tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620514179613815902024-03-22T03:26:13.204+08:00Owner Building My HomeJ-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-42904869089086579392011-07-27T20:58:00.000+08:002011-07-27T20:58:22.367+08:00Roof continues<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">25th June 2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3CVXCwmbJvIvb_aCzjdTUmCvQeuWcl1VKi_E5OGM_p3IFbjSkP-DoBoEb0Se6yPwuaxsQ0DKzl4rU7LWowvePkU3z6lKNOwBQxuS9hN4aYqKaOwy4bk98ykNEXFAV8zR5ruCjickMiJN/s1600/IMG_1262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3CVXCwmbJvIvb_aCzjdTUmCvQeuWcl1VKi_E5OGM_p3IFbjSkP-DoBoEb0Se6yPwuaxsQ0DKzl4rU7LWowvePkU3z6lKNOwBQxuS9hN4aYqKaOwy4bk98ykNEXFAV8zR5ruCjickMiJN/s320/IMG_1262.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtnmnxX4ebCUwtzMUL5ExbO1T98a6SlZ73tXsDSzOS1WTpqL3bYTDCdkybsEa_ujT81O1xAOhyR53_oU2wBjKTjDXBBMJBKMxakFs6zAd3Gz1s6RD8Xrg2bd6LMJ4kSRAGhcGtEnUWTF1/s1600/IMG_1265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtnmnxX4ebCUwtzMUL5ExbO1T98a6SlZ73tXsDSzOS1WTpqL3bYTDCdkybsEa_ujT81O1xAOhyR53_oU2wBjKTjDXBBMJBKMxakFs6zAd3Gz1s6RD8Xrg2bd6LMJ4kSRAGhcGtEnUWTF1/s320/IMG_1265.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD13sOT2h58xvh8BjEn7sU2uXhNdrzu4zzasCP6vz05iCMD2LjVj4Q8sNPIttQ9q49QEzMlXKFQSmGxL3M1D9T-VEfbLDbd3IVJsuvYBAyeBZzJXnEkF-mSF5oPjMKcxxANbt8D4pZ9oe6/s1600/IMG_1314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD13sOT2h58xvh8BjEn7sU2uXhNdrzu4zzasCP6vz05iCMD2LjVj4Q8sNPIttQ9q49QEzMlXKFQSmGxL3M1D9T-VEfbLDbd3IVJsuvYBAyeBZzJXnEkF-mSF5oPjMKcxxANbt8D4pZ9oe6/s320/IMG_1314.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6th July 2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkVLThVJ8353FYSy7MS0h5OOJ5KSpmLBJb9gDCtE9mf1VWCn01yLKJurWPoRJopIUy79rnFxSWAdMoLgDUO7Jpn_Rth-Zmxztbq5Q7iOt6RYF-RaUIkGbDeBBBJ-NMMJ1tk2TbQYfSfI6/s1600/IMG_1327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkVLThVJ8353FYSy7MS0h5OOJ5KSpmLBJb9gDCtE9mf1VWCn01yLKJurWPoRJopIUy79rnFxSWAdMoLgDUO7Jpn_Rth-Zmxztbq5Q7iOt6RYF-RaUIkGbDeBBBJ-NMMJ1tk2TbQYfSfI6/s320/IMG_1327.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK7COTaXtfBsqEQ4bim94dI3k-MbakJ9cerL-4482ey4vAPSMGQnzqHowk5uwUevtb3SgpwAXGAvUtgLfnI21Jjz-GsGOJNm5GC5tGjljpy4bsSMeIkxA7OGobhz6oyNN-33lch82Pv-V/s1600/IMG_1319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK7COTaXtfBsqEQ4bim94dI3k-MbakJ9cerL-4482ey4vAPSMGQnzqHowk5uwUevtb3SgpwAXGAvUtgLfnI21Jjz-GsGOJNm5GC5tGjljpy4bsSMeIkxA7OGobhz6oyNN-33lch82Pv-V/s320/IMG_1319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a little more to come.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-16394684468164726012011-07-27T20:30:00.000+08:002011-07-27T20:30:57.575+08:00The Roof!! The roof, the roof is not finished!!!First of all.. do NOT attempt to build a house in Winter, then do not build a wooden framed roof in the middle of winter. Why??<br />
<br />
Well isn't it obvious.. If you are trying to get your roof built and finished, Perth is guaranteed to receive the highest rainfall on record..<br />
<br />
As you can tell I am a little frustrated.. Our roof was supposed to take 3 weeks max!! We are now into week 6..<br />
<br />
It starts..<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">13th June 2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yyafEOfdrMYU1lM1Vc_ZsC58ZRX8ljlXhosl0JDsQPbSvBAcWZd22d8lZwJ6lHHxtsDJOTKoNc7CO-LJv8ktUnpd-qKEUTdCc2cbhWB0ndol2ChaCWIwpmhaLljC0ahbSfcPCnB1mz7C/s1600/IMG_1238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yyafEOfdrMYU1lM1Vc_ZsC58ZRX8ljlXhosl0JDsQPbSvBAcWZd22d8lZwJ6lHHxtsDJOTKoNc7CO-LJv8ktUnpd-qKEUTdCc2cbhWB0ndol2ChaCWIwpmhaLljC0ahbSfcPCnB1mz7C/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q7dw7L3hij_LWgH0aLCiBLGHMqaB9cIFj0E_4ld2V8FBzvZ9JfP51rWowgh8aje7_gsZWuc8RqmN4sGM2M1gM3RIeLcs8jJMx-08f7r5j71jERepFQk5Kh2V10Yh4xWS9DHcwi8HvgOX/s1600/IMG_1239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q7dw7L3hij_LWgH0aLCiBLGHMqaB9cIFj0E_4ld2V8FBzvZ9JfP51rWowgh8aje7_gsZWuc8RqmN4sGM2M1gM3RIeLcs8jJMx-08f7r5j71jERepFQk5Kh2V10Yh4xWS9DHcwi8HvgOX/s320/IMG_1239.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa9Cnx9SkcLZ93k4cFdbuoEL1hmTHmPWFy7OGVn3hyuNbFgg_SqrFHzM88gXY8AInx2Hlc7C-8dlih9qPkm_aNneKO9nrt7s6RgLM20ZSNM4ab__S94bWOqHM4sRtxxK5dAWP1YVFb42P/s1600/IMG_1240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa9Cnx9SkcLZ93k4cFdbuoEL1hmTHmPWFy7OGVn3hyuNbFgg_SqrFHzM88gXY8AInx2Hlc7C-8dlih9qPkm_aNneKO9nrt7s6RgLM20ZSNM4ab__S94bWOqHM4sRtxxK5dAWP1YVFb42P/s320/IMG_1240.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">18th June 2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfPfmA3dwREmEk91iqUacbBvtN63n7Ej-yvOtx_5QFv4S9VLX2vXA06XCRga8zT4WvQtuwDiiie9vYCT5QuFMT60DR4PD-rKmGOCwDdNw5wdfw5sNhC9yszYYDlmxD_MUfdvL7CzEW3m2/s1600/IMG_1246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfPfmA3dwREmEk91iqUacbBvtN63n7Ej-yvOtx_5QFv4S9VLX2vXA06XCRga8zT4WvQtuwDiiie9vYCT5QuFMT60DR4PD-rKmGOCwDdNw5wdfw5sNhC9yszYYDlmxD_MUfdvL7CzEW3m2/s320/IMG_1246.