Waiting...

Work on our Extension has ground to a halt... our builder put the order in for our Caufield Green window (All 3 of them) and the "lead time" has now been changed from 9 days to 24 days... This has all happened since our builder got a quote from the company for the windows. All we can do is wait... It means that the brick layer won't start until the windows are here, So we are just in a holding pattern until we get windows, The bricks have been delivered and the Trusses will be here by the end of the week but nothing will be done until we get a window Delivery... Ho Hum, Waiting is just so much fun. Not! We have a Slab, but It needs to be adjusted as the concrete went off too Quickly for the concreter. (Our Builder is cranky that his mate didn't send 2 guys to do the work) It is just minor finishing work that needs to be done but still it isn't right. We also got home saturday to find that the house had almost an Inch of water in the garage along one wall because it Rained that hard and the down pipe was removed that the water found its way under the garage door. well that is all my news for the moment, I will post a photo of day 5 asap. Maybe we will get some luck soon.

The slab.

Work has continued this week with the slab being poured today. There has been alot of work done but it has been all under the ground and now under concrete, our footings are so deep as the ground her is very bad its one of the worst classes of soil. so our slab has deep footings to hold it in place and lots of steel reinforcing. It aint going anywhere, thats for sure...

Day 1 Dig the foundations & make metal cages for the trenches.

Day 2 tie in all the cages and then pour the foundations.

Day 3 Remove bricks from walls and fill the ground with builders sand (Half Day)

Day 4 Prep for slab pour. Boxing and Steel Reinforcing.

Work finally starts on our Extension!

After a long almost 8 months wait, or should i say planning and Engineering stage... Our Extension has been started. we had a false start last week where the Council had neglected to forward us the stamped plans and the Builder would not do anything with out them. So that was Monday and Tuesday out. Wednesday they were here marking out & checking Levels ect. Then the next hold up... We could not dig the foundations because we are in a fire ant area and we needed certification from the Department of Industry to say we were clear of fire ants... They couldn't come till Friday... So Monday it is the 22.10.2012 and we have finally started the foundations. The concreter will be here tomorrow to pour the foundations and the council & Engineer will be here early tomorrow to check the Foundations before they are poured...

The Before Photo

The First ground Breaking.

Liam's Prime position so he doesn't miss any action.

October so far...

Before Liam's Haircut.

Liam's new Haircut... Short back and sides and spiky top!

Play time with Samara at McDonalds

My new Friend Samara. Our Big News is... Wait for it... after being in our new house for 7 Months we are finally getting our new garage extension! We waited for Builders Quotes and then Soil testing and the Drafts man and finally the council. But we are here ready to have work start on Monday! I'm excited but a little apprehensive as I fear I will have trouble keeping Liam away from the Builders, Digging machines, concrete trucks, Brick Layers, and All their equipment. I think I'm going to need nerves of steel and patients in abundance. which I fear I don't have. Oh well I think I might have to bring out the play pen and tie it across the garage door opening so that he can see what is going on but not get out... It may be my only saving grace... I hope

Putting the animals to bed at Grandads

When we visit Granddad and Grandma's Liam Loves helping with the animals, They have Fudge, & Chocolate (Cows), Wilbur the Goat, and 4 Chickens. Granddad lets him give zucchini, carrots, and bread to the cows and after Chocolate has his milk, Liam helps put the chickens in their coop for the night. But Liam would rather sit next to them and pat them. He loves chickens. After he pats the chickens he tells them " Into bed Girls" and they go up into their coop. Then he gets to collect the eggs. Granddad sometimes puts Liam's name on one of the eggs and he gets egg toast for breakfast the next day using his egg.