Monday, April 21, 2008

Too much rain

Can't believe Sydney has had worst rain in 77 years! Our poor back garden looks like something from World War II. The trenches that were dug for the footings have collapsed and we now needto get the machine back to redig, pump out the waterand wait for them to dry out. Maybe next week?

Starting to wonder whether knocking down the remaining back walls was a good idea or not...

Thinking about kitchen splashback window. It was to be long and narrow abouve the benchtop. Want to delete it as it faces west and concerned with sun / heat. We can always get similar affect with colorback glass splashback.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Underpinning

We had a quote this week to do the underpinning of the back of the house along the side so we can excavate for the garage and laundry. At $16,000 we made the decision to knock down those remaining two outer walls and start again. Much cheaper and won't impact on the timeline.

At the moment waiting for the steel detailing to be finished so steel can be fabricated. Latest estimate is to erect on May 5th.