Saturday 23nd July - Day 87

Completed the 4th step.

After much thought I have actually cut the first stringer. Given the amount of time I have spent on the stairs, it is clear I am not going to make any money out of it if I am to change profession.

Friday 22nd July - Day 86

More stair framing, among other things (mopping up the water from all the rain, collecting timber for the stringers and treads, etc)

Thursday 21st July - Day 85

This bracket to to allow me to cut the main timber that supports the stairs. 8mm steel should do the trick.

Finally after much thought about how to finish the stairs, I have actually started to build them.

Wednesday 20th July - Day 84

 I needed to complete all my wiring before any plastering can occur.

The rumpus room surround sound wiring aand all (most) the network cabling is done.

The laundry needed a false ceiling to be able to hide the pipes and also cater for the laundry chute from the girls bathroom.

The upper north wall needed a 30mm packer to allow for the difference between the ground floor where there is hardwood (100mm) and weatherboard (20mm) compared to the 90mm framing timber available today.

Tuesday 19th July - Day 83

The renderers started today. A big milestone me thinks..

Thursday 14 July - Day 80

We finished the flooring yesterday and started these steps.

today we got them finished.

We added a ned support beam to avoid the possiblity of any more cracks in the new ceiling

Jo did a great jo removing all the old ceiling today.

Saturday 16 July - Day 82

The landing outside the girls room

Finally finished the landing and step outside Jo and my room. Very fiddly.

I'll start the steps on the bottom side next week

Tuesday 12 July - Day 78

Nothing but flooring today. Back breaking stuff being bent over all day.

Saturday 9th July - Day 77

the tunnel boards get laid.

The girls are hard at it

Friday 8th July - Day 76

more dog tunnel work.

The brickie works on.

Thursday 7th July - Day 75

Michael on site bricking in between the piers

Pip found the most comfortable place.

Wednesday 6th July - Day 74

The girls came out and got stuck into the new dog tunnel

Finally finished the blueboards except for the first floor access.

Tuesday 5th July - Day 73

Flooring for the upper ground floor started today

Saturday 2nd July - Day 72

All the exitsing kitchen cabinets are now moved. Thankfully nothing was damaged :)

The rumpus room finally takes shape.

Killer was a great help on site today. Many thanks with the help moving the kitchen and installing the new rumpus room door.

Friday 1st July - Day 71

Installed the Gyprock for the kitchen to allow the it to be installed

Tiarna having fun demolishing the old kitchen

The first part of the kitchen moved.

Thursday 30th June - Day 70

Finally finished the lower ground flooring and had an early finish which was very much needed by Pete who has picked up my cold. This gave me time to collect the Gyprok required for the kitchen from Brooky.

Wednesday 29th June - Day 69

A successful day of adding floor boards

Jo was again a great help

Tuesday 28th June - Day 68

The first floor board is finally laid.

The kitchen door is installed to ensure we are water tight to protect the flooring

Our verandah is now water proof to keep the downstairs floor dry.