Day Nineteen....

Rain cut the day short. But, before the washout the builders finished off the side stairs and ripped out a door... So today was the first time we could use the new verandah.

Day Eighteen....

Busy day. The roofers were supposed to start today, but it's been put back to next week. So, the builders concreted the verandah stumps (finally), knocked out our back steps, half erected our new side steps and spilt a hell of a lot of oil based undercoat...

Day Seventeen....

No builders on site today. But, the scaffolders came to get everything ready and safe for the roof to go up. I had to butcher the large Murraya near our front verandah for some scaffold space.

Day Sixteen....

The verandah handrails were extended out, making the space at the top of the stairs look a lot larger. The gutter man started attaching the gutters. Some preparation was started for the side steps.

Weekend....

After a hard week at work. I like to swim and relax at Valleys Diehards football ground.

Day Fifteen....

Day Fourteen....

Not much action today. Only one apprentice was left on the site. But, the new verandah rails were finished.

Day Thirteen....

Today's work was all done in the roof. The framework beams above the kitchen and sunroom, and the steel posts were put in place ready for concreting.

Day Twelve....

A lot of today's work was done in the roof. But, the old roof was removed from above the sunroom and the structure of the new verandah was starting to take shape. The whole house will be re-roofed next Tuesday & Wednesday. Stella also needed to inspect some of the roof debris.

Day Eleven....

It all happened. Another man joined the building crew and they ripped off a quarter of the tin roof (where it's being raised). So now tarps cover that section. They also put new rafters at the raised height above the kitchen. And, some of the framework on the back verandah. A hot dirty day.

Weekend....

After a hard week of work, the site foreman/dog needs to take some time off and relax.

Day Ten....

The work turned to the existing back deck, with the majority of the old railings removed and replaced with smart new ones.

Day Nine...

The railings were started. The new side verandah is starting to take shape.

Day Eight...

Just a bit of work done on the inside wall. The outside hand rails were set in place.

Day Seven....

Just about all the work was done on the inside today. The old door that lead to the front verandah was removed and boarded up. The framework which seperates the 'new' bathroom and the sunroom was built. And the frame for the cavity slider door was put in place.

Day Six....

A lot of work done today. The verandah's roofline is starting to take shape. Work started inside. All the skirting boards and window edging was removed. Some framework was assembled.

Day Five....

Heavy rain washed out the day. But a bit of work was done beforehand.

And a big stretch after a hard days work.

Day Four...

The most visually productive day of the build (so far). The frame work for the side verandah was erected in no time. They even put down a fair portion of the floor boards.

Day Three...

A few bundles of wood were delivered in readiness for the outside portion of the build. 

Day Two...

Not much action. The two apprentices were left to tidy up the holes. They removed some lattice work from the rear verandah, and soiled the downstairs toilet. Below is a picture of one of the holes.

Day One...

The builders arrived. They removed the stairs and dug some rather deep holes.

Renovation : Preparation

We needed to remove the Duranta 'Sheena's Gold' hedge in readiness for the start of stage one of the build.