Merry Christmas 2015

Merry Christmas 2015

It is the week before Christmas day on Friday and the guys have stopped work this week.
We are not sure when they will commence again and it is likely the week after New Year 2016.

We thank God for this exciting year end activity and that our house has progressed thus far.
Merry Christmas y'all !!

    

The Roof is Rising Up

Roof construction has started on the rafters and struts at the front and rear of the house. Internal recessed ceilings framework were also completed.

We are amazed at the speed these guys are working on the roof.
Sophie (babysitting Noah) came along after Zara and Caleb's Saturday swim to view the house.

Our neighbour's bricks were also delivered on Friday and they must be excited that their house will be coming up soon.

Roof - Day One

At the end of roof day one, they have started laying the top plate of wall (timber that sits on top of the internal wall) and the ceiling joist (runs opposite 90 degrees).

Work on the Roof

HH informed us that we have reached plate high stage (all brick works are completed) and the next phase is the roof construction.

We went over in the morning after dropping Caleb to daycare and we saw the workmen have started getting the timber ready and yes, roof work has started.

Missing Wall?

"Houston, we have a problem."

Well, not actually a problem but we are missing a wall to the mastersuite entrance.

Don't panic.
Brickies are going back tomorrow to build up the wall.

Brickworks 99% Completed

We were excited to see the Bluepine treated timber delivered which will prepare for the next phase, the Roof. These timbers are for the roof beams, rafters, joists and are treated against the European Borer pests.

The brick works are  99% done and at height. We walked around the house with an amazing feeling that our house is finally in shape and that work is progressing quite rapidly.

It is quite amusing to see Caleb wandering around the house, going from room to room and calling out to us "where are you?"

Rear panaroma view with neighbour's slab towards the left.

Increasing Height

Working on scaffoldings, the brickies have started increasing the height of the walls to 28C and 31C (~2.4m). They have also completed the 4 supporting pillars at the rear of the house, at the alfresco area.

Men at Work

We went for an early morning drive to the house and saw the men at work, building up the external west wall.

The Garage

We visited the house whilst Caleb is at daycare. The master ensuite is enclosed and the front walkway is done.The garage walls are coming up now (in lime bricks) and soon will have the external walls throughout.
The empty land next to us is also cleared and site works will be starting soon.