Decisions
This is our list of decisions made and to-be-made across all of the project's aspects.. Decisions Made No window hoodsdog door under internal stairs platform (open arch) & back deck…
Framing (Day 2)
Framing (day 2 - 23/4/25)Huge progress by Brad and Sons. Tamati and Joe from Platinum Concreting also worked hard to get the steel footings ready for pouring tomorrow. And yes,…
Framing (Day 1)
Framing (day 1 - 22/4/25)Finally the framing has started, six packs of 6000x90x35 MPG12s delivered by Paul from OzBuild. The steel for the RW Phase 2 also arrived today. Brad…
Flooring and Footings
Progress and Crews (16 & 17 April 25)Today(16th) the LVLs were delivered by Paul from OzBuild (again) and luckily Daz and the 5-tonner were on site to help getting them…
House Raising (Finished)
And this is it...!!! House Raising DONE (15/4/25)We finally got there.. and now the rain has stopped... and that's good!Stash, Josh and Nicko finished off the house raising part (bar…
House Raising (Day 10)
And this is it...!!! House Raising DONE (14/4/25)And of course it rained again, and the neighbour parked her little car in our driveway, retaining wall backs caved in with lots…
House Raising (The New View)
The New View (12/4/25)Today both Michelle and I climbed up the extension ladder (4.2 mtrs off the ground) to check out the new view. Not bad we must say.
House Raising (Day 9)
Legs Attached and Steel Partly Up (11/4/25)What a day... OzBuild rocked up at 730 to deliver the LVLs and SructaFlor and nailing plates which was fantastic. At 745 Rocky from…
Retaining Walls (RW1 – Finished)
Today we finished RW Phase 1, core-filled and super straight and strong. Magnificent job by both Aiden and Lucas from Mancini Masonry and Chris from Pump-Eez.
Retaining Walls (RW1 – Day 1)
Aiden and Lucas from Mancini Masonry work hard today and built a truly perfect retaining wall, so impressive. One more small section to build (need more blocks) and the core…
House Raising (Day 8)
Legs in situ (8/4/25)This morning the new legs where surrounded by concrete with lots of starter bars to later tie into the garage slab. Daz also cleaned up the concrete…
House Raising (Day7)
The new legs have arrived (7/4/25)Today the new steel posts have been put into position and are ready to be concreted in. The front four posts have been upgraded to…
House Raising (Day 6)
Daz is back, yes! (4/4/25)Great to see Daz back at 630AM to dig our 12x piers which all got done in one day. All but 2 piers are at least…
House Raising (In Final Position Day 5)
She is in her final position Mark the day... lots of photos... the house is in her final new position, the front verandah is now 4.2mtrs from the ground, about 2.7mtrs…
House Raising (Day 4)
Finally, she has been moved!!! (1/4/25)No joke, the house has actually been moved today, yes! It's been a massive long day for the Steel crew who worked super hard to…
House Raising (Day 5)
Sliding and Straightening Another rainy day but the Steele crew rocked up and worked hard to slide and straighten the house into position, mega effort. Posts marked ready to be welded…