On 17 December 2013 my wife
Yvonne and I committed to having a house built by JG King. We had been told that the permits would
probably take until the end of March to be issued, that building could probably start by the
end of April, and that the house would be finished within 7 months, probably sooner—so we
would be in our new home in October or November.
Things never go to plan, of course. I made the mistake of forgetting a declaration, with
the result that our planning permit was not available until the end of May. But that proved
not to be the critical path:
as of 14 June 2014, JG King are so behind on their own schedule that they can't see us being
in the new house before March, more likely April 2014, nearly 6 months' delay. And they
have the gall to blame me for incorrect documentation on their part! I'm gradually losing
confidence in the people assigned to my project.
This is a first cut at this page, which will be fleshed out as time goes on. The
blow-by-blow details are available in my
diary.