Week 26

A good week for bricklaying. The sides are now complete and work continues around the back. Brackts have been installed for the solar panels. Panels will go on next week.

I'm happy with the sub floor vents that I found. They match perfectly to the bricks.

The finished southern side. Eaves will be finished later. No bricklayers next week but I have been told they will return the following week to get us to lock up. Looking forward to that.

Week 24 and 25

Most windows are in now. Bays windows are waiting for engineering specs and the dorma windows will go in once we have a mobile scaffold to reach them from inside.

A team of bricklayers start next week to get us closer to lock up. They won't finish next week but hopefully they'll be able to get us a long way.


 Some internal views. Once we get bricked up we can start on the inside.

Week 20 -23

Things slowed as expected over the Christmas break. Carpenters worked hard to get the frame finished, braced and tied down before Christmas.

The roofers came in for hell week when the temperatures were 40 degrees plus all week. Thursday and Friday peaked at 44 degrees.

They finished Saturday. Now windows will start going in.

Week 19 and 20

What a difference a fortnight makes. Frames and roof trusses are almost complete now thanks to a cracking good chippy team.

Starting to really take shape now.

 Roof has been time consuming for the carpenters because there is alot of it. Roof tilers will do fascias and gutters between Christmas and new year. After new year the roof tiling will go on and then the windows and extenal doors will be put in. Then we need bricklayers and lots of them to get to lock up.

Week 18

Nothing new this week. Measured up for frame. Waiting for the frame and roof trusses to arrive which will be next week.

Week 17

This is the rear terrace slab suspended above the water tanks. We will build stairs going down to the back yard later. Yellow tongue flooring went down this week. Frame will arrive Wednesday next week and start going up Thursday.

Front verandah slab and north garage were also poured. Garage needs to be bricked up next week so the roof trusses can go on the following week.

The plan is to have roof tiles and guttering on by Christmas which is 3 weeks away. Windows and external doors will also go in. Then it will start looking like a house.

Week 16

Floor trusses went down this week and the chipboard flooring has begun. Concreters also came in this week and have put reinforcing in and boxed up ready for pour next Tuesday.

Concreters will pour for north garage, front verandah(above) and rear terrace. Chipboard flooring will also be completed including under floor insulation. Once all the chipboard floor has been laid we can measure up to get the frame and roof trusses made. They should be ready to be installed in a couple of weeks.

Starting to look like a room now. Just need to clean up a bit.