Colours electrical and tiling appointment questions and list of reminders - World of Style meeting

Here is my list of reminders for all our selection meetings

KITCHEN

Mitred edges to bench

Check cut and decide on cut location

Tile splash back

Confirm window size approved

Confirm what sink in prestige x2

·         Check cupboard and bench top heights

·         Size of pot draws

·         Get adjustable shelves in kitchen cupboards for different sized items with additional holes for adjusting heights.

·         Depth of shelves in WIP & overhead shelves minimum 30cm deep.

·         Cupboards on island bench (bar stool side), also what is depth of gap under bench that side

·         Mitered edges, waterfall benches in kitchen

·         Kitchen island benchtop, check where joins will be placed. What max. cut? Confirm size.

·         Splashback join locations, whats max. length of cut?

·         Size of window in kitchen, largest possible in that splashback space. Centered.

·         Soft close handless draws

·         Check size of fridge area (Need greater than H178, W 91.5, D78)

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Cabinets

Kitchen & Laundry –check same as tender drawings.

Ensure multiple holes for adjustable shelves, check if any fixed shelves

Soft close handless draws

Linen cupboards & cloak cupboard

FAÇADE

Tile for render area.

Will pillar be hebel or tile?

DOORS

Front door – choose glass next to it. Pick paint colour of door

Sliding doors – lockwood privacy locks

TV room sliding door

Internal doors

Cupboard doors

Garage door

Choice of door stops

BATHROOMS

·         Upgrade shower screens to Grange Series Overlap semi frameless. Master ensuite shower single panel of glass. 

·         Check location of taps in shower

·         Vanitys, Do they have draws or cupboards.

·         Towel rails and toilet roll holders

·         Bathroom mirror – how long it is, full length? Tiled behind it or plastered?

·         Sealing tiles - Polished porcelain tiles and natural stone products may need to be sealed.  

HWS gas booster do we need to manually turn it on or automatic?

Showerscreens – Check upgrade screen & glass panel for ensuite

Kids bath, get bigger size.

Freestanding bath choice - Kado Lure

Shower Hose insertion point– set the height to when hand shower nozzle dropped it is just shy of hitting the floor.

½ wall tiles to toilets, full wall bathrooms

·         Is it possible to have Cirque Freestanding Bath 1690 (available from Reece, 9502400)

·         How big is the window in the master bedroom ensuite? What is its height from ground?

·         Will the bath tap in the master bedroom ensuite come from which wall or have to be a floor mounted spout? 

·         If floor mounted tap I want to know what tap you use as standard.

·         Also in the master ensuite upstairs the location of the towel bar is a challenge, suggestions welcome.

·         Finally re the master ensuite, the size of shower is large. Instead of a stegbar shower screen we want a frame-less panel of glass be used as screen

·         The upstairs toilet we need to discuss the size and location of the sink as this area may indent into the bathroom as we want a cupboard & sink. I would like the Caroma Pearl basin on a small wall hung cupboard, ie a small version of bathroom, big enough that i can put a soap dispenser on it & in single cupboard fit a spare toilet rolls etc. I have exact version sample photos if you need. If I can't do this then can I suggest the White Stone Hox Mini Basin (Reece code 9500530).

·         All baths to have MIZU push plug chrome.

·         Location of towel rails, toilet roll holders etc in bathrooms/toilets,

·         We want the MIZU drift toilet roll holders (but varies from left/right depending on toilet). the MIZU drift Single towel bar chrome we'd like but need to confirm length for each room based on where we can place them. Also the MIZU drift robe hook chrome wanted in couple of places. And the MIZU drift Towel Rack Chrome is wanted in the Guest bathroom downstairs above the bath.

LAUNDRY

Sink dimensions

PAINT – Wash n wear paint?

WARDROBE

HT of rails in WIR

Sliding robes

TILES

Granite slab for mantle piece of fireplace & the floor (paz gp – brazil black?)

Tiles to ½ wall behind ALL toilets & walls next to toilets

Floor to ceiling cost

Tile edges are they covered with silver strip like in some display homes or edge of tile seen

STAIRS

Carpet on stairs as runner

ELECTRICAL

Slimline

Smoke detectors on own circuit

LED down lights slimline ones for under kitchen bench

LED with diffusible cover (ie more gentle on eyes) warm white. Garage white light

Higher wattage for certain areas

For each china man hat not used, $48 back

Datahub under the stairs

WiFi extender

32amp for pool

Electric car, ? different power need.

