Roof trusses

Starting work finishing off the roof. View from the driveway. Gable above entry at the right.

From across the green field.

Troy and Mick on the roof.

Reflection in the duckpond.

LIfting the trusses

The roof trusses were delivered on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday morning a small crane with a fantastic reach was onsite from about 8.30 to lunchtime lifting them onto the roof, with Bert, Troy, Mick, Ed and one other person put them in place. By the end of the day the primary job was done, but about a week is needed to complete it: ceiling joists, hangers, triple grips, and the coffered ceiling. Next is the facia, gutters and roof sheets.

Framing

Wall frames are made on the floor and stacked up, before they are put in place.

Driveway

Alan Butts built the new driveway to the house.

Water

The dam had about 200mm of water in it on Friday. By Wednesday it was completely full, about 1700mm deep. The rainfall during that time was only just over 50mm.

Lots of water is still standing in the paddocks; not very deep though.

Start of the roof

The roof will be constructed using trusses. They will be pitched off the verandahs. The beams for the verandah are in place. The internal walls are being constructed today and tomorow, and the trusses are due to be ready in the next week.

Rammed earth wall finished

From right to left: kitchen, pantry, laundry and bathroom 2.

Through laundry door to dining area.

Back from house from next to garage.

Front (above) and side (below) of house from a distance.

From office into bathroom 1 and then bedroom 1.

From dining to laundry, bathroom 2 and bedroom 3.

From bedroom 1 to office.

Entry.

Progress - at dusk

Entry Wall

Looking across the lounge to the main bedroom.

View from below concrete pad level.

Alcove in the wall of the family room.

Alcove in wall of passage between office and bedroom.

Bobcat in the bathroom.

Bathroom and toilet windows

More walls going up

View of the top of the bathroom and bedroom walls.

Across the pad from garage to bedroom 1 (left) and the study/office (right).

The storeroom and garage walls.

View from higher up.

First walls

The first section of rammed earth wall is complete - north west corner of the garage.

The start of the rammed earth walls

The mixing pad. Limestone, gravel and cement (cream and grey) is mixed by a bobcat.

The formwork for the first wall.

Ready for the walls

The completed concrete floor.

Pouring the slab

The concrete pump and concreters at work.

The completed slab at night after I had watered it.

Footings

Footings in the early morning fog.

Two sand pads

The pad is rather large (but far smaller than Phil and Janet's) so I had to stand well back!

The pad for the chook pen.

The job is done

Allan finishing off the pad.

More sand

Early Tuesday morning, with less than 1/4 done. Four trucks drove back and forth all day from the WA Limestone sandpit on Millar Road.

End of tuesday. The sand pad is 3/4 completed.