Saturday, March 29, 2008
The shed
This is it, our little abode for the next couple of months. Can't complain really, two bedrooms, a lounge, dining room, study and kitchen.
Our shower to be...
Ivan tries his hand at building and all going to plan we will end up with a shower room between the spa and the shed. Have to wait and see if it eventuates.
One week goes by, and all the walls and floors follow
It's March 30 and all that is left if the bathroom, toilet and a couple of concrete floors, all else condemned by the engineer, builder or council inspector.
The latest to go is the old water tank. Not such a bad thing really, a water tank under the kitchen floor is not the best, but just means more money and less time to retirement!
The latest to go is the old water tank. Not such a bad thing really, a water tank under the kitchen floor is not the best, but just means more money and less time to retirement!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
24 March and it is all going
And the house continues to tumble. No drama's at the moment. Have started to build a little lean-to off the chicken to store all the timber, anybody needing to build a house we have lots to spare!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
A piece of the house history
The builders found this envelope behind a wall board in Tasha's room. Indicating that the extension was done in 1978 by Mr Williamson, the then owner of the house. Perhaps his children were polar beers and that would account for the complete lack of insulation in said rooms.
A breezy kitchen
Wednesday 19 March and the kitchen is disappearing fast.
But, never mind, they have made us a new kitchen / laundry in the courtyard, have to see how that works, but so far so good.
But, never mind, they have made us a new kitchen / laundry in the courtyard, have to see how that works, but so far so good.
Tasha and Bex rooms disappear
Monday 18 March - Bex and Tasha's room are exposed for the dodgey structure that they are.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
The start of the new wall
It is 6.50am and Matey the builder has arrived already. Good guy.
Today is the first day that we add to the house, instead of just demolishing. Of course we made big improvements to the shed, but the house just gets worse.
The digger man has dug a lovely trench (1500x600) into which various amounts of steel reinforcing have been laid. The council man has said 'good job boys away you go' (he arrived a day early!, yes the council man, unreal) so today the concrete man pours in bucket loads of concrete.
Will take a picture of the trench before the concrete goes in, great excitement for those lovers of trenches and bits of bent steel.
Almost forgot, got so carried away with the trench and forgot to mention the purpose of the trench. It shall be the footing (or foundation) upon which the new outside wall will be built. The new wall is block (stuff called Hebel). A real wall as the English would understand, none of the timber framing nonsense!
Today is the first day that we add to the house, instead of just demolishing. Of course we made big improvements to the shed, but the house just gets worse.
The digger man has dug a lovely trench (1500x600) into which various amounts of steel reinforcing have been laid. The council man has said 'good job boys away you go' (he arrived a day early!, yes the council man, unreal) so today the concrete man pours in bucket loads of concrete.
Will take a picture of the trench before the concrete goes in, great excitement for those lovers of trenches and bits of bent steel.
Almost forgot, got so carried away with the trench and forgot to mention the purpose of the trench. It shall be the footing (or foundation) upon which the new outside wall will be built. The new wall is block (stuff called Hebel). A real wall as the English would understand, none of the timber framing nonsense!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Couple of weeks in
Renovations started around Feb 18th, 3 or so weeks ago - so far we have laid a concrete pad in the shed, lined it, painted it, ripped down the rumpus room, taken the roof off the girl's rooms, demolished the old deck, dug the footings for the new kitchen/dinning room wall - also discovered that the rest of the house is fundamentally unsound so plans are back to the drawing board.
On a more positive note - shed is nearing completion, walls painted, guttering up, carpet down and Ivan has even managed to knock together a deck with a bit of 4 by 2 and some old decking timber - just in case we start to miss the old tumbled down deck.
Container arrived today and was parked perfectly between two trees so we can't access the door - everything is going great!
Photos are of the 2-week old chicks, which seem to be surviving despite the builders and piles of rubble.
One of the inside of the shed,
One of the outside
One of the rumpus room as of the weekend (or should I say one of what is left of the rumpus room - now reduced to concrete pad and framing timber).
On a more positive note - shed is nearing completion, walls painted, guttering up, carpet down and Ivan has even managed to knock together a deck with a bit of 4 by 2 and some old decking timber - just in case we start to miss the old tumbled down deck.
Container arrived today and was parked perfectly between two trees so we can't access the door - everything is going great!
Photos are of the 2-week old chicks, which seem to be surviving despite the builders and piles of rubble.
One of the inside of the shed,
One of the outside
One of the rumpus room as of the weekend (or should I say one of what is left of the rumpus room - now reduced to concrete pad and framing timber).
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