We were very excited at the prospect of our slab being laid yesterday but it didn't happen. Andre made arrangements to go into work later so that he could see the slab being poured and I had the kids get ready earlier so we could go and see the pour before school, but there was nothing happening on our site. I went twice more during the day but it still hadn't been touched. I had seen the concreter last week doing the prep for the pour and both he and our Site Supervisor (SS) told us the pour would happen yesterday but there was obviously a problem because it didn't happen. Needless to say, we have not been contacted to let us know there is a delay. So we wait.
But another more pressing issue for me is our fly screens. I hate having insects/flies/mosquitos inside so it was non-negotiable that we have fly screens in our house, not only on all windows, but on the doors leading outside too. We have chosen beautiful, extra tall, timber stacker doors for our dining/living area that lead out onto our outdoor room. But since they are stackers, they need a special kind of screen that has to be built in at the time the doors are being put in, so we chose to do the screens with Metricon's supplier. They weren't cheap, but I was adamant that I had to have them.
On the weekend, we visited the Build and Design Centre in the city so that I could see the floor that we have chosen, laid out. I have only seen a sample and we knew there was a floor laid out there that we could see and visualise how our floors would look. They look awesome and we are really thrilled that we have chosen a bamboo floor. But on our way through the centre, we saw a supplier of the fly screens showing 2 different options - a retractable option that folds away into a cavity built into the wall or a pleated version that folds in on itself and sits neatly against the wall. We then realised that we didn't actually know which one we had chosen and I really hoped it wasn't the pleated version because I absolutely hated it. It looks flimsy and old fashioned and not anything like I had in mind.
When we got home, we looked at our variations and saw a description, but not a model number so we had to call Metricon yesterday to find out what we had actually selected. Turns out that we had actually selected the pleated version :-( Since we have chosen a cornerless stacker door option, there is nowhere for the retractable screen to connect to and so we have to have the pleated version. But we may be able to go with another supplier and then have to chat to the construction team to see if they will allow us to use a different supplier to install the correct screens during the build. I am waiting for a call back from the new screen supplier to see if they can accommodate us and then we will have to ask Metricon if they will allow us to use them. Watch this space!
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