Ill believe it when I see it

Six weeks ago I was told by our SS that we would well and truly be in within eight weeks, no questions asked.
Four weeks ago I was told handover would be in eight weeks. No problem.
Last week we were told we would be told our PCI date this week.
Yesterday we were given a PCI date of 15 May.
So much for the "guaranteed" mid may move in date I was assured of six weeks ago!

Here's some latest update photos: electrical wiring has been completed; plumber has been back; mirrors, toilets and bath has gone in.

Painters & garage door

Painters have been in this week to do their first coat of paint through so we headed over this weekend eager to see their handiwork. Straight away we could see that the garage door had been installed in all of its blue glory and the front door had been stained. The front door stands out a lot at the moment being the only wood element of the house but I am confident that once the decking goes on the front porch and we paint our side gates to match it will look great and make sense - and if it doesn't ill just paint it! The driveway guy was in the area so came and saw us as well. A funny Greek guy who decided to tell us we'd made a mistake with our landscape plan because we weren't having a concrete pathway in the front yard - that didn't go down terribly well! He did the house two doors up and did a great job and whilst opinionated he seems to know what he's doing. Now just to wait for the quote.
During our usual walk around peering in the windows trying to get a good look Doug walked up ahead to look through the alfresco sliding doors when suddenly an excited cry went up "it's open!"
Much to our excitement one of the sliding doors had been left open so we were able to have a sneaky look around! Unfortunately the failure of a skirting board in the garage still hasn't been fixed and one of the cabinets in the kitchen was still wrong but we were finally be able to see the ensuite and bathroom completely with our strong black & white contrast and they look incredible! I loved the moment Doug leant against the wall in the bathroom, smiled, let out a long sigh and said "it looks fantastic" finished with a kiss on my forehead and walked off.
The paint colour has come out great reflecting the warmth that we were after, it does not suit the bathrooms but I knew it wouldn't and always intended to paint the bathrooms and laundry a different colour myself (With only one paint colour included in the package it was an easy decision to do this myself later on!) so I am now busy finding the perfect grey for the bathrooms and a great blue for the laundry. I think I'm nearly there, just got wait until we're in to get some sample pots and give it a go!
We think we are about four weeks away from being given the keys and can't wait. There isn't a lot to finish off now and Doug has a meeting with the site supervisor tomorrow where we will try and get some fixed dates out of him!

Tiles laid

Our tiles have been laid and whilst I so desperately want to go and check them out close up, the best I can get is peering through the windows. Which means the tiles I most want to see - the feature in the shower in our ensuite - is out of viewing range. *sigh* Only 6 more weeks and it will be all ours.
One thing I have noticed though is that the completely wrong tiles are on the back step outside the laundry. It looks ridiculous - stark white INTERIOR tiles outside the laundry door. The correct tiles are laid on the front door sill so why the laziness to lay the incorrect tiles on the back door - it isn't even a variation, exterior tiles on the exterior if the house is part of the package. Grr - something else to add tithe list.