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[blackcat20]

Above the bath?

Maybe inconvenient? I mean, our towels are on the opposite side of our bathroom and its not the end of the world. There wasnt anywhere else. Who designs these things

 

[Quickstatus]

If you can find the horizontal timber/metal battens for the internal sliding door

But it means getting out of shower to get the towels.

Possibly swivel towel racks can do the trick assuming there is enough vertical space between the swing of the shower door and bathroom door frame.

Or put the towel rail on the shower door itself

 

[Pushka]

Maybe inconvenient? I mean, our towels are on the opposite side of our bathroom and it’s not the end of the world. There wasnt anywhere else. Who designs these things

Agree about inconvenience but maybe give them a choice so have rings and rails

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But it means getting out of shower to get the towels.

Possibly swivel towel racks can do the trick assuming there is enough vertical space between the swing of the shower door and bathroom door frame.

Or put the towel rail on the shower door itself

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I always place towel near to shower stall at the start . Have to get out to get it otherwise so not a deal breaker.

 

[Quickstatus]

Or put the towel rail on the non-door shower screen. It would make the shower screens a tad more difficult to clean

 

[Quickstatus]

Have to get out to get it otherwise so not a deal breaker

Yes all the solutions including original rail (with the current door opening) requires getting out of shower. I was not clear - I meant not having to traipse across the bathroom to get towels.

 

[Pushka]

Yes all the solutions including original rail requires getting out of shower. I was not clear - I meant not having to traipse across the bathroom to get towels.

Yes. So get the towel ready first and just reach it after. It’s what I do.

 

[Quickstatus]

Even if the shower door hinge can be changed to the other side, the shower door may still impinge on the horizontal towel rail

Best solution is reverse the shower door hinge and use a swivel towel rail. But it's whether the builder willing to make that change at no cost.

 

[blackcat20]

We have our pre completion inspection in just over a week

 

[love_the_life]

We have our pre completion inspection in just over a week

Whoo hoo as I know there were builder issues early in the project

 

[ellen10]

Wow, so nice for the building journey to be completed.
I hope the inspection goes well.

 

[blackcat20]

We've met the supervisor on site this morning and come to an agreeable solution. The towel rail will be hung above the bath (next to the door way, not opposite the shower), and then a towel ring next to the shower so the occupant can hang their towel there while they are in the shower.

They have also fixed the laundry cupboard door issue without us having to raise it which is good (given we shouldn't have known about it...).

 

[Pushka]

We've met the supervisor on site this morning and come to an agreeable solution. The towel rail will be hung above the bath (next to the door way, not opposite the shower), and then a towel ring next to the shower so the occupant can hang their towel there while they are in the shower.

They have also fixed the laundry cupboard door issue without us having to raise it which is good (given we shouldn't have known about it...).

That was my thinking too.

 

[blackcat20]

She looks good.
External appliances (hot water service etc) are still to be installed.

 

[blackcat20]

PCI was pushed back a week (we assume the inspector found a few things) so that is next week instead. But someone got their wires crossed and sent us the occupancy certificate and final invoice today.
In the meantime we've signed with a REA for leasing. The end is almost in sight.

 

[blackcat20]

PCI done. Lots of paint touchups and a few other minor fixes (like a chipped shower tile). Apparently appliances go in after settlement to prevent theft. Blinds due by end of week. Should only be a week or so.

 

[blackcat20]

 

[VPS]

Have you got a strata manager yet?

 

[blackcat20]

Have you got a strata manager yet?

Ha funnily enough, the supervisor made a point of telling us our property ends at the garage, and that the "driveway" is actually a public road. And that they got a huge fine from council for fencing it off during construction

 

[cove]

It is a bad sign that appliances go in last because of theft. True low lifes do that.
We lost a pile of electrical cables that cost about $10,000 to replace. They stole it for the copper at one of our building sites and the copper was not worth very much.

 

[blackcat20]

It is a bad sign that appliances go in last because of theft. True low lifes do that.
We lost a pile of electrical cables that cost about $10,000 to replace. They stole it for the copper at one of our building sites and the copper was not worth very much.

Apparently the neighbouring townhouses had some five hot water services stolen. It's very common.