Pebble Dashed Rendering Removed!
The week’s work of bashing and ripping off the pebble dashed rendering has finished at last! The ground, the paved footpath, all the way round the Old Place has a…
Roof Tiles all Off
I don’t know what day number it is anymore! Half a day there and half a day here! Anyway all the roof tiles are now off the Old Place! It…
Day 2 – Roof Tiles Flying Off!
Day 2 sees the tiles come flying off with increasing speed. The technique is improving but it is time now to make a neat pile for the rubbish so we…
Day 1 of Roof Tiles Removal
Today we started the demolition of the Old Place! The tiles on the roof starting from the top, working the way down, are being removed, one by one. No rushing!…
Shed Moved and Bloated!
The shed has been successfully moved to its new location. We have bloated it up by adding two more 4feet wide (8feeet high) panels to the side walls to extend…
Utility Disconnect
There are still two utility services connected to the Old Place, water and telephone. The electricity has been moved last November. For the water, we dug down near the meter…
Complete!
It might be safe now to admit that Phase 1 of our building project is Complete! At last! We have settled into our new temporary living quarters, sorting out a…
Electric Supply Moved!
Today we had our electric supply moved from the old place to the new place! Our electrician came this morning at around 10am, to test and supply a certificate of…
The Great Move commences
We have started our move! A steady baggage train from the old place to the new place has been rumbling along, with us carrying boxes full of our personal bits…
Bits and Pieces #2
Yesterday and today, we did further tidy ups of outstanding tasks. The chest freezer has been moved from the outside shed to the new kitchen. It was cleaned top to…