the site is prepared
foundations laid
the house arrives on the back of a truck
the team from Steelbuilt Homes laying the floor joists
the floor is laid
the frame goes up
30 mins later it starts to look like a house
UNDATOKA hands up a roof truss
trusses are up
preparing for the roof to go on
roof is almost all on
on with the hardiplank
more wall up
now for the front of the house
the last wall finished
we'll soon be getting into hot water
After finally finishing the house's first stage we began to move in
Vicki was keen to try it out, I was too. so we started moving in
some walls inside
wall insulation
cut and pasting the ceiling
Wayne, one of our helpers
plastered
Jim the magician
laying the "floating" floor
That was just the begining ...
some paint on the outside
the panels that supply our electrickery and hot water
we had some verandahs built to keep the rain and summer sun away
the entrance guarded by the fierce cat Saddam Mousein,
"bearer of weapons of mouse destruction!"
"
back verandah to hold up the inflatable spa
ahh a poo with a veiw
The caravan still stands from where we had moved
and has been done up as a spare room for our visitors
with a cosy annexe with skylight and glass door
We also added a shipping container
which is being turned into a studio and workshop tool shed
some of the locals, Myrtle the pea-hen and her young pea-chic
a young prettyface wallaby
mummy prettyface
flowers and vegies all mixed up
part of the back yard
