it all prior to your appointment as I reckon it would have taken
3 times as long otherwise.
There were a few little surprises along the way such as finding out that MJH provided a few extra batten holders free of charge, with one being outside the laundry, one outside the master bedroom and two extra internally where I didn't expect them to be, which was great. Because of the amount of power points I added, an extra circuit also had to be added, which was a downer, but hey...didn't really have a choice with that one.
I decided to go ahead with MJH's alarm system on offer as it was just easier than having to worry about it after handover and we probably wouldn't get insurance without an alarm. This was $925 plus $190 for a pair of alarm keyring remotes. I did get a quote for $1,000 if we decided to do it ourselves so I thought the price was pretty reasonable.
The total cost came to $3,120 which included:
2 x dimmers
1 x 2-way switch
1 x extra single power point
20 x extra double power points
1 x outdoor power point
1 x extra TV and Data point
2 x remote alarm keyrings
1 x Alarm Package
1 x extra power circuit
MJH's standard inclusions included:
27 x batten holders
All light switches
8 x single power points
15 x double power points
4 x Data/TV/Phone/Digital TV points
1 x Fibre optic conduit for Telstra Velocity
2x smoke detectors
In the beginning, we had a budget of $5,000 for electrical, so by having bought all of our own lights and only including a few extras we have managed to save thousands. If we had had MJH supply and install everything, the cost would have easily been around $10,000 or more. The only extra cost we will have now is the installation of all the lights. So far the cheapest quote I have had is about $20 per downlight and the other items slightly higher. I think it may work out cheaper to pay an Electrician an hourly rate. I am still getting quotes for this.
After the electrical appointment was over, I met with Rae from MJH for an update on how everything else was progressing. She informed me that CDC approval was expected back Monday or Tuesday next week and all that was needed now was a letter to commence construction.
After hearing the good news, I could hardly contain my excitement for the rest of the day.
Fingers crossed next week will be an exciting one.
There were a few little surprises along the way such as finding out that MJH provided a few extra batten holders free of charge, with one being outside the laundry, one outside the master bedroom and two extra internally where I didn't expect them to be, which was great. Because of the amount of power points I added, an extra circuit also had to be added, which was a downer, but hey...didn't really have a choice with that one.
I decided to go ahead with MJH's alarm system on offer as it was just easier than having to worry about it after handover and we probably wouldn't get insurance without an alarm. This was $925 plus $190 for a pair of alarm keyring remotes. I did get a quote for $1,000 if we decided to do it ourselves so I thought the price was pretty reasonable.
The total cost came to $3,120 which included:
2 x dimmers
1 x 2-way switch
1 x extra single power point
20 x extra double power points
1 x outdoor power point
1 x extra TV and Data point
2 x remote alarm keyrings
1 x Alarm Package
1 x extra power circuit
MJH's standard inclusions included:
27 x batten holders
All light switches
8 x single power points
15 x double power points
4 x Data/TV/Phone/Digital TV points
1 x Fibre optic conduit for Telstra Velocity
2x smoke detectors
In the beginning, we had a budget of $5,000 for electrical, so by having bought all of our own lights and only including a few extras we have managed to save thousands. If we had had MJH supply and install everything, the cost would have easily been around $10,000 or more. The only extra cost we will have now is the installation of all the lights. So far the cheapest quote I have had is about $20 per downlight and the other items slightly higher. I think it may work out cheaper to pay an Electrician an hourly rate. I am still getting quotes for this.
After the electrical appointment was over, I met with Rae from MJH for an update on how everything else was progressing. She informed me that CDC approval was expected back Monday or Tuesday next week and all that was needed now was a letter to commence construction.
After hearing the good news, I could hardly contain my excitement for the rest of the day.
Fingers crossed next week will be an exciting one.
13th January 2013
Today Pete and I took to the streets for a bit of retail therapy and decided
to check out some lighting warehouses in Auburn. After having done a lot of
research online and visiting other lighting shops over the previous weeks, we
decided to go ahead and order our lights. We worked out that buying our own
lights and installing them after hand over was going to be the cheapest for us.
We bought ours from Lighting Town in Auburn. We dealt with Maria who I think
may have been the owner who was so lovely. Because I had bought from her in the
past, she gave us some really good prices.
We bought 73 x downlights, 4 x kitchen bench pendants, 1 x dining room pendant, 3 x ceiling spotlight/pendants for the boys rooms, 9 x exterior up/down lights, 1 x exterior sensor light and 2 x bathroom heater/light/exhaust fans. We splurged slightly on the dining room pendant as Pete fell in love with it and had to have it. When we asked how much it was the first time, we were told $1,000 and nearly died. After about half an hour, we asked Maria again if she could do any better as we both loved the light, so she said she would do it for $850, which we then decided to go ahead with. The damage ended up being just over $3,000, which we thought was great, considering it would have cost over $6,000 just for downlights if we had decided to use MJH to supply and install them. All we need now is to find a decent cheap Electrician to install them after handover. If anyone knows of any, please message me.
Some pics of our purchases:
We bought 73 x downlights, 4 x kitchen bench pendants, 1 x dining room pendant, 3 x ceiling spotlight/pendants for the boys rooms, 9 x exterior up/down lights, 1 x exterior sensor light and 2 x bathroom heater/light/exhaust fans. We splurged slightly on the dining room pendant as Pete fell in love with it and had to have it. When we asked how much it was the first time, we were told $1,000 and nearly died. After about half an hour, we asked Maria again if she could do any better as we both loved the light, so she said she would do it for $850, which we then decided to go ahead with. The damage ended up being just over $3,000, which we thought was great, considering it would have cost over $6,000 just for downlights if we had decided to use MJH to supply and install them. All we need now is to find a decent cheap Electrician to install them after handover. If anyone knows of any, please message me.
Some pics of our purchases:
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