A wet week

This week has been frustrating with plenty of rain slowing down progress. Most of the roof joists are now up, the bent steel rafter has returned from Christchurch and by the end of next week we should see the roof on and the weather boards starting to go up.

The LED lights have been selected along with the doors so things should start to hum shortly. Our landscaping starts next weekend (Labour weekend) with the bank above the retaining wall and the bank down to the road being planted.

The sheathing of the house has just started, with the whole house being wrapped before the weatherboards go up.

Here you can see the main beam in the family room, finally installed. The roof should go one fairly quickly next week.

Another shot of the rear wall starting to get covered in ready for weatherboards, roof and windows to be installed.

Here is a view from up Whitford Brown Road with the Elsdon hills in behind.

And here is the house looking up from Whitford Brown. The bank will get planted over Labour weekend and with an average spring should at least mean a good start to growth.

Baxters Knob behind the house.