First floor frame.

O.H & S void cover.
I think the colours might clash.
Rear bedroom view.

Looking backwards from the study.Kids Rumpus

Wood.

Trusses booked for first thing tomorrow.

Should look like a house by the weekend.

We are starting to get a feel for how big it is now.

Going Up.. First Floor

Frame inspection booked for Friday.
Facia and gutters have been ordered.
Tiles booked for Monday.

Stair Void and upstairs study. Chippies about to stand up West wall.

Front view.

Ground Floor Frame Complete.

The view of the lake from the upstairs study.

Rear view of the dog and alfresco.

looking forward.

The stair void and invisable s/s ballustrades.

More Bad Weather

The heavens opened up today and washed our chippies away.
They did manage to put up the Alfresco frame before leaving. This is the second set of Dressed corner posts, after the original pair went missing over the weekend.
Looks like a temp fence and padlock do nothing to stop someone determined to take something they really want.

Ground Floor Walls Finished.

Quick update.
Lower floor frame is complete.
Tomorrow 1st floor steel and joists.
Next day 1st floor flooring frame trusses etc.

Some pics from today.
The first full day without rain.

Front view

Looking at the rear alfresco and quad bi fold doors.

Looking from the rear corner

Frame Start.

After 3 days of very bad weather the framers finally made a start erecting the frame.
While sharing a quiet drink while they packed up, the lead chippie informed me that it was a "pretty good slab".
He also confirmed that it was the first Rowland 41 built, although one Rowland 34 had been finished.
The only problem - one pipe is not quite within the stud wall and will have to be moved, but will be an easy fix.

Bad Weather Day

While the framers spent a large part of the day hiding from the weather they did manage to dock all the timber to length.

The temporary fence was also installed, including a padlock. This will make it hard to have a sneaky look.

The Timber Has Arrived

Now all we need are the framers to start.

Received slab invoice today of course - PD don't muck around when it comes to that!

G and V would like to announce the safe arrival of our slab.

After being away for an extended weekend we arrived home late on Monday evening and discovered our slab had been layed.

This was surprising when you consider how bad the weather was on Monday and the amount of rain we had.

PD must really be under pressure to keep the work progressing but that is fine with us as long as the quality remains.

We noted today that they have already been back to tidy up and remove the rubbish - very impressive.

No doubt our first invoice will be coming shortly!

Day Four. Preparation.

Today was a quiet day with the only work done being the spreading of the crushed rock in preparation for the slab and the instalation of the meter box.

Day Two and PD have come thru for us again!

Visited the block again today (it's just around the corner from where we are living which makes life easy) and found a hive of activity...

First thing was the set out of the plan with blue "spray" paint. This is terrific for the three dimensionally challenged like myself because it makes it very easy to visualise where the house will be and how much room is left for the yard.

The plumbers were basically there at the same time so we now have numerous white pipes that appear to be growing out of the ground. Have to say they don't make a lot of sense to me but luckily DH used to be a plumber so was able to explain to me the sub floor plumbing and storm water drains and check it all out to see if matched up to our plans.

All in all very happy with the progress at the moment. It is interesting to note that PD have not made nearly as much mess as H3nl3y did around our block or the surrounding blocks and street. Wonder if that will continue.

..and last but not least, we have joined the elite as we now have a portaloo on the block - and yes, it is of the "Aim" variety.

..next step will be boxing and pouring of the slab. Can't wait for concrete.

Day One. The Cut.

Today marks the official start to our building. PD have kept their word (thanks to the extra efforts of "D") and have delivered an August site start.
I met the contractor at the block at 7.30am and he had already scraped off the grass.
He apologised for not being there yesterday but explained that he was working out the other side of town and couldn't get back.
Anyway we are very happy to have the building process started and are now looking foward to the next stage.