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssPfOXRHUu8TV8b_nIKj0HTTQV9r9LXY9bS7ICXDFLxVaYk8Yji0g1Cf8jdmgcPxFpiofuVzEM8AW4AtPLp__vnVBqRYP6z0m1WyGclYRX4TmwZ9OHKj8XmeXK3dqQ2jTnPDkgGHfGrZR/s1600/IMG_1247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssPfOXRHUu8TV8b_nIKj0HTTQV9r9LXY9bS7ICXDFLxVaYk8Yji0g1Cf8jdmgcPxFpiofuVzEM8AW4AtPLp__vnVBqRYP6z0m1WyGclYRX4TmwZ9OHKj8XmeXK3dqQ2jTnPDkgGHfGrZR/s320/IMG_1247.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but wait there's more....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-2993860602591508742011-06-10T21:12:00.001+08:002011-06-10T21:14:21.653+08:00Week 5 = HouseWeek 5 - oh it's a big one!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo2styE4ItBsErhoNA1nS-BqqknGhh2kV7mDfqdzydUfigFu6p7RbqDyAuyb1RzY77axwKoFK6LJGOiQ4Ukr4XvOuNi63n55hD_IVYHTF9kj-Dq8iFjI79KwT83Qf6G5_001_bLdvIxeB/s1600/IMG_1196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo2styE4ItBsErhoNA1nS-BqqknGhh2kV7mDfqdzydUfigFu6p7RbqDyAuyb1RzY77axwKoFK6LJGOiQ4Ukr4XvOuNi63n55hD_IVYHTF9kj-Dq8iFjI79KwT83Qf6G5_001_bLdvIxeB/s320/IMG_1196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Entry - left is outer wall of Games Room. Right is Study</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafTjaO4KG4QdAJPWYTgLgs9RIE3jlNo6bSg0mJDRpEiFHHrSFaTOfqucEZ8x3WvheIdD-lWlnQmw69YmgKlqp7Yp1-Rkj3b5z_6w_wtQr4JWElWnOa1bI6PpFRfwfggjn_qZ06GQTETTO/s1600/IMG_1197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafTjaO4KG4QdAJPWYTgLgs9RIE3jlNo6bSg0mJDRpEiFHHrSFaTOfqucEZ8x3WvheIdD-lWlnQmw69YmgKlqp7Yp1-Rkj3b5z_6w_wtQr4JWElWnOa1bI6PpFRfwfggjn_qZ06GQTETTO/s320/IMG_1197.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Recesses for pictures</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BCH5rZn4AcZk9Wwl_4jGczO7D6V6v-ta7uESnNykd2D6LxLFebHwReBn21m4JlSYyRgsK5jrIyT9w46E4yVkGeDBXwiinKi0vlrj0FZdGjDaKCaO4YeWRornrObVkPZ9IjyjZSkgCMfQ/s1600/IMG_1198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BCH5rZn4AcZk9Wwl_4jGczO7D6V6v-ta7uESnNykd2D6LxLFebHwReBn21m4JlSYyRgsK5jrIyT9w46E4yVkGeDBXwiinKi0vlrj0FZdGjDaKCaO4YeWRornrObVkPZ9IjyjZSkgCMfQ/s320/IMG_1198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Games Room is now finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-huD0JvK5yHijYf364fShimYla4QYDSckuketZ743SQYSn3UYSNQ3ju5eOHNPtSQWl-OH1Ll_xmirzqBzYD5D5qkwismkBtZDX_eCd84s-8OP1h85CzqHladSUPXSIUfK-FrbOa5paoA/s1600/IMG_1204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-huD0JvK5yHijYf364fShimYla4QYDSckuketZ743SQYSn3UYSNQ3ju5eOHNPtSQWl-OH1Ll_xmirzqBzYD5D5qkwismkBtZDX_eCd84s-8OP1h85CzqHladSUPXSIUfK-FrbOa5paoA/s320/IMG_1204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garage with big ass Lintel</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRy41US-D-ExdzudobD1AyllVRNCdjVbc31djuNLiFEwBdlVPbmmAAYbG1R3HvbAZfWmaYkGDVPaIyTooiMjS1mxYmq36EMxvK8PMIIrdpUJtY-3Xx3rs4TCwLgbmdGxhovG1IvBOnzHJ/s1600/IMG_1205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRy41US-D-ExdzudobD1AyllVRNCdjVbc31djuNLiFEwBdlVPbmmAAYbG1R3HvbAZfWmaYkGDVPaIyTooiMjS1mxYmq36EMxvK8PMIIrdpUJtY-3Xx3rs4TCwLgbmdGxhovG1IvBOnzHJ/s320/IMG_1205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hallway from the Garage down to all the 3 bedrooms. Toilet door on the left</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgby9hvdYYt1B6R8omKacFerYjD47jXM_zImm6-SckjX2q9Jh8ToykQzI-2XYg0YJIBDLv4iXKL6YZ7VNuPnPFDFk3iA7NUIb540CpKlT62a7DakDVxcg6UNmcHlHYfRxkHsX_BesPaoUnM/s1600/IMG_1215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgby9hvdYYt1B6R8omKacFerYjD47jXM_zImm6-SckjX2q9Jh8ToykQzI-2XYg0YJIBDLv4iXKL6YZ7VNuPnPFDFk3iA7NUIb540CpKlT62a7DakDVxcg6UNmcHlHYfRxkHsX_BesPaoUnM/s320/IMG_1215.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hallway complete. Laundry left. Toilet (no longer visible) and bedrooms down the hall</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTB0r4NyfYo2MLxBjd1ubnJQrOqpLktMFhla1QxR647cJUICdS0MuwjCKGMkytu1tYG0ODQPvbCTMmd9IQxcE4BepjXs6g-hRxubyD2rcp-iR-HAwLsPonBXIob4h6hg9QwEJhxNzcCPmm/s1600/IMG_1217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTB0r4NyfYo2MLxBjd1ubnJQrOqpLktMFhla1QxR647cJUICdS0MuwjCKGMkytu1tYG0ODQPvbCTMmd9IQxcE4BepjXs6g-hRxubyD2rcp-iR-HAwLsPonBXIob4h6hg9QwEJhxNzcCPmm/s320/IMG_1217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Laundry left. Toilet (Powder room) Right</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCJd8cSt4tN2wJfcvrUm1TGO0hpERY_ekKtsS4PIPLPjYJukU-M9Wm4YorgShb2hlSa146hE89_6pPxihCutIibDp8femKP6XnyhrYmvHKfTlyt8AJxTyzoW6SWi_gbvnBnp9LcuGE4qo/s1600/IMG_1218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCJd8cSt4tN2wJfcvrUm1TGO0hpERY_ekKtsS4PIPLPjYJukU-M9Wm4YorgShb2hlSa146hE89_6pPxihCutIibDp8femKP6XnyhrYmvHKfTlyt8AJxTyzoW6SWi_gbvnBnp9LcuGE4qo/s320/IMG_1218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st complete bedroom with Walk in Robe</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQrLgh_ytLWIHLlNePDa7lW7YLop57ay7PbqNBqgswnbo04cBAbDkwK_HaGFFG1X4VpDer2QEroo8REvMj5522wfWas3dh_Mrl0DKx1PuHO68McUlolwSJ03S9afQzBeigip5yg1-_IHQ/s1600/IMG_1219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQrLgh_ytLWIHLlNePDa7lW7YLop57ay7PbqNBqgswnbo04cBAbDkwK_HaGFFG1X4VpDer2QEroo8REvMj5522wfWas3dh_Mrl0DKx1PuHO68McUlolwSJ03S9afQzBeigip5yg1-_IHQ/s320/IMG_1219.