More front fence footing images
My camera problems are fixed! Pictures ahoy!
Today our side fence is getting installed. Colorbond.
Next week we're getting a front fence. Brick.
I'm looking forward to coming home today, to not see my neighbour anymore. He's a wiry leathery grumbler who's so far been harmless but I'll be happier when he and I are separated by a thin layer of steel.
It's a shame he doesn't like us; he also doesn't like any of the tradies that come by. Or any human younger than him. I wish things were different, because he has the most gentle friendly dog, the prettiest fattest koi in a bubbling pool and several gorgeous birds in a huge aviary. I don't like his bees though.
Still no images. Need to buy a new camera.
My driveway is almost done, however some neighborhood kid has gotten themselves on my death list.
I've got internet now! Blogging can begin again.
Work on my driveway and pavement has begun. Because I flipped my garage from one side to the other I have to redo the council pavement part as well (also because there are a couple of small cracks there too).
We moved 3 Sept 2010, and I still can't believe it. Feels like I'm on a break in someone else's holiday house.
It rained, but I covered the limestone tiles and carpet with rugs, carpet offcuts and every bedsheet i could get my hands on.
Tip#1: Think about what you can't live without, and put them in a box. Don't lose this box. (I've lost all my underwear)
Tip#2: Parents don't label anything. Do it yourself.
Another trady came at 7am this morning to fix the creaky floor. There was a screw loose against a metal beam, nothing structurally wrong, just really annoying in a high-traffic area at the foot of the stairs.
Rang up and gave the go-ahead to the guy doing our vertical blinds. He's doing the install on the morning we're moving, next friday. At least we'll have privacy on our first night Chez Ragtag.
10am the floor sanders came to sand down the particleboard panel edges which are flat enough for carpet but not for tiles or timber. They only did the entry and left lots of sawdust which I'll clean up later today. Now there's nothing stopping the installation of my natural stone tiles. Muahahah! My concrete floor is also not perfectly flat according to my tiler, but he says he'll compensate with the glue/grout.
The waste tiles are left in front of my garage. It's starting to look like it did during construction again, but I'm beyond caring now.
Lunch time a guy came to finish off the insulation in the roof. I also showed him some panels which had fallen down along the split level interior wall. He asked me why the building company hadn't done it before handover. I shrugged my shoulders and told him maybe because I was in a hurry due to a pending eviction notice.
Still need to decide on raw or pre-finished timber for the lounge room.
Ack! It's crunch time.
There are 2 rooms in my house (lounge and study) which I wanted to do in timber (blue gum, glossy) but now I'm getting enough objections to rethink this. Is it worth the trouble?
My tiler says my floor isn't 100% flat and he has to compensate with glue, on the concrete part. On the particleboard I have to get it sanded flatter. And a carpenter is coming tomorrow to fix the squeaky panels. Lucky I have a crawl/stoop space.
People love a timber floor, and they don't love cold feet. Timber-r-r-r-rrrrrr!
Images from the walk through #1 last thursday. Still lots to do...
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