5 October 2010

'Framing up the walls' for the lounge room nearly finished today.  Measurements to be taken tomorrow for the new roof joists.  'Holes' for the new doors and windows are now visible in the framework.  Banjo had a long hard day helping out... LOL

Space for sliding doors.

 Space for high louvre windows.

Almost in the trees!

3 October 2010

Firstly, how fantastic it was to watch the St George-Illawarra Dragons win the NRL grand final!!  Best wedding anniverary gift ever!!  Whoohoo!!

Secondly, here are some photos taken from the back yard... (Geoff - note the special job the builders did on your 'water feature').

 

 

1 October 2010

Builders not on site today - they had to go finish a wall in Auchenflower - but here is where they ended up yesterday afternoon.

30 September 2010

The last two days have seen the deck frame put up and the decking nearly finished.

28 September 2010

Go away rain!!  Lots happening today - more deliveries, the deck is starting to take shape, and we have had a storm this afternoon which has slowed things down somewhat.  Banjo makes himself right at home as the 'site dog' and seems to be enjoying all the extra attention and tid-bits :)

Well, there's no way I can use the driveway/carport now - apart from the sand/gravel at the top there are huge beams under the carport.

View from room under lounge room.

The deck is starting to take shape.  It somehow looks smaller than I thought it would.  I can't wait to get out there and see what the views will be like from the edge.  The posts in the foreground will be going once the new wall framing is up and the new roof joists go on.  Where the posts are will be the back wall of the lounge and will have two big triple-slider doors opening onto the deck.

27 September 2010

Some views from our neighbours place.  Lots of new materials on site today.  One tree cut down.  Some holes dug for posts for deck.  Clothesline is still there (but I think it is going).  Neighbours and I are wondering how the hell they are going to get the new roof joists into the back yard/up that high!!  It will be tricky to get a crane in position due to powerlines.... must ask Andrew tomorrow.

And a picture for Geoff at the bottom showing his banksia and one of its new flowers :)

25 September 2010

There is now some scaffolding up (and some branches sacrificied from several grevillias to make room for it).  Some more internal stuff has come down and you can see the the original roof joists inside the extension from the 70s.  It is getting dusty!!!