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the bedroom.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMJb7HMFsK4E6JiBBLZ4RgY-D-D8kxiOok4dWONw9u-hFdbEOy2BuV81B9PEyzxZ3E9Fn__dVCzM6ghf3bCgzaQNK6JUg1PcRQH3QC3M78qOHOwj87TqTxvt4V2kLlxHXTvv68oj5hJJx/s1600/IMG_1227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMJb7HMFsK4E6JiBBLZ4RgY-D-D8kxiOok4dWONw9u-hFdbEOy2BuV81B9PEyzxZ3E9Fn__dVCzM6ghf3bCgzaQNK6JUg1PcRQH3QC3M78qOHOwj87TqTxvt4V2kLlxHXTvv68oj5hJJx/s320/IMG_1227.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garage - bricks have now been completed over the Lintel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVUceTM3bpnmQ8blc6aY2VPw0Bc-UuMFZ-9ShMNQJm5t8QvDBccQWUQ7JmQ_zISkJ8Q1d6TNYSsR0DBeenxVlduCs2bXGMYH7wA0qjDjle9A4NXn3bcQS-qIi48N2wAW-K__khz_5MyHv/s1600/IMG_1222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVUceTM3bpnmQ8blc6aY2VPw0Bc-UuMFZ-9ShMNQJm5t8QvDBccQWUQ7JmQ_zISkJ8Q1d6TNYSsR0DBeenxVlduCs2bXGMYH7wA0qjDjle9A4NXn3bcQS-qIi48N2wAW-K__khz_5MyHv/s320/IMG_1222.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fire place is the to be completed on Monday. It's coming along.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All finished. I don't envy them the job of building a fire place that big, almost 60 courses high.. hell no.. Good luck boys!! I think I might need to buy some beers..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a little update - the timber for our roof has been delivered, smack bang in our driveway, but at least it's all ready to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fantastic brick work, its beautiful. Very pleased!!</div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-36077305513339986802011-06-10T20:25:00.000+08:002011-06-10T20:25:11.790+08:00Week 4Week 4<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUjdwiqYGp9PUPyuEU3d4TZnduZBCelO447blyx_gh3Lxmr-1uSCOiQwUW0xERYyogIo_rg2tKGxp19dAFE1cdKchPWm9r_JfqbOqNlP_Cy4JZc7UT7kZLtrAzFvV4cg38sUkZNBXBkFb/s1600/IMG_1171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUjdwiqYGp9PUPyuEU3d4TZnduZBCelO447blyx_gh3Lxmr-1uSCOiQwUW0xERYyogIo_rg2tKGxp19dAFE1cdKchPWm9r_JfqbOqNlP_Cy4JZc7UT7kZLtrAzFvV4cg38sUkZNBXBkFb/s320/IMG_1171.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Standing at the back of the house with the bedrooms on the right and the Garage at the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9skI4-MQyAddrSJ6qwmnYX421kzc7g5vaxfBHF6qAHXRBQWBPkRjIXEthIvPeJ6XAoFgbkkDUi9P0c9VDdzKO7Sibuo6J8k4Zbrau_LrUUZgJ1PlxnG4fy_YXCpDqws_30cadHD9GiKq/s1600/IMG_1172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9skI4-MQyAddrSJ6qwmnYX421kzc7g5vaxfBHF6qAHXRBQWBPkRjIXEthIvPeJ6XAoFgbkkDUi9P0c9VDdzKO7Sibuo6J8k4Zbrau_LrUUZgJ1PlxnG4fy_YXCpDqws_30cadHD9GiKq/s320/IMG_1172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walls of our Games are just beginning. Entrance hallway on the right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RdYCbO-KLw5APWonSq8oQXA_WjbvlteWF6L0YCLkC2Ue-JWJ82Z2ISiLRfT16TMDL8PeFBD04BbLgqqtoRvkcKB68I1VDuyUctMgRDrMJZw_QEvO3t7QhFCXGHELhyphenhyphenoot7eUVbh_37S7/s1600/IMG_1178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RdYCbO-KLw5APWonSq8oQXA_WjbvlteWF6L0YCLkC2Ue-JWJ82Z2ISiLRfT16TMDL8PeFBD04BbLgqqtoRvkcKB68I1VDuyUctMgRDrMJZw_QEvO3t7QhFCXGHELhyphenhyphenoot7eUVbh_37S7/s320/IMG_1178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hnWR6qM_fQhT1NBqSFPAwQ0NqRzUJ5slyJO_6rX7psei5nYa3oiR2XBITbhn9yemojLsEfZl5SeH8bgtmnySRET30ZYhnlH9bSE9ixSfSBI_beYjSS4s-WdfHHmV9QlkaKliv8BcjTHB/s1600/IMG_1164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hnWR6qM_fQhT1NBqSFPAwQ0NqRzUJ5slyJO_6rX7psei5nYa3oiR2XBITbhn9yemojLsEfZl5SeH8bgtmnySRET30ZYhnlH9bSE9ixSfSBI_beYjSS4s-WdfHHmV9QlkaKliv8BcjTHB/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Open plan Family Area, Pantry on the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not much left to do now..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-24414940580301995292011-06-10T19:40:00.000+08:002011-06-10T19:40:02.554+08:00Rooms - Week 3Week 3<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF00MzA50YY3QvPb3mexpTCBsC1KtVlZIKsRFoMnjb4SUZ7PFpDnuEt_-I7YHEvqMsVYEuNJLN3uyyCzEwL7lx8iHNIJFhmhpCLxtroeotn3KGrAqkVdJyCDJhD7UYc5RGMP5vSYEAEs8T/s1600/IMG_1139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF00MzA50YY3QvPb3mexpTCBsC1KtVlZIKsRFoMnjb4SUZ7PFpDnuEt_-I7YHEvqMsVYEuNJLN3uyyCzEwL7lx8iHNIJFhmhpCLxtroeotn3KGrAqkVdJyCDJhD7UYc5RGMP5vSYEAEs8T/s320/IMG_1139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Study (right) Theatre Room (middle) left doorway is the entrance into the Open plan Family