Doors and Windows

Unfortunately today was a rain day but the sliding doors have arrived.

Also the high windows for the northern and southern walls of the extension.

Brick Laying 9.0

More work on the

southern wall.

Is that a laundry window?

Brick Laying 8.0

More work on the southern wall.

Also the northern wall.

The framing for the sliding doors are leaning against the wall.

Brick Laying 7.0

The northern wall is going up, up and up.

You can see the start of the window for the ensuite.

Another picture for Gerhard.

Brick Laying 6.0

A week of sun. Amazing. It is great to see so much progress considering our architect said that we have had 1 in 3 as rain/delay days during the build so far.

Work has started on the eastern wall of the extension. That end of the extension is the study.

This photo shows in detail the join of the new and old brickwork at the northern wall.

This photo is for Gerhard. It shows the gum tree doing its annual shedding of bark.

Brick Laying 5.0

Another sunny day in Sydney. The southern wall has been extended.

Also the northern wall. You will notice that the steel post has been removed since it was the wrong length. Ooops. New ones have been ordered.

The scaffolding is onsite to take the brick laying to the next level!

Brick Laying 4.0

The following photos pan from the south retaining wall at the left of the photo

to the west at the left of the photo

and finally to the north.

Brick Laying: Three in a Row

Another day of sunshine and brick laying. The retaining wall along the west boundary is going up.

Start of the retaining wall along the north boundary.

The weather is looking great for next week. Fingers and toes are crossed.

Brick Laying: The Sequel

Despite the threat of rain all day today considerable progress was made. The retaining wall is going up. This wall will connect the old and new parts of the house. In this photo you can also see the start of the cut out for the laundry window.

Looking in the other direction along the retaining wall. You can see the brickwork from the old part of the house joined up to the wall.

Laying some Bricks

Start of the new internal wall for the old part of the house.

Start of the southern wall of the extension looking towards the west.

Steelwork

The steelwork for the build started going up today. You can now start to imagine sliding doors between the posts!

More digging for the new internal wall in the old part of the house.

Internal wall and rejuvenated windows

More action on Saturday with the removal of floorboards from the old living area to make way for a new internal wall for the 4th bedroom/rumpus room. This internal wall will also create the corridor from the front of the house to the stairs which go down to the extension.

We also hired a person (great guy named Bruce) to restore the old windows in the house. They now open and close properly!

Bricks a go-go

We have had a lot of rain over the last few weeks but now the slab has cured.

The bricks a ready to go-go. Looking forward to a long dry summer?