Lighting Plan

Although Chris from Lighting Plus was so helpful I decided to get a new quote from Lighting Direct as well. Also, because the quote I received from Lighting Plus came to a whopping $7000.

I can cut costs by getting rid of the really fancy entrance light that Chris suggested - valued at $1500, and replacing the downlights in all the kids bedrooms with a 100 watt bulb in the middle...but that would still make our lighting quote about $5000.

Oh well, lets see what Lighting Direct comes back with.

But on another issue - Latitude Homes have presented us with our first invoice which we will be paying for using our draw down mortgage plan that Pete from BNZ set up for us.

The invoice is a total of $100,692.50 which includes Excavations, Retaining and Foundations - $41884.44 (plus GST) AND $47,619.92 for the Frames, Trusses and Timber (plus GST)

We decided to use Latitude Homes for our Excavation work as they know exactly what we require.

I am not happy paying for an invoice before the work has been done or the goods have been received - but Steve said they need the funds before work can start.

My husband is talking to him about this, as he says "Since when do Tradesmen get paid BEFORE they do the job? That means they can start whenever they want, and do a half-pye job - because they already have the $$$!"

I do not want any more delays - and just want the work to start - so my husband is talking to Steve from Latitude Homes as we speak. P.S. Steve does appear to be a trustworthy guy, and Latitude Homes is a legitimate business but you can never be too sure.