Hebel... the begining!

The final coat for the render is on!
We were a bit nervous regarding the colour, but we really like it.
With the Woodland grey Colorbond,it looks quite sharp.

The guys did an excellent job: they made sure they protected the concrete floor,
as well as the windows, and the workmanship is first rate.

We have been extremely lucky with the weather!

Some of the plumbing work in the laundry.
No more copper pipes...!

Windows in place...

The windows have been installed (all except 2),
as well as the cladding upstairs. 3 coats of render are next!


The remaining roof is coming this week, weather permitting.


Upstairs: the sudy.

The Colorbond roof upstairs is almost complete.
The windows are next, then the polyester cladding.



This is some serious scaffolds....

We will be installing the insulation ourselves, but this time,
we are using polyester bats... Not like in our previous house!

Almost there...

Good progress this week.
We are almost done with the timber for the roof.
The aim is to install the Colorbond on the top floor, the windows, the cladding
and render. Then the ground floor gets the same treatment!



The trusses in the garage...

I almost forgot: the meter box got fixed today!
A new door, a bit of panel beating on the side panel and "voila"!
Like new...
Cheers guys!

Back to work!

The trusses were delivered Monday late afternoon.

The truck got bogged down in the driveway, had to be pulled out using another truck and in the process, the new meter box was slightly dented…

The next day, work began again, and within 3 days, trusses and battens were in place, well almost. On Friday, the weather put a stop to everything: heavy rain, hailstorm, the lot.

In typical Melbourne weather, we had blue sky soon after…

Once the battens are in place, the “roof man” (!) should turn up and take some measurement. We should see some Colorbond very soon on top of the first floor.

We are very pleased with the quality of the work so far.
Attention to detail is omnipresent, and it's a very reassuring thing!