The Bateman's Build 2011-2012: 2012-02-26

Filing in the blanks is the rule today. We've got just a moments before our baby arrives, imminently, so, after slacking for a good 5 weeks we thought we had better get in gear and give ya'll and update.

Before we go into the brief update we have to say that we have learned another valuable lesson.

Lesson #5: Be specific, be nosey (aka ask a LOT of questions!), and when things don't meet expectations negotiate getting them fixed!

We found in this last round of accomplishments that a few products didn't turn out the way we expected. Chalk it up to inexperience.

In one case we didn't know that the cladding was short by .5 of a metre and that there would be a join at the seams. In another case, when we asked for screws on our doors but we didn't know that the joiner would use surface screws instead of counter sunk.

The great news is we were able to negotiate (lock this into your head, repeat it with us "negotiate") to get this stuff fixed.

The bad news is we wouldn't have to be in the fixing stage for some of this stuff:
a. if we had been super specific, like draw pictures, (a skill learned way back in primary school, and often neglected by adults), and;
b. if we had been way more nosey and investigated the plus and minus tolerances of things like the cladding lengths, or asked the joiner about his standard method.

Put this lesson deep into your pockets right now, but of course, NOT deep enough to get lost or slip through that hole you've been meaning to get mended.

Now, onto the great stuff Stonewood is doing for us!

Here is the list of goings on:
-drainage dug - check!
-cladding up - check!
-gib and plastering fixed - check!
-coving and trim mounted - check!
-doors fitted - check!

And here are some pictures to illustrate

DRAINAGE