Week 12: wrapping up for winter

Massive progress again this week - Chris and his team are working wonders. Part of the roof on and wrapping on the house ready for winter.
New view from the Tunnel Gulley pathway - side view of the house and the neighbours cows

Close up on the roof and wrapping

The kitchen barrel roof is shaping up nicely under the roof

The new roof shaping up in all it's glory!

Week 11: closing in

Another excellent building week allowing Chris and the crew to get the roof framing finished and start on the detailed work - chimney, sofits and extra cladding.

It was a beautiful day with not a cloud in the sky - 19 degrees. Let's hope this good weather continues so that they can get the roof on and make the house watertight.

This view still fails to delight on arrival


Preparations for those southerly winds to blow

House with new chimney to join MT's library turret

View up from the future potager garden

Week 10: almost a hat on

This was the view from the top of the drive -house in the big country. Progress this week has put the roof trusses and bracing on to give the house almost its total skeleton. With some fine weather and the speedy building team at their best I think that it won't be long before the house will finally get its hat on.

View down to house with big country in the background


Rear view to veranda, lounge/dining room and beginning of our own swimming pool.

Close up to one of the turrets

Week 9: a growth spurt

It's amazing what a bit of rain on the floor can do to encourage growth! In only a week our building team have created the frame of the house. It was wondeful to at last walk through the front door. At first it seemed like the house had shrunk but after an hour of pacing around in each room it is clear that this is going to be a big house.

View from the front gate.

The skeleton of the house in all it's glory

Hope the builders move these bits of wood, they tend to get in the way walking around!

Views through the kitchen windows

Front to back, indoor outdoor flow

Just to prove I'm not making it up about the rain this week - 74.9mm in last 7 days!