area</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHn6tMF_QE69VFeBKy6_RoOC5y3Nzvmcn1uY86XTi-bY6ml6chxF6AKBvtim4dTfZC8P4bcKPDqYyipR-T0PxOHtaGFPYlFbIirk4-_o8NfqeHiXYu46zJiADBJbD7j7v2gkKveEnmbR6/s1600/IMG_1140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHn6tMF_QE69VFeBKy6_RoOC5y3Nzvmcn1uY86XTi-bY6ml6chxF6AKBvtim4dTfZC8P4bcKPDqYyipR-T0PxOHtaGFPYlFbIirk4-_o8NfqeHiXYu46zJiADBJbD7j7v2gkKveEnmbR6/s320/IMG_1140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kitchen Door and entry to Master Bedroom (left)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0iSHd9Jm4dZto8lJfQ_Euwb-cc0dOSCjoGITqFDqfPt7zZv6PoyIoP390BwmRiRkFVDAl88wIegC36cpBqWTCIiLcULEccLY59_Y_kIMakZwM4lmzfNVGZIE6wHTGH6pNFLVZFHw8j7c/s1600/IMG_1145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0iSHd9Jm4dZto8lJfQ_Euwb-cc0dOSCjoGITqFDqfPt7zZv6PoyIoP390BwmRiRkFVDAl88wIegC36cpBqWTCIiLcULEccLY59_Y_kIMakZwM4lmzfNVGZIE6wHTGH6pNFLVZFHw8j7c/s320/IMG_1145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Down the hallway - Fireplace at the end</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxZo59LiMefFagp1Lmn0joDer8oQh8p-mv77Ry04d73PyjK_ADw4z01XcUOUUjPULdPuE2ydLYWtbPjseDyMbNP2l1G61f60StcgzI44c5s5Me6j3YrOa-_wZX6pXMd-Qym8BJHCL4BI0/s1600/IMG_1146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxZo59LiMefFagp1Lmn0joDer8oQh8p-mv77Ry04d73PyjK_ADw4z01XcUOUUjPULdPuE2ydLYWtbPjseDyMbNP2l1G61f60StcgzI44c5s5Me6j3YrOa-_wZX6pXMd-Qym8BJHCL4BI0/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking at the Kitchen</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLXHsFfdZOqJm0Z7BSJG96fyffGNH0mnu1GKMgnyXdhRvX2V1ywCEOAmcmhf6H5ItjLU_RXhRVtkYl1mlRmsxWhnyLNJAz_BilEwuUqx1kidkcHqjf00vsTJxZA_7l2MjTzp-qQHEZlCT/s1600/IMG_1147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLXHsFfdZOqJm0Z7BSJG96fyffGNH0mnu1GKMgnyXdhRvX2V1ywCEOAmcmhf6H5ItjLU_RXhRVtkYl1mlRmsxWhnyLNJAz_BilEwuUqx1kidkcHqjf00vsTJxZA_7l2MjTzp-qQHEZlCT/s320/IMG_1147.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doorway of the Theatre Room and the Study on right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztWNOOLOwNxMwDtyVIYjEMfCU1XduOj8Sq3Ea8yCSXFEeJr_9B3OCKjIK2tZ7ezPOuXV3oAeAUZ0atx2CBtO2p6r7xeT2ukhnt177u-PQBHUymxU-lqj7X0_PBqOZrKFHoUANngdluWyJ/s1600/IMG_1149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztWNOOLOwNxMwDtyVIYjEMfCU1XduOj8Sq3Ea8yCSXFEeJr_9B3OCKjIK2tZ7ezPOuXV3oAeAUZ0atx2CBtO2p6r7xeT2ukhnt177u-PQBHUymxU-lqj7X0_PBqOZrKFHoUANngdluWyJ/s320/IMG_1149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kitchen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It doesn't look like much now, but you wait!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_323872095"></span><span id="goog_323872096"></span></div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-73293083188579719412011-06-07T21:18:00.000+08:002011-06-07T21:18:32.308+08:00Walls - Week 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Week 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The shell of our house starts to take shape</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ovAIxEgWOLiKnNyFo_ANwxCG_mQH1zdflkAnXWLpbZCpsbGq4Emmbcz859Di3WfWsOW_tjflzxMlzyQ2v7w7zInVkMvWZWG_xrRSlPtxjQze8mCECoauuBeGR1zc9EuLOs5793goWsT/s1600/IMG_1081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ovAIxEgWOLiKnNyFo_ANwxCG_mQH1zdflkAnXWLpbZCpsbGq4Emmbcz859Di3WfWsOW_tjflzxMlzyQ2v7w7zInVkMvWZWG_xrRSlPtxjQze8mCECoauuBeGR1zc9EuLOs5793goWsT/s320/IMG_1081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Front door with the Study window on the left, and the Games Room window on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBXoh9P-3ELozWJ2kUtrdVMu1NDUwNKepvmnuA8GHAY_3-jNSAkrsmzpC8AlxVcA0MAY9Z6-DpCe77__36i6kTI2cgqm27CI3NuO39EBQFlJYES2mu774m5dYFG-p7cOestONAXKWFjR7/s1600/IMG_1083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBXoh9P-3ELozWJ2kUtrdVMu1NDUwNKepvmnuA8GHAY_3-jNSAkrsmzpC8AlxVcA0MAY9Z6-DpCe77__36i6kTI2cgqm27CI3NuO39EBQFlJYES2mu774m5dYFG-p7cOestONAXKWFjR7/s320/IMG_1083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Theater room - two small windows</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zik9cdHDILobkVIIMnrYDY4jZuebvFeF6SKHlejFaZBjNMUV_cANrn8fQT9PyJw0KRhcIMDVJUa9YzKZX9scjluSAOtLmLX8COYBTM3kcpuCZV9ju8cQPF6mBDLsCvCNFynxlOHXtPdq/s1600/IMG_1084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zik9cdHDILobkVIIMnrYDY4jZuebvFeF6SKHlejFaZBjNMUV_cANrn8fQT9PyJw0KRhcIMDVJUa9YzKZX9scjluSAOtLmLX8COYBTM3kcpuCZV9ju8cQPF6mBDLsCvCNFynxlOHXtPdq/s320/IMG_1084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doors for our laundry (left) and two bedrooms.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9JzFT4aKl2LtZPLf-SHsHBIb1tfrZHIVm1x3YJc3focon3-0oLlW5KShTMddb5CW1-DskabIKyExWIXygoyOcpcLgLvTlSFbLiuAOh1Fds6Jrk3iNgOaCj-lZRjDW5VlsnNlilfRr5uk/s1600/IMG_1086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9JzFT4aKl2LtZPLf-SHsHBIb1tfrZHIVm1x3YJc3focon3-0oLlW5KShTMddb5CW1-DskabIKyExWIXygoyOcpcLgLvTlSFbLiuAOh1Fds6Jrk3iNgOaCj-lZRjDW5VlsnNlilfRr5uk/s320/IMG_1086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the front - Garage on left - Front door with Study and Games Room on either side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX57FraTiB2CayT6cqagyvyJ-2I5fIfR8lzBi3-6CIks8gtt3WENgacvZSgvZ0pfc4BanO89rS_82w_5Jlqwp14Yhral2ZT3hNCQLf_xjntjWb-i5idZL5xNxvDO1Dq-iZ0w3gK-kw6i4c/s1600/IMG_1090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX57FraTiB2CayT6cqagyvyJ-2I5fIfR8lzBi3-6CIks8gtt3WENgacvZSgvZ0pfc4BanO89rS_82w_5Jlqwp14Yhral2ZT3hNCQLf_xjntjWb-i5idZL5xNxvDO1Dq-iZ0w3gK-kw6i4c/s320/IMG_1090.