Week 15: more verandas

More fiddly bits this week. Verandas to the side and front with more base boards. Weather boards now almost complete and whispering that the windows are due imminently!

Check out the mud. Luckily the drains were back filled in the nick of time.

Week 14: working on more detail

It's been a bit chillier and windier for the boys up on site this week but they continue to make good progress. Front veranda frame up, complete with bullnose roof profile. Base boards installed under decking, weatherboard and decorative soffits under the roof all represent steady progress on this four day week. Drainage has also been installed which has made a lovely mess of the site (please, please hope it doesn't rain before they fill the trenches back in!).

The benchmark view of the front of the house.

Close up on the front veranda - look for base boards, weatherboard and soffits on the roof line!

Close up on the front entrance, complete with weatherboard

Yes, the drains!

Week 13: boarding up against the weather

Another good build week behind Chris and the team. The main roof is on, just the fiddly bits to do now. Every day feels like a race against the weather so good to see the weather board being put up!


Close up on construction!

A new view of the back garden (complete with gorse and native bush).

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!