We're going to do a massive update of the last four months.
I stopped blogging the build when our builder quit the project at the end of winter. I felt disheartened and it was hard to feel excited, or want to share, when the place stood silent and empty for weeks on end.
The good news is we found a new builder in September who has been fantastic, and things have moved along really well since then.
July
Very quiet due to aforementioned lack of builder. Brickwork completed.
August
Also very quiet, painters for the first couple of weeks, then Level 4 lockdown for the rest of the month.
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| Waterproofing kitchen floor |
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| Just a few cabinets! I don't want to think about how many times we had to shuffle these around the house to make way for the painters |
September
Out of lockdown, new builder onsite, go go go!
Kitchen and laundry cabinets finally installed.
Floorboards delivered, to acclimatise in house before being laid.
Electric "fire" installed in sitting room.
Showers installed.
Lighting!
Benchtops! (Except for island bench for which we are having a steel benchtop made)
Bathrooms done but for flooring and toilets.
Concrete path, and a bit hard to see but also beautiful wooden deck to entrance.
October
Concrete paths.
Deck two of three complete (why didn't I hose it off before taking the photo?)
Floorboards laid. Aren't they beautiful!
Bathroom floors.
Carpet in granny flat. This area of the house is now complete except for the toilet install. I've even started taking boxes down there!
Deck three of three commenced! The weather has not played ball these past couple of months but it's looking very fine and dry next week so this should move along!
We've had some very low lows, feeling like the whole thing was dead in the water and wondering what the hell we were going to do.
But as you can see the past two months things have motored along and I'm feeling positive that we are *surely* only weeks away from completion. The change of builder has made a huge difference to seeing progress. Back in January when we first started B said, "Hopefully in by Christmas" and I scoffed. Now it seems he wasn't so far off in his prediction.
Think "In by Christmas" thoughts!