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left side of the House</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteOKgSmz3indMXE0iAayISz4l3cdItMSQlf5tIerGZ7YuJrGWSZhbN512inZBtVeeG81LWIyysHbyB1LdgoQa4nM4EFBeFAckyrCAsokFzcvd0PTRtCW2DZ2Nufz4UjiqkvqEPGujcREu/s1600/IMG_1095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteOKgSmz3indMXE0iAayISz4l3cdItMSQlf5tIerGZ7YuJrGWSZhbN512inZBtVeeG81LWIyysHbyB1LdgoQa4nM4EFBeFAckyrCAsokFzcvd0PTRtCW2DZ2Nufz4UjiqkvqEPGujcREu/s320/IMG_1095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kitchen (right) entry to Master Bedroom (left)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are full steam ahead now</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-48235414695390065212011-06-07T20:58:00.000+08:002011-06-07T20:58:58.948+08:00Bricks - Week 1Week 1<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahpw6rJPsHj0D-evtzUlmp3cKQlZFOVNCwh43ivjLE6rjJ00jp5PZlM9Q5MIrTFVMUqBx5GLjiv5JKD-n3mqgkIkcZ-3HPHLFD5KRvht7o4Gmxv9EIJ6F4lgMKuld-o0vT6RmTuDerkye/s1600/IMG_0590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahpw6rJPsHj0D-evtzUlmp3cKQlZFOVNCwh43ivjLE6rjJ00jp5PZlM9Q5MIrTFVMUqBx5GLjiv5JKD-n3mqgkIkcZ-3HPHLFD5KRvht7o4Gmxv9EIJ6F4lgMKuld-o0vT6RmTuDerkye/s320/IMG_0590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Master Bedroom is taking shape in the distance</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMeA9lclQYWq__KCApKbkiz47PoL33-0X4KPS1N9eOYrmBFnJYfNN0TDeU6rPHZporqjLwEFeUiAY5evzI-O2MX-k0lWYxq5nxQAG3Qq2CLz-kImuPigQ2x6vv3E5_QmqGSWxlwKBJBp-/s1600/IMG_0593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMeA9lclQYWq__KCApKbkiz47PoL33-0X4KPS1N9eOYrmBFnJYfNN0TDeU6rPHZporqjLwEFeUiAY5evzI-O2MX-k0lWYxq5nxQAG3Qq2CLz-kImuPigQ2x6vv3E5_QmqGSWxlwKBJBp-/s320/IMG_0593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fireplace is in the middle, it's allot bigger than I thought it would be. Guest Bedroom coming along on the left</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBj0shpWFB8pGzh_hMvmNyXCC87FQlpmx2eO0AhQKxVaMlXAIbqtbPxU1z_aURU8pjLaZkzFIs-eZoR3wUO9ESEbrwu0JWsK__P-aPX6TIQdAJmWtAd5sj2TRBd5G8R1Y56oF1wNBGeeT/s1600/IMG_0595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBj0shpWFB8pGzh_hMvmNyXCC87FQlpmx2eO0AhQKxVaMlXAIbqtbPxU1z_aURU8pjLaZkzFIs-eZoR3wUO9ESEbrwu0JWsK__P-aPX6TIQdAJmWtAd5sj2TRBd5G8R1Y56oF1wNBGeeT/s320/IMG_0595.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Entrance to the Guest Bedroom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxgzUIcVmrIAo2PNIwzzdA78nNxUV1cgV57gFPxl48tBLaimgStTXJeb8nisaZKa50sObshx_kRb5ak8fknSkHv9gvFoCq9y_myCHz3bAGaqUk1R2bRCjDfnjy1WR7tTg-lM981_IgwqE/s1600/IMG_0603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxgzUIcVmrIAo2PNIwzzdA78nNxUV1cgV57gFPxl48tBLaimgStTXJeb8nisaZKa50sObshx_kRb5ak8fknSkHv9gvFoCq9y_myCHz3bAGaqUk1R2bRCjDfnjy1WR7tTg-lM981_IgwqE/s320/IMG_0603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The outside of the Guest Bedroom</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ__WZRAQJjoMYaKPY8IuOGcCO24FiBGLnU5bSNBZ8qNcolmHV7-oyzqthrjRP-Q-QKnWQzPOmdcC2B8kTjX4PypMXriIJREIP_DBcBlD_-Fh9JphQ7xnlJtNRRAsWO2hVAM6pt_gj2mMB/s1600/IMG_0607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ__WZRAQJjoMYaKPY8IuOGcCO24FiBGLnU5bSNBZ8qNcolmHV7-oyzqthrjRP-Q-QKnWQzPOmdcC2B8kTjX4PypMXriIJREIP_DBcBlD_-Fh9JphQ7xnlJtNRRAsWO2hVAM6pt_gj2mMB/s320/IMG_0607.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sliding Door into our Master Bedroom</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleK7qV6AUXOTd95PpSM1sbtEJvWkCkQKHhvHaZ-_4cjTlntjBAu9l_BQs1hq6sjIGIOyITXGisfB4htv6ef6sgJXVGdZ1vXVecTRD0zk1bLCsTjYVjUNV8s8NUIKUZyd00IXjsA0FE63W/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleK7qV6AUXOTd95PpSM1sbtEJvWkCkQKHhvHaZ-_4cjTlntjBAu9l_BQs1hq6sjIGIOyITXGisfB4htv6ef6sgJXVGdZ1vXVecTRD0zk1bLCsTjYVjUNV8s8NUIKUZyd00IXjsA0FE63W/s320/IMG_0608.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fireplace on your left and Guest Bedroom straight ahead</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>ooh it's so excitingJ-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-83398401916054525012011-05-14T19:53:00.001+08:002011-05-15T09:27:49.920+08:00BRICKS BRICKS BRICKS!!!!Bricks, could there be anymore Bricks!!