Category:Construction Stage

Equipment arrived to start laying bricks. Also got the picture window frames.

Bricks delivered on Feb 6

The blue wrapping looks like it’s completed upstairs now so the entire interior is not protected from the weather. All windows are in, except the main dining room window. There is a reason for that though. I was told that the steel beams were too close together (they’re 2.4m apart from top to bottom). The …
Continue reading More work done upstairs

Looks like more work is now being done upstairs… window’s are all in and some shower bases have been installed. More of the blue lining downstairs too. Also noticed that more plumbing was done with the sewage pipes installed.

We went overseas for the Christmas break and came back mid January. During that time, I thought there wouldn’t be much done because it was Christmas. But I was wrong… looks like a lot of work was completed while we were away. The downstairs windows are all in, the roof is finished (scaffolding all removed), …
Continue reading Back from holiday

They have started tiling the roof with the back half mostly done already. Love the machine they use to bring the tiles up from the ground to the roof.

Roof tiles are here and I can see that safety netting has gone up around the safety rails.

Gutters are now in… Wife noticed that the garage beam is not horizontal. I measured the height of the left side of the garage and the right and there is a 2cm drop across the 5 or so meters. Amazing how she managed to see that. Anyway, I brought it up with the site supervisor …
Continue reading Gutters are in

Windows are all stacked up and ready to go in the garage. Some sliding doors have been put up already too.