Note power needed for DWx2, Microwave, Ovens x2, rangehood, Fridge, WM, Dryer, Rain water tank, Evaporative cooling & heating, Solar HWS, Garage door,

Location of heating and cooling vents – ZONED A & B

Zoned lighting, controls for Shabbat, load spreading.

3 phase power pit organised

Install electrical conduit to provide 12 volt electricity for garden lighting

Install household surge protector at meter

Circuit for pool equipment

Digital TV Aerial

Check HEIGHTS of all lights & powerpoints & datapoints in study and tv room

A small light in the feature niche in the en-suite that’s low voltage

If you have under bench microwave, consider installing an extra power switch at nearest power point so it can be easily switched on/off to save power
Install electrical conduit under driveway or path to provide 12 volt electricity for garden

Intercom- upstairs too

load-spreading for multiple areas & also for Shabbat timers

FIREPLACE

Fireplace bevelled edges to black trim. Half in and half out. Mantel & floor (like picture). Rear venting. Heat & Glo 6000 TRSI-AUD (rear vented) unit. TRIM 3 black, barrelled. Set ½ in1/2 out. Ie 150mm in

WATER TANK SELECTION Colour of tank

Porter Davis new World of Style - Selection days

Well PD have done it again, we had confirmation letter and text messages confirming our appointments over two days. We were super organised and ready to start our selections as fast as possible as we knew there were huge amounts to do and we knew our stuff. I'd even done a complete electrical plan almost identical to the one we did with the staff member did. I rushed to get to the appointment in time, I left my sick baby in hospital with husband so as not to cancel appointment BUT guess what PD didn't have us in the booking system and weren't expecting us. I had to prove I had booking and wasn't there on wrong day. Wtf?? So I sat there for ages waiting. Really pissed by this point.

At last I started colour selections but apparently computer wasn't working so manual selections done. Still they couldn't tell us prices for it all up front, yet expect you to sign away. The lovely girl who did it with us doesn't do this job normally so again a bit of a screw up. The departments are all trying to get used to their new space and had no idea the flow of the day. They need to give a clear schedule to staff for each client. At one point we were waiting 1 1/2hrs on the couch for review with colours selections well past the scheduled end time. I thought hubby was going to explode at them as our baby was unwell yet we still came. 

The two days was stressful and rushed. They need to give more time to do colours and tiles, we truly rushed through them all, despite already having the codes for all our selections. If you have no idea what you want before your final meeting, good luck to you. They could spend less time at window furnishings and after review of each area give the document to owners to review as we had plenty of time in between meetings while waiting for one staff member to review final colours. Lots of prices we still are waiting for despite this we have 48hrs to review and alter then changes can't be done until contract or via BC. My prediction is our contract meeting going to be a real challenge. 

Hubby has done a mock up of our front facade.

Our other choices all set and I will put in electrical floor plan when I can.  We are also getting the kitchen culture department to quote on our custom bookshelves and study area. Awaiting quote from wardrobe team but he said he has to send it to BC and not directly to us. How can I review it and make changes if given this at contract?? 

The tile selection was ok but again none of the paperwork was there to do all of quote so our price doesn't include 2 of our toilets and our facade tiles. We have been asking for a quote of our facade tile choice since pre tender, hand balled to Tender appt then to colours selection then to tile selection and we still don't have quote. Soooo annoying. Now have to wait till contract, what is going in?

This whole process is laughable. Imagine going to a car dealership and saying I want car A. Sure you can just sign here and tell me what extras you want. It's $x but that's not the price total and I can't tell you that until we have your deposit and contract so your trapped. Now let's go shopping for your extras, don't worry if you can't afford it or not, just pick it all out so we can keep you in the dark until the last minute. Here's the total for all of your selections, we haven't included it all but you should get this soon or at contract signing, just sign here to state this is what you've selected. You can't make changes after 48hrs now or we will charge you a fee, no we won't tell you all prices yet and all changes will have to go via a guy who never answers calls or emails in full, he loves deferring to others or contract day. Final contract meeting comes (my prediction), ok price is $xxxx dollars, a bit more than you planned you say, oh don't worry we can change that but we only have 30seconds and the alternative choices you can't see as they are 50km away at our display centre. Here have a look at your plans, quick you have 2minutes and sorry no the plans aren't complete or correct so we can make the corrections post contract and yes we will charge you for changes now on everything despite you asking for these since you originally saw a sales rep in out display home. Oh and we forgot to tell you your house won't be ready for at least 12 months, sorry.