Week 3: Digging, dirt and demolition

This week we were lucky to continue to have amazing Brisbane winter weather, meaning that things have continued to tick along well. Things that happened this week...

The 'jenga blocks' that were holding up the house temporarily have been removed, with all the steel posts now in situ. We have some timber posts still to arrive once the concrete footings have been poured.

Basically all the concrete (except the driveway) has now been removed to allow the site to be levelled and prepared for the concrete footings and slab to be poured.

We also got to get up the ladder and see the inside of the house for the first time since it has been raised. We got to get a preview of what our views will be like from the back deck...

And also check out how some of our future rooms will shape up, as some of the internal demolition and wall removal has already happened too!

This is the kitchen prior, and the kitchen currently (window to go where the stove was). This will be a staircase in the future.





This is the bathroom as it was on the left, and the bathroom currently (asbestos still needs to be removed from the roof). This will form part of the future living room and the wall on the right will become sliding glass doors out to the future deck!

 


What did we learn this week? Definitely how many decisions we haven't made yet! Despite thinking we're super-organised (we have already purchased most of our bathroom fittings for example), certain key decisions need to be made now in order to keep the build on schedule.

Examples:
- colour of aluminium window frames (cue drive to the showroom!)
- final decision on upstairs windows (so the house isn't left exposed for too long when the cladding is removed)
- toilets (so the plumbing can be laid appropriately under the slab, which should be poured this week)

Thanks for reading, and as usual, please feel free to comment below! :-)