The final home stretch of the marathon

It’s been a busy month.. to say the least. Sorry for long delay since last post – we’ve been running around getting things organised, moving huge amounts of furniture, soil, grass etc. Despite best laid plans and getting organised weeks before our move – our phone and internet connection have been substantially delayed as iinet … Continue reading →

Quick update

I know my wife had written a big post with lots of pictures last week – but didn’t finish posting it and windows update forced a reboot overnight which lost it all – booo! After several weeks of silence from the SS, things are happening once again. We had a minor issue with the ensuite … Continue reading →

Here are a few pics from the last time we were able to go through inside to look at the tap issue, and from our guerilla gardening Family room area – has a beautiful sense of light and space (we added extra windows to our north aspect for day time light) Galley with taps installed. … Continue reading →

The on coming train

So we’ve been a little quiet for the last few weeks but things are still slowly ticking away on site..It’s incredibly hard not to be impatient when things seem to slow down to almost a stop, but the pace of the build towards the end really changes. Most of the main bits of work are … Continue reading →

… a light addendum…

Well I had to go look at all the pretty lights too! Looked *very* nice. A bit sparklier now with the sun going down 😀 The Man Cave. The kitchen looks AWESOME And finally the happy little glow at the front now that says ‘your ding-dong is ready’. Continue reading →

Shining bright…

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Let there be light!

We are, we think, in the last scheduled week of the build.. What does that mean? All the programmed works are coming to a conclusion, and then all the rectifications and little bits and bobs will get done, and the few things that have fallen behind should be done fairly soon. The house is looking … Continue reading →

Bath time quick update

Just a quick post. Ran through today and the waterproofer is finally back onsite after a two week hiatus where the site supervisor was on the lamb. He is now doing the rest of the waterproofing – balcony, bathroom floors, laundy, toilets. Took the opportunity to grab a few happy snaps as things are still … Continue reading →

Plastic fantastic

The plastic is now off the windows, the doors are all open to let the house air. I’m hoping there is still another coat of paint to go as the finish is streaky and uneven on most walls. I assume, even though the plastic is off the windows, since they have done a few patching … Continue reading →

Something like the set from Dexter

Outwardly the house is looking pretty nice, inside the windows are plastic wrapped and look akin to the set from Dexter whilst the painters get on with the work inside. At last glance, painters had taken down the doors and had sprayed them inside the house. Inside yesterday and today they should have been waterproofing … Continue reading →