Bricks begin

Roof tiles are put in place ...

Our Covert Inspector called yesterday and advised us that our roof tiles were starting to fall into position...

This is today's progress.

They aren't secured in place yet, but they're certainly still looking wonderful.

Frame is completed!

The frame is now finished. These pics were taken on Saturday afternoon (17/4/10). We're loving the roof tile, the colour of them is sort of like a slate grey.


And the gates weren't locked on Saturday, so we had a great big walk through our new home. The kids were very excited.

Frame week 2

Driving past tonight, around a week later ... this is what I saw!

Front of house

Alfresco area

Alfresco area (this is where the bbq is going)

Back of house (showing theatre room)

I'm standing pretty much where my vegies will go!

Back of house from about 5 metres inside the fenceline ... crikey it looks like a big backyard now! (compared to this piddly one we're in now!)

Back of house from side - showing Garage at front, and the side yard we will have

The back of the novelty oversized garage :)

Also to the left, you will see my kitchen window where the stove is going to be!

View from just inside the front gate

The carpenters were just lovely, the dude that waved from the roof the other day introduced himself and welcomed me on site, he ended up suggesting I go up the "stairs" (which was a ladder) to have a look upstairs but I opted out of that idea, given that I was wearing heels and a skirt! (so much for OH&S and staying off the site!!)

But now it's feeling real, I'm very excited!

Frame Stage - Day 2

Drove past at around 3.30pm today, and the tradies are now hard at work in-between the floors, trying to get the roofing done so they can start on the second storey. I even got a thumbs up from the dude on the roof, he was quite lovely. Can't wait till the weekend when I can get out the car and fossick around unsupervised, just don't have the balls to do it just yet.

Frame commences

So Easter came and went, and the slab was allowed to dry for almost 2 full weeks (which is pretty remarkable it was stretched out that long!)

Just before Easter we drove past and there had been a delivery of windows and sliding doors, and they had put a lock on the fence:

And then tonight after work I head out there again, and low and behold ... we have some frame! There was a generator roaring in the background as I was taking these photos as we still don't have the underground power organised. Thankfully it's not holding them back...

Obviously we will have quite a few pics coming in the next few days, hopefully the rain doesn't slow them down.

Today shall be called ... Slab Day!

Oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! We had a call from our very excited Covert Inspector to say that there were cement trucks in the street this morning. *Bing* Happy Days!!!


This is the view from part way up the backyard. Perhaps the chicken house will be where I am standing, if i can get past my fear of chickens!


This is the side of the house, beside the novelty oversized garage.




This is the view from the street as we pulled up.

This is the Alfresco area. I anticipate many barbecues here in the future with our wonderful friends and family.

(Sorry everyone, I'm so not doing Christmas this year!)

Bailey is standing in the kitchen where I reckon the stove will be.

That yellow pipe is my sink in my pantry!

This is the alfresco again. Bailey loved hearing about how the slab is made of foam.

View of the back of the house.

And again.

Bay really enjoyed being the inspector for me tonight. He wants to be a builder when he gets older. And a mechanic. And a carpenter. And an electrician ... the list goes on. All I know is, he is very good with his hands, and really wants to get stuck into it!

The garage ...

Well, I figured it is our house, and damn it, the slab was still a bit wet, so I have marked it with our names. The kids are chuffed. It's in the corner of the garage, I don't think it will be covered with bricks, but I don't think the thin etching will survive the build anyway. But even if it doesn't, we are forever etched into the guts of this house.