Internet and phone back on last week. Around 23 days without a home phone. Apparently much of the technical resources of Telstra have been redeployed to Queensland after severe storms recently.
We have had retaining walls done, most of the drainage done and most of the electrical work done (mainly light fittings and a few extra power points).
Under the guidance of the electrician I have installed the security system and distributed phone, data and TV system around the house. Very fiddly but rewarding to see it all work in the end.
Retaining walls were done by Mat at Bay and Beyond Landscapes, and he will also complete the concreting around the back in the next week or so.
We have had a fight with council over the final occupation certificate. They won't issue one until we have completed a 'driveway application' form at a cost of over $100. I don't think it is fair that others around us have been issued a final certificate without the driveway application. I had to pay for an interim certificate for our garbage bins to be issued - though that request was also held up and took over a week for garbages to be delivered.
I still await any confirmation that the interim occupation certificate has been issued.
The pool DA also had some hiccups having only been submitted to council on the 15th May.
