Build Day 5: Ensuite

The wall frame is certainly taking shape. To the right of the photo the clerestory window is visible as well as the spaces for the louvers. The cavity sliding door can be seen frame can just be seen at the back.

Build Day 5: The old front door and the new front door

French doors will replace the plywood. The old porch has been removed and will be replaced by a roof covering the whole span of the existing deck

Build Day 3: Ensuite Frame and Old Front Door

The hole at the top is the old entry. A few shots back you can see what it looked like. Eventually the hole covered up with weatherboard and made into a wardrobe.

The frame for the ensuite is taking shape. The bath we chose also need to be changed as the exterior edges to the bath are rounded which may have water pooling between the edge and the wall. So on the builders advice we've selected a square edged bath making a flush finish.

Build Day 2: Ensuite Change

Craft builders have recommend a change to the ensuite design. The louvres will increase in size from 300mm to 450mm. The clerestory window, which wraps the tops of the wall above the bath will also be extended. The best part is that its a no cost option.

Build Day 2: The ensuite, carport and the wardrobe!

Building Note: Wall framing for the wardrobe!

Building Note: This is where the carport will be. The fencing is to keep the dogs from falling down the 1.5m holes where the support beams will be placed. The size of the carport is 6m X 6m

Building Note: Today we got home and discovered our ensuite taking shape. The size of the ensuite is 1.73m x 3.91m . There is still a cavity sliding door to go, and of course the walls and roof and plumbing.

There is a whole lot more to come so stay tuned!

Build Day 1: Ensuite Location

Building Note:

Here is the layout for the ensuite. A number of tree branches were removed to ensure easy access. It was a very tiring day.

Build Day 1: Renovations Have Finally Begun!

Jan's perspective

The building supervisor and the architects had an 8am 'start up' meeting on site which we also attended. That was preceded by the 7.30am arrival and commencement of the asbestos removal dudes - all bio-hazard suits and "DANGER" tape. Caught me out as I wasn't expecting anyone before 8am and had to do a very quick change from dressing gown to work clothes. By the time we left at 9am there was much hammering, sawing and action on site.

We are now camping out in our kitchen. Mattress on floor; camping chairs and table folded up when not in use; food & wine living in one little cupboard; what was the pantry is now our wardrobe; where the cups and plates used to live is our shoe cupboard (shoes take up too much space); TV and laptop where the kettle used to be. We have to cover our mattress up with an old fitted sheet when we are not sleeping in it as there is no telling those dogs that a big mat on the floor is not their mat.


We also have access to the bathroom and the (old) spare room which is full of stuff that needs to be boxed up and stored this weekend - all the awkward things that won't fit neatly into boxes. We have our clothes rail in there and the dog mats (their real ones).




Building Note:
There will be a roof over this deck and those casement windows will be removed and french doors installed. This will be the front door for a while until Phase 2