At last, in September 2006, things started to happen! We'd chosen our design almost a year previously, but planning permission took a while and both bushfire and environmental issues had to be dealt with.
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| Ground zero - trenches and reinforcement for the footings (6th September). | The concrete has been poured, and the bricklayers start work (19th September). | Bricklaying finished - the perimeter walls (22nd September). |
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| Next come the pillars, bearers and joists for the floor (5th October) | And the floor itself (15th October). | And, in one day, the wall frames go up in rough assembly (20th October). |
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| The hole for the sewerage treatment got an unintended visit from the builder's dog. | But now the Biolytix system is installed - no more heffalump trap! (28th October) | The roof trusses are up, everything is bolted together and the verandah is under way (November 10th). |
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| Half a roof is better than none! | The view from what will be the living-room window | December 8th, and the cladding is nearly done |
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| Finally, the New Year sees us at lockup stage | Next thing we need an even bigger hole ... | ... for our underground 105,000 litre water tank |