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Plastering complete - ready for sanding

Posted by Wanda Lach on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, In : House Building 
Well, our gyprockers from Canberra have done a marvellous job. Unfortunately for us their final week and a bit has fallen smack bang in the middle of school holidays and a couple of dumps of much needed real snow!
I've found accommodation in various places - but of course the rates have all doubled and tripled because 'the snow has fallen'...! sheesh!
Thank goodness these guys are down to earth and are not really worried about where they lay their heads just so long as it's not under the stars ...
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Insulation Madness

Posted by Wanda Lach on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, In : House Building 
What an enormous job - I take  my hat off to Charles getting up on that shaky scaffold and doing the roof insulation!
Krystin has also climbed up there and has done the high walls and some ceiling insulation too, plus lots of walls.
Definitely not something I would have been comfortable doing.
Our insulation is R4.1 plus we have R1.5 sarking... total of R5.6.... let it snow, we won't mind!

The plumbers have turned the outside into a maze of trenches, everytime you step outside you just about fall...
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Plastering has begun...yay!

Finally the house is taking shape inside. It's been a drama tring to find trades people in downtown Jindabyne and areas close by.  With the approaching opening of the ski season, actually, this weekend now... the lodges have been trying to get all their remodelling, renovating and new work finished. What that means is that this is the busiest time of year for all trades. As soon as that snow falls in earnest work up on the mountains will be done for the season. Then, of course, these workers will be taking some well deserved time off. None of this is of any use to us mere mortals...

We have finally found some gyprockers  in Canberra and they seem to be good workers and have many years experience.  We have our fingers crossed!

Today the temperatures plummeted - cloudy, cool - very cool and damp - must have been a few snowflakes up on the high peaks for sure.

We had some visitors - Rob & Sandra came for a drive with Bella and took a tour of the house and gave us a great reason to take time off - great guests who brought lunch and some great wine - thank you!

Back in the warmth of our home away from Sally Supreme we have the fire going, the doggies fed and can hopefully relax for a while in front of the tele (thank you Cathy & Angus!)


 Photos below...

1st row: the plumbers needed to flush out the drains and test their plumbing...so down to the dam to fill up the cube, Charles decided to wash the car too - at least he managed to clean off some of the mud on one side! lol. 

Now there's a problem - flat tyre on the trailer when it's got a full load of water on board, lucky the hydraulic jack was in the garage :) (not so lucky for Justin when he had a flat tyre at home and Kk had to change it and found the jack was bu**ered!

The trench to the builder's outhouse?

2nd Row: No, it's not some alien worm... it's our alternate heating source for the bedrooms - hot air trapped in the apex of the mezannine is pumped into the bedroom below (hadn't been put in place in this pic)

3rd row: velux windows being put in and the finished front veranda roof  - even has my initial :)

4th & 5th rows: more veranda and velux window

6th row: Shed site  from the new velux window and our lovely rainwater tank before the downpipes were connected.


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A traveller by name and nature. I constantly marvel at the beauty that surrounds me, from the miniscule to the panorama. The end result is a passion for photography, capturing that moment to be able to share it with everyone.