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_mjTO4TJ5hPnBZaapVTEpdLHikSo4MIc7PAn29pLS7rUqM5TK5pB8QfW-vskAktQ9IZ14lnDs7i7icMAd5aVwsacWRCm7DWURLP_Exxquc5S5TlhMopBQWv3YL3ZZrx8cLUdQiRK6SX1/s1600/IMG_1032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_mjTO4TJ5hPnBZaapVTEpdLHikSo4MIc7PAn29pLS7rUqM5TK5pB8QfW-vskAktQ9IZ14lnDs7i7icMAd5aVwsacWRCm7DWURLP_Exxquc5S5TlhMopBQWv3YL3ZZrx8cLUdQiRK6SX1/s320/IMG_1032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tlRShMXWbCKDEUhX0inDbh5kSh2sHtzewOMFXy2C5OiypJQwprogGuRHmVmifpeMw1ISNK62TGbya_pgQheaRpZ4m6PyqelogIMWUnBTbBa_fjUPC8_VMhO-bKi489P1g84PI8UEYCXZ/s1600/IMG_1033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tlRShMXWbCKDEUhX0inDbh5kSh2sHtzewOMFXy2C5OiypJQwprogGuRHmVmifpeMw1ISNK62TGbya_pgQheaRpZ4m6PyqelogIMWUnBTbBa_fjUPC8_VMhO-bKi489P1g84PI8UEYCXZ/s320/IMG_1033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oznUHbH6Zycl4-YwzcFtXW2nV6oG6olwhgHWzJMhCTTJ3GbqbKxXyocSmVs_RpHfreN92yzp_b38ixZY6b9krlIJfgDn4vDcMilx2nYXcH6uzaDwid24J1gwHTvg7Iir3H2FcNx_z8Ve/s1600/IMG_1038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oznUHbH6Zycl4-YwzcFtXW2nV6oG6olwhgHWzJMhCTTJ3GbqbKxXyocSmVs_RpHfreN92yzp_b38ixZY6b9krlIJfgDn4vDcMilx2nYXcH6uzaDwid24J1gwHTvg7Iir3H2FcNx_z8Ve/s320/IMG_1038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wow!! At least this shows you where exactly all your hard earned money is going.. It doesn't make it any easier though, it's just a nice thought!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the Bricks are delivered, the delivery man places them strategically for the bricklayers. Saving time, muscle and leg work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We provided two garbage bins for our contractors to use and to avoid it all being churned into our garden, we have been lucky enough that they also try to keep our building site as clean as possible, ever conscience that we live very close to a national forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-62417793707711884182011-05-14T19:35:00.000+08:002011-05-14T19:35:17.401+08:00Deliveries!!!Now the Concrete is done..<br />
<br />
It gets really interesting because we have some deliveries coming..<br />
<br />
<br />
Window Frames<br />
Door Frames<br />
Lintels<br />
Brick Layers concrete (shed to store cement from the weather)<br />
Sand<br />
Bricks<br />
Brick Layers<br />
Toilet<br />
Bins<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ia-8Z9LLc__sWlFnNhkX6qaB4eCdJf1cYm7Tk6knmi5miBKOBWBvDZ8L4GuX2OltuM3Tx6EZTbfL7E8GjxKSvEGJNO7DNHcrkNvBzHhxcHQh05nEwalOiLOgXDCBXn0IUzDO4w6bVNaW/s1600/IMG_1034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ia-8Z9LLc__sWlFnNhkX6qaB4eCdJf1cYm7Tk6knmi5miBKOBWBvDZ8L4GuX2OltuM3Tx6EZTbfL7E8GjxKSvEGJNO7DNHcrkNvBzHhxcHQh05nEwalOiLOgXDCBXn0IUzDO4w6bVNaW/s320/IMG_1034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNP0pYmU2lTTHmTViAcjnAxSxcS4ab7fVQMk2ZUvGHLHc7w2w-MW9m2zGczv5a5MqGVC882-qz5vmO1jvMoD6dwGrYtTT76ksubaPBLghwFGsQP5B8kJcgJaCtwazuU3jR1lJ7mxkyJO03/s1600/IMG_1036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNP0pYmU2lTTHmTViAcjnAxSxcS4ab7fVQMk2ZUvGHLHc7w2w-MW9m2zGczv5a5MqGVC882-qz5vmO1jvMoD6dwGrYtTT76ksubaPBLghwFGsQP5B8kJcgJaCtwazuU3jR1lJ7mxkyJO03/s320/IMG_1036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
Bricks are on their way!!J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-27788007195136533472011-05-14T19:22:00.000+08:002011-05-14T19:22:21.975+08:00Concrete!!Oh yes folks, we have concrete!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UhNkCrCLeXrIYguoPTAQDLAowj69wo6DjPS_2NJ-degOHfZ6LjsmKqGUyawz_U_e3T6YFgpn8TMC7hNJLajWVbA4hHBMoMyNdKuqMFBX1dbBeyMpYLiH7PA8GvRjpg0ndiLcqXzzIONJ/s1600/IMG_1003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UhNkCrCLeXrIYguoPTAQDLAowj69wo6DjPS_2NJ-degOHfZ6LjsmKqGUyawz_U_e3T6YFgpn8TMC7hNJLajWVbA4hHBMoMyNdKuqMFBX1dbBeyMpYLiH7PA8GvRjpg0ndiLcqXzzIONJ/s320/IMG_1003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn1rTWhzzjcHAOhBr4OLGP1Dhj3dQMQzJWROX3YaTTcIhU_7pCMvoToWtUjD0d2T7YFI4m3CZ9Sjd8BrNEbAzzPhhzG37zk00bTJf2s7mUGS5ZGHKFbn8mqWgN7bTuB0O8DOG882NRCfY/s1600/IMG_1004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn1rTWhzzjcHAOhBr4OLGP1Dhj3dQMQzJWROX3YaTTcIhU_7pCMvoToWtUjD0d2T7YFI4m3CZ9Sjd8BrNEbAzzPhhzG37zk00bTJf2s7mUGS5ZGHKFbn8mqWgN7bTuB0O8DOG882NRCfY/s320/IMG_1004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx4lB6ldM0uB4O3D9vy992O_y_IEqxCHjcywuZsbNn5fbjmR3NdSEoGSY5h_3PbGQlA5Ds23idc97ajUJdpahXShYJEZ4tvkiEtsw0GmQmUdfKr34nGetpbJNMWi0eQdksBJNXYWKoeWQ/s1600/IMG_1005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx4lB6ldM0uB4O3D9vy992O_y_IEqxCHjcywuZsbNn5fbjmR3NdSEoGSY5h_3PbGQlA5Ds23idc97ajUJdpahXShYJEZ4tvkiEtsw0GmQmUdfKr34nGetpbJNMWi0eQdksBJNXYWKoeWQ/s320/IMG_1005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<br />
With a few hickups, our excellent Concrete contractor and Plumber we were successful with out ginormous island of cement.<br />
<br />
