Category Archives: Echo Photos

Life is Passing Like Lightning!

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday The days are just flying by. There’s not been much time to stop and ponder or rest or relax. There’s something to do just about every minute of the day. This evening, however, we are watching a movie and … Continue reading →

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Light Steel Frame Arrival

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Helga

Monday Today the light steel frame for the ground floor arrived. The ground floor is the second level. The best place to store it is on the first floor, so they lugged it up 77 steps… Meanwhile, the supports have … Continue reading →

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David’s Birthday

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Helga

Sunday 1st March is always a blessing. We spent time with David today, celebrating him turning 29. Yes, I have a 32-year-old and a 29-year-old. That’s hard to believe.  I took some photos for comparisons…this is November 8th 2019 This … Continue reading →

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Tying a BIG Bow Around This Week

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Helga

Friday We have accomplished a lot this week. We have got the height right for the roof. Mike has finalised the details on the ‘as built’ plans, the tiling is looking great and we have paid for the light steel … Continue reading →

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Three Steps Forward

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Helga

Thursday I definitely think we have made three steps forward today. The Light Steel Frame company we are working with completed the quote for the balance of the steel and got it to us before the 4% steel increase tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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Tiling Started

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday Today we went down to Echo around 8am. Werner, the builder is overseas. He had told us to go and speak to his foreman, Witness to tell him exactly how we wanted the tiles laid in the lower ground … Continue reading →

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Early Morning Site Visit

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday The land surveyor is visiting the site on Friday, but that was way too far away for Mike. Shortly after sunrise we were down at the site for Mike to do some measuring. He was going to see for … Continue reading →

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Getting on top of Things

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Helga

Monday Today Mike was on a mission to get the building wall plate height sorted. Leanne the plans lady phoned to reassure him that according to her measurements, all was well, but no matter what she said, using her calculations, … Continue reading →

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A Rollercoaster Day

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Helga

Saturday  I once went on the Cobra at Ratanga Junction when it was in operation. I screamed for all of the 90 second ride. At the end, I got off and had to sit down for at least 20 minutes … Continue reading →

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We Visited our Chunk of Granite

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today Mike and I took some time off and drove through to Athlone to visit the chunk of granite we bought back in November. How time flies.. It’s sitting against the wall with the front side away from us … Continue reading →

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Mike Finished the Changes

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Helga

Thursday Mike has worked about 19 hours after the last two days to get some changes down to the plans. They’ve now been emailed off to the builder as well as the Light Steel Frame company for an accurate quote … Continue reading →

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Coming Up For Air!

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Today I felt I could come up for air. I only worked four hours. I really needed the rest and even managed to get to gym. First though, Mike needed to go and measure the first floor now that … Continue reading →

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Cement Day!

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Helga

Monday Today, the pump rolled up … And the pipes were put in place… The cement arrived an hour or two later. They had some major issues with the consistency of the cement and the flow through the pipes but … Continue reading →

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Building With Invisible Walls

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Helga

Sunday One of the most complex things about doing our own electrics for this build is getting the positioning of the conduits right. They are positions along invisible walls. The day began at 6:30am and we finally completed the job … Continue reading →

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Ambitious Weekend

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Helga

Saturday What needs to be achieved this weekend in my mind is ambitious. We are busy doing the electrics for the ground floor which is double what was needed for the lower ground floor.  There’s also a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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