Thursday

Day Fifty-Two....

The bathroom tiles were grouted and some plumbing and framing work was completed.













A bird also started attacking Stella's ball.

Tuesday

Day Fifty-One....

The tilers finally came. The bathroom floor was completed. The builders finished off the toilet floor and some of the framework. And Stella really feeling it after a hard days work.


Weekend....

Just a bit of swimming.

Sunday

Day Fifty....

The floorboards were laid in the new pantry.

Thursday

Day Forty-Nine....

Stripped back the toilet and bathroom. The tiles, shower, toilet and walls are gone.













We took Stella to Wellington Point for fish & chips, a run on the mud/sand and a quick dip.

Day Forty-Eight....

Just tidying up and framework done today. Tomorrow the toilet will be removed and the tiles ripped up.

Tuesday

Day Forty-Seven....

A lot of work done today. The wall between the kitchen and the new pantry (existing bathroom) was opened. That's not where the new door will go, but it' a door that had been sealed for decades. The kitchen wall was readied for tiling. The bathroom was waterproofed.

















A velvet chair and ottoman, pillows, 2 lamps, a table and a bed head arrived today. We'd ordered them a couple of months ago. We had to store most of it in the library.

Day Forty-Six....

The builder estimated he'd be finished in about two weeks. Not much visible work today. Tidying up floorboards and getting the bath and tiled area ready for waterproofing.

Friday

Day Forty-Five....

The tongue & groove for the ceiling and walls were set up along the verandah, deck, sunroom & kitchen. A lot of work done today.



Thursday

Day Forty-Four....

The kitchen ceiling was erected today. The builders were going to install it as a sloping roof. We definately wanted a flat roof, and it's drawn on the plans. Luckily we noticed before they'd gone too far. They had to lower the kitchen ceiling framework. It looks good.

Day Forty-Three....

The bathroom walls were readied for painting & tiling.

Day Forty-Two....

The floorboards were almost finished in the kitchen.

Tuesday

Day Forty-One....

Some of the old floor beams in the kitchen were replaced, and about a half of the floor boards were laid.

Sunday

Weekend (two)....

 Visited Slaughter Falls this weekend. It really takes it out of me...

Weekend (one)....

Purchased some nice lights for the toilet, powder room (the top picture x 2) and the pantry (bottom picture).

Day Forty....

No builders today... Carly did heaps of undercoating.

Saturday

Day Thirty-Nine....

Only one builder on site. Most of the new floor boards were laid in the sunroom.

Thursday

Day Thirty-Eight....

Only a couple of hours work today. The floor boards in the kitchen were removed. They revealed a couple of floor beams that will need replacing and a pile of half eaten macadamia nut shells.












Day Thirty-Seven....

No builders on site today. Carly finished off the undercoating of the french doors.

Day Thirty-Six....

The small amount of aesbethos was removed from the kitchen. Carly put the first undercoat on the french doors.