The Build

This week saw the internal doors delivered and hung and the skirting boards started to be put into place. Now that the door between the garage and the main part of the house has been put into place I have been locked out. However, so far there has only been one night after work where … Continue reading »

This week the sheets of plaster for the walls has been put on. This was booked in to happen on Wednesday however they did not do this until thursday. The reason for the delay is that we had a lot of rain early in the week which caused some flooding and there was the worry … Continue reading »

I have had a really busy week at work putting in a new phone system then training users on how to use it. So it has been almost a week since my last update. I went past the block on Monday night. Not much had changed from the weekend. There were a few more bricks done … Continue reading »

It has been a few days since my last update, as I have had a few very busy days at work. On Wednesday I went past the block briefly on my way home from work. When I got there I found that they had completed wrapping the house and the scaffolding had been put in … Continue reading »

Today, I went past the block on the way home and found that they have put the windows in and the external doors. They have also put in the framework for the cavity sliding doors in the ensuite and walk in robe. They have also started the frame-work around the bath. Below are some picture I took … Continue reading »

Today, I went past the site on the way home from work and found that the bricks had been delivered and the roof trusses were up. They have also put in the posts for the alfresco. It is beginning to feel more like a house now that I have the frame-work for the roof. The Fence … Continue reading »

Yesterday, I had a phone call from the site supervisor to let me know how things are going. He told me that the boys were there today and had stood the frames up. He also said that the roof trusses should be done early in the week as well as the windows put in place. … Continue reading »

I went past the block last night and still no slab. However, the windows had been delivered. I decided to go past the block on my way to work this morning to see if there was any action. As I went past i saw a few guys setting up what looked to be a concrete pump. … Continue reading »