But, it needs watering for at least 5 days, to make sure it doesn't dry out and crack.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTM_Yi4zaoDrN0j5HRw7wGgFZ3XYXq2b_BOBnWfAlLh-ar52S922_Zkddaa1fURaqia4wX06geO8zJxzfMpErWFLdOi2FiQRdhjBeiTHmMP58XNv8zh_stfJtvHlruYiBQV2-Lo49EObo/s1600/IMG_1011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTM_Yi4zaoDrN0j5HRw7wGgFZ3XYXq2b_BOBnWfAlLh-ar52S922_Zkddaa1fURaqia4wX06geO8zJxzfMpErWFLdOi2FiQRdhjBeiTHmMP58XNv8zh_stfJtvHlruYiBQV2-Lo49EObo/s320/IMG_1011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Yes, this is normal..J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-44343275720827528992011-05-01T13:38:00.000+08:002011-05-01T13:38:42.903+08:00Site Works continues - Preparing the Pad...Once the site is prepared and when I say prepared, I mean the holes are dug for the Septic Tanks, Storm Water Drains and Leach Drains and the they must be placed in and covered over again..<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfElgZc8OOcpKYznny9xjtGDm3WZUwAPWP7OIh0QHLmMjpRPd9SiMM_Aer7O_rrAAsj8XMdAX19VlOUhSuP1SdlhysanZ3vbsWCDQ_F-hjJIAi2ubG6VmSoFfOUiZ3BRzRKoPry0dK5fw/s1600/IMG_0969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfElgZc8OOcpKYznny9xjtGDm3WZUwAPWP7OIh0QHLmMjpRPd9SiMM_Aer7O_rrAAsj8XMdAX19VlOUhSuP1SdlhysanZ3vbsWCDQ_F-hjJIAi2ubG6VmSoFfOUiZ3BRzRKoPry0dK5fw/s200/IMG_0969.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
<br />
Then the pad must be levelled for the concrete to be poured on. But, before the concrete goes on, you need sand and lots of it. Now the pad is made approximately 2.5 meters larger than your actual house, and this is covered in sand and compacted.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1hEV_QG6Nfy2YLb8oluQe2Cd3PYNDxfAMwvYtpRCk0X27vjCSUIKFZwjVN_gUU1qVXvRT7XBTHd6alsoOPsOzvD9GVIJrfFBZUet7YYUKVcfV4wIa8KFn1oyedKLc_glUrJtx9472F7B/s1600/IMG_0986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1hEV_QG6Nfy2YLb8oluQe2Cd3PYNDxfAMwvYtpRCk0X27vjCSUIKFZwjVN_gUU1qVXvRT7XBTHd6alsoOPsOzvD9GVIJrfFBZUet7YYUKVcfV4wIa8KFn1oyedKLc_glUrJtx9472F7B/s200/IMG_0986.JPG" width="200" /></a>We were very lucky actually, to not end up with fine white sand, we ended up with a firmer sand that didn't blow away in the wind and when you walked on it you didn't sink. It must have had some percentage of clay in the mix.. It was fabulous, and when building on red dirt it blends in much better than white or yellow sand.<br />
<br />
<br />
The rocks are taken away, the sand is delivered and compacted and then it's ready for the Grano. This all takes about 3+ weeks, and costs about as much as a deposit on a house. But our site work contractor was fabulous, he did a great job and I would highly recommend him. If you want his details please e-mail.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtOeXpLaUJj5qOiu9eFawZQLjU-FAMkzy1ELXcjvNUuZwCLpDsJOK__NL_CXpaRFN1fE6bIxCUemLK8r_KV5eBMy399KjRMa3rPiaqKCebAJwgvEsrajmt8v0NeqY3X94vv3yWPkWm2zd/s1600/IMG_0983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtOeXpLaUJj5qOiu9eFawZQLjU-FAMkzy1ELXcjvNUuZwCLpDsJOK__NL_CXpaRFN1fE6bIxCUemLK8r_KV5eBMy399KjRMa3rPiaqKCebAJwgvEsrajmt8v0NeqY3X94vv3yWPkWm2zd/s200/IMG_0983.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
<br />
Apart from rocks, we had a mountain of soil left over and had it spread out all over our block. Our site works contractor spread it out perfectly, building up our driveway and even considering our pool in the future, made a pathway for the bobcat to travel down along side our house to prevent any damage to our garden or veranda.. Brilliant!<br />
<br />
Rocks are Gone!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-1suRfTH7O0LYs5zhjICXEGhlr2aYRnUawZN99q__I8UQfOzMo2-hbLzGCNl8VON400ME3pnB9UX9UciiYkIh1k6s8-aZ9alU7PtqPwS0a40O1ekUrONmvKTvtuziiq8jOtnLFFmMTLg/s1600/IMG_0984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-1suRfTH7O0LYs5zhjICXEGhlr2aYRnUawZN99q__I8UQfOzMo2-hbLzGCNl8VON400ME3pnB9UX9UciiYkIh1k6s8-aZ9alU7PtqPwS0a40O1ekUrONmvKTvtuziiq8jOtnLFFmMTLg/s200/IMG_0984.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
No Diving!!<br />
Yes, it does look huge, but it will get smaller..J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-77536917282441520642011-04-27T20:11:00.000+08:002011-04-27T20:11:28.164+08:00Site Works.. Rocks Rocks and more rocks<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Site Works is a necessary evil in building a house. But, how evil it is, really depends on where you build and what you build on.. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well we have Rocks, and plenty of them. To the point where we wondered if it would ever end.. Before we can even prepare for our pad we had to deal with our endless supply of Rock!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCch5f5D5uZp11OlB1oU1P40EtVF_l5q40cDEMHDdwZVKm5S8UekybBE5A5pitcCMc9t7VYeQ2eWjeW1KYtmonExlNGtYE6LhRT78OoQWT0WS5ixKrFgb_7LGot81cj-B0ARNDoWHYmDXg/s1600/IMG_0907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCch5f5D5uZp11OlB1oU1P40EtVF_l5q40cDEMHDdwZVKm5S8UekybBE5A5pitcCMc9t7VYeQ2eWjeW1KYtmonExlNGtYE6LhRT78OoQWT0WS5ixKrFgb_7LGot81cj-B0ARNDoWHYmDXg/s320/IMG_0907.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaTRfeEDudBOjTxL9jppaRo98i9YnT9j0wRIbHAzhUdZLPsJgSv0p1stBNIFCg2xg_CrFY8RSooD4zXyDhvmcIw4fCKWi69qL-qyLI4ywTpy0PGbhcU7QT6N8QCs-kDMUtQbCzZShXlBx/s1600/IMG_0926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaTRfeEDudBOjTxL9jppaRo98i9YnT9j0wRIbHAzhUdZLPsJgSv0p1stBNIFCg2xg_CrFY8RSooD4zXyDhvmcIw4fCKWi69qL-qyLI4ywTpy0PGbhcU7QT6N8QCs-kDMUtQbCzZShXlBx/s320/IMG_0926.