Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day 138: Maintenance Completed
Trueloc came to check the floorboard last Wednesday & he gave the floorboard a wax. He told us to wait for few weeks & if we are still not happy with how it turns out, they'll get it replaced. Not sure whether I want it to be replaced, the inconvenience of having to take a day off & waiting for them to come & replace it is just not appealing.
The leak on the roof cannot be fixed. The maintenance guy came out for the 3rd time last Friday & he told me that everything was done to the standard. He suspected the leak happened during a very heavy storm (which it was) & the wind blew the water back into the roof from the valley - I suspected this all along but I still want them to give me some explanation & check the work. I will keep monitoring this matter & if it doesn't leak under normal condition, then I'll leave it.
The leak on the roof cannot be fixed. The maintenance guy came out for the 3rd time last Friday & he told me that everything was done to the standard. He suspected the leak happened during a very heavy storm (which it was) & the wind blew the water back into the roof from the valley - I suspected this all along but I still want them to give me some explanation & check the work. I will keep monitoring this matter & if it doesn't leak under normal condition, then I'll leave it.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Day 119: Maintenance Work & Leakage Discovered
The Alfresco door was fixed, they adjusted the door so now it can latch properly without being dead bolted. The also clean the tarnish handle so it looks like new now.
The plumber also came & he unfortunately didn't discover the source of the leak in the bathroom. I had to pointed out to him that the back of the basin wasn't silicon sealed so probably that was the reason of it. It is sealed now.
Floor board hasn't been fixed, the people from Truelock didn't come or probably the PD's Maintenance department didn't get them to come. I'm following up with them now, email & phone call yet to be returned by them.
I also informed them that there was a leack on the ceiling. They sent someone to check it the next day but couldn't find anything & they thought it might be caused by the antenna installation. Anyway, I wasn't too satisfied with the explanation so I went up to the ceiling/roof cavity when it rained last night & found the leak, it was nowhere near the antenna.
Look up & you shall find. Wet roof trusses, must be a gap in the roof.
Found this on the ceiling, a small poll of water.
The plumber also came & he unfortunately didn't discover the source of the leak in the bathroom. I had to pointed out to him that the back of the basin wasn't silicon sealed so probably that was the reason of it. It is sealed now.
Floor board hasn't been fixed, the people from Truelock didn't come or probably the PD's Maintenance department didn't get them to come. I'm following up with them now, email & phone call yet to be returned by them.
I also informed them that there was a leack on the ceiling. They sent someone to check it the next day but couldn't find anything & they thought it might be caused by the antenna installation. Anyway, I wasn't too satisfied with the explanation so I went up to the ceiling/roof cavity when it rained last night & found the leak, it was nowhere near the antenna.
Look up & you shall find. Wet roof trusses, must be a gap in the roof.
Found this on the ceiling, a small poll of water.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
We were almost flooded
Heavy rain around Melbourne yesterday & I woke up at around 2am to find a leak in our family room, nothing major & I called PD yesterday to get them to have a look. They sent someone there to have a look & he said it might be caused by the antenna, i.e. there might be a tiny gap whan the antenna was installed. He told us to keep an eye on it & probably to go up the roof space when it rains.
Some 40 years ago, where my neighbour house is, it used to be a creek there & they filled the creed & built a storm water drain at the side of their property. We had some 51mm or rain in probably just over an hour & obviously the storm water drain wasn't able to cope with it & unfortunately for our neighbour, his property was flooded. The water then had nowhere to go, it went to our side yard through the fence. Our backyard was flooded, the water was about 2cm from entering our house through the alfresco & laundry doors. I had to open the garage door to let the water flow from the side of the house through the garage to the front of the house. I also had to open the side gate to allow the water from the other side of the house & the backyard to flow through to the front of the house. We were lucky not to be flooded, not so our next door neighbour & the house accross the street.
We've been trying to get Whitehorse City Council to fix this storm water drainage problems for a while now & so far we haven't been able to get them to do anything, not even to get them to do an assessment of the situation.
Some 40 years ago, where my neighbour house is, it used to be a creek there & they filled the creed & built a storm water drain at the side of their property. We had some 51mm or rain in probably just over an hour & obviously the storm water drain wasn't able to cope with it & unfortunately for our neighbour, his property was flooded. The water then had nowhere to go, it went to our side yard through the fence. Our backyard was flooded, the water was about 2cm from entering our house through the alfresco & laundry doors. I had to open the garage door to let the water flow from the side of the house through the garage to the front of the house. I also had to open the side gate to allow the water from the other side of the house & the backyard to flow through to the front of the house. We were lucky not to be flooded, not so our next door neighbour & the house accross the street.
We've been trying to get Whitehorse City Council to fix this storm water drainage problems for a while now & so far we haven't been able to get them to do anything, not even to get them to do an assessment of the situation.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Day 98: 3 Months Maintenance
Had the 3 months maintenance done. Nothing major & nothing that can't be easily fixed:-
The bifold door doesn't latch properly, i.e. we cannot close it without using the dead bolt. They'll get someone to come in & adjust the bifold door to fix this.
The handle for the bifold door is tarnished. They'll replace this with a new one.
Ensuite toilet, the flush doesn't hold. They'll get the plumber to have a look.
Leak from the sink in the bathroom. They'll get the plumber to have a look as well, I think they just didn't seal it properly.
Floorboard is a bit rough on one of the surface in the living room, not sure what they'll do with this but they'll get trueloc to have a look.
Overall, we've been happy with the house & haven't had any problem with it at all.
The bifold door doesn't latch properly, i.e. we cannot close it without using the dead bolt. They'll get someone to come in & adjust the bifold door to fix this.
The handle for the bifold door is tarnished. They'll replace this with a new one.
Ensuite toilet, the flush doesn't hold. They'll get the plumber to have a look.
Leak from the sink in the bathroom. They'll get the plumber to have a look as well, I think they just didn't seal it properly.
Floorboard is a bit rough on one of the surface in the living room, not sure what they'll do with this but they'll get trueloc to have a look.
Overall, we've been happy with the house & haven't had any problem with it at all.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Day 71: Fencing Done
Fencing was completed last week. We have a secure front yard now for the kids & dog to play. Thinking to stain the picket fence instead of painting it, I kinda like the wood colour. Probably will do it this weekend or next weekend.
Thinking of what to do with the landscaping. Will be very carfeful with what we do because a client & a colleague of ours got movements on their slabs & PD been blaming the landscaping as the cause of that. Will be following their cases & make sure we'll plan the landscaping in accordance to CSIRO's recommendation http://www.publish.csiro.au/Books/download.cfm?ID=3612
Thinking of what to do with the landscaping. Will be very carfeful with what we do because a client & a colleague of ours got movements on their slabs & PD been blaming the landscaping as the cause of that. Will be following their cases & make sure we'll plan the landscaping in accordance to CSIRO's recommendation http://www.publish.csiro.au/Books/download.cfm?ID=3612
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