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Tag Archives: Building a house on a mountainside
Tying a BIG Bow Around This Week
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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!
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
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
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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Better Than I Deserve
Friday Dave Ramsey has a frequently spoken phrase. Whenever someone phones his show and asks ‘how are you?’ he replies, ‘Better than I deserve.” I am frequently better than I deserve but today, I got the ultimate ‘better than I … Continue reading
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The Concrete Ribs Get Lugged Up
Thursday Today the concrete beams got lugged up the hill and into place. The longest ones are 6m long. I videoed the guys picking one of the last ones up and hauling them up the builders stairs. Ten men needed … Continue reading
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First Glimpse of my Bedroom View
Wednesday Today I walked around the beam box and got the first glimpse of the view from my bedroom. Of course it won’t quite be like this as there will be walls and windows, but it’s the closest I’ve got … Continue reading
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