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS6_iomSbWmeFt9xLWVrhjI7BIeETx_o5rJghH2dyI9jSa5OdZ6ubEMCGPaV-g-XegUmO9xyLHDxvSQ_9IJa2hxcDrHiTOyeK3stkDkZ1fZMQi62AI6xrksyKCFxwgM1I_mSPz_y2MVe8/s1600/IMG_0966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS6_iomSbWmeFt9xLWVrhjI7BIeETx_o5rJghH2dyI9jSa5OdZ6ubEMCGPaV-g-XegUmO9xyLHDxvSQ_9IJa2hxcDrHiTOyeK3stkDkZ1fZMQi62AI6xrksyKCFxwgM1I_mSPz_y2MVe8/s320/IMG_0966.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The rock breaker starting on our pool.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtkRReN9KumbTgVEWPtW_xm1yA2l-b7fNrTmnGneSUo19YvxME7Y1hVKPqJcy_dU8eipy4DZqPU_OqoQ5246hYE_vYAZiNOK-Y6XA6nOcO6a6BwCHpXn7cqS1nbUkvVjfFjLMKsqQi0QH/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtkRReN9KumbTgVEWPtW_xm1yA2l-b7fNrTmnGneSUo19YvxME7Y1hVKPqJcy_dU8eipy4DZqPU_OqoQ5246hYE_vYAZiNOK-Y6XA6nOcO6a6BwCHpXn7cqS1nbUkvVjfFjLMKsqQi0QH/s320/IMG_0974.JPG" width="239" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was so much that we eventually had to pay to have them removed. An unexpected expense to add to our budget. $3000. approx. But nothing that was going to cripple us and it was at least something that was <i>our </i>decision.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662051417961381590.post-87343517801149729212011-04-26T20:49:00.000+08:002011-04-26T20:49:06.398+08:00First Post - The Beginning<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Partner and I looked at buying a home, building a new one, renovating an older house, hell we thought all options at one point or another. But, it came down to the fact that we couldn't afford to build new home anymore, and buying a decent home that wasn't ten years old was out of our 'financially comfortable' budget. Renovating became too expensive when the real estate market went into outer space. So we decided to try and Owner Build. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Owner Building, a feat, that at times seems virtually impossible, but as we all know with house prices as they are there are not many options for young couples who don't want a half million dollar mortgage, but would still like a 'nice house.' </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's taken us a little over 3 years to get to this point. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 years of arguments over the house plans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 months of indecisiveness</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 set of double storey house plans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 set of one storey house plans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 Architect</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 Draftsman</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tape Measures and Spray paint</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A forest worth of House Magazines</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 months of impatient toe-tapping whilst our plans were at the Council</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and Banks... need I say more!!. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sigh... But it is finally happening.. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We decided on our Site Works Contractor,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and for $5000 extra to dig our pool, we got things started. Yes, I said a Pool, not even an option we could have considered before this.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Rock Breaker was delivered and Construction started on the 21st March 2011.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3i6sp0LVOcGp_GK_h2EApHVua5Y0jW7aOhDCYa9G63IC1iZ1az-ZRtB51JV-yfbHZqHg8u3EKaQWKoPZFG-chHjqUNBZntjJc5wwoUXC8-jp55mphG2dTNQRHQNURswZ64Iy5OdozhIl/s1600/IMG_0903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3i6sp0LVOcGp_GK_h2EApHVua5Y0jW7aOhDCYa9G63IC1iZ1az-ZRtB51JV-yfbHZqHg8u3EKaQWKoPZFG-chHjqUNBZntjJc5wwoUXC8-jp55mphG2dTNQRHQNURswZ64Iy5OdozhIl/s320/IMG_0903.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnaRmBusqG06PFXC9ixXo3sUm_2TVEr1kzDhY8SOTN75-euQQiila4y6xkn7GoS7S31hTrOMkr576qW96fK6lOaS2fPMJWgKQHsdffNRMiIi8Qr7MkHQrDd3NsW45Z6Ral44vXnUSL3D1/s1600/IMG_0906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnaRmBusqG06PFXC9ixXo3sUm_2TVEr1kzDhY8SOTN75-euQQiila4y6xkn7GoS7S31hTrOMkr576qW96fK6lOaS2fPMJWgKQHsdffNRMiIi8Qr7MkHQrDd3NsW45Z6Ral44vXnUSL3D1/s320/IMG_0906.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am eager to get some pictures up for now, so in my next posts I will put more information about our quotes and budgets, etc.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span>J-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076736500683498153noreply@blogger.com0