No recent updates, but so much has happened.
Payment for the slab was due more than a month ago, but the bank approval was only received in the mail 18th Feb 2010! My turtle of a broker only handed in the documents to the bank 29th Jan 2010.
To avoid interest payments on the slab payment (I got issued breach of contract letters) I'm paying for the slab myself! My broker will inform the bank of this difference in arrangements and everything will continue as usual. Despite the finance problems, work seems to have continued except when it rained a week ago.
I've been so caught up in different problems I haven't gone on site for weeks.
The images live here.
This is the ground floor frame for the back of the house, sitting over the slab. Windows are in.
It's fun seeing how the rooms are forming.
The little square is part of the plumbing between the rainwater tank and the stormwater pits.
The brick walls here are sitting on the piers. They form the foundation for the front part of the house. It looks a little messy and uneven to me. LHS is the place for the suspended garage slab.
Front view LHS
Front view RHS. The green bar there is a steel bar for the garage.
The fence problem is still there. I still have to get someone in to fix that.
There will need to be fill brought in to make the driveway. The garage is so high up. I'm afraid there will be added costs for additional brick rows.
I received notification of extra costs for piering exceeding the initial allowance, and the fill removed during excavation. I wish I'd been told before it started, I would have told them not to bother taking any away. Live and learn.
I wonder if I should be worried about people coming to pinch stuff. All the windows are strewn about, and the gate is left unlocked.
