Bricking Day 4

Again the weather was gusting and the rain was torrential but intermitent. The brickies were there again today and got a lot of work done seeing as they had to assembly the scaffold to reach the top of the walls. They have now put all the windows in and have 90% of the lintels in above the windows. This would take a lot of time as they have also put the water protection above the windows too. So the back and front internal walls are to plate height. All the external walls are to 19c. They have done the garage/library wall and this makes the house start to look like a house when viewed from the street.

Ensuite window and toilet window

Front internal wall to plate height

Front elevation

Rear interal wall to plate height

Library/garage wall and garage entry door to the right

Bricking Day 3

Even though we had more torrential rain and gusting winds, the brickies were there again today. No Western Power in sight - I guess it is an occupational hazard being up a cherry picker next to live power lines in gusting winds! Had a good look today for the other end to the second power cable installed yesterday. No luck and will need to check with the building company sometime. Bec thinks it could be the temporary power box cable. We'll see in due course.

External bricking is at around 19 courses. We thought they would take the external to plate height today but instead they took the internal bricking to the same height as the external bricking. So 2:1 ratio for external bricking to internal bricking time. Going by this they should completely finish the bricks by next week.

Toy room

Bed 4 and 5
Brickies covered the bricks! Caring!
Front evelation

Sand being used up very quickly!

Bricking Day 2

Waking up to torrential rain, we thought the brickies would not be turning up today but they were there!

Also the sparkies have been back and put in another 5 core cable. One end is at the dome, the other.....hmmm still looking.

Bricking Starts

After being disappointed yesterday that the bricking did not start and Western Power did not connect the dome - we even got an email from our long lost construction coordinator! It only said that bricking would start early this week so it was positive in that it reinforced bricking would start soon.
Well today they started and they looked busy. They are using a generator like I suggested. And in one day they have done this.

Toy room double sliding doors
Rear corner

Front door

Front view