tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83784811376041256272024-02-07T15:42:17.226-08:00A Mernda building adventureJayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-77792973052762805922010-07-12T01:37:00.001-07:002010-07-12T01:40:23.034-07:00Final papersWell I've faxed all the paperwork I need to fax to the bank and organised some home & contents insurance so the bank will pay the final invoice...<br /><br />The only thing left to do now is do the final handover walkthrough... and then it's the banks. Then the truly expensive bit starts. First thing to get sorted is the driveways and fencing - Damn telstra contractors seem to have removed the peg when they were installing something on the house next door, that we've been so careful to keep in place during the build so hopefully we can find the other pegs again so I don't have to pay to resurvey.<br /><br />Anyone got a good antennae person?Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-19454391425018987812010-07-11T05:51:00.000-07:002010-07-11T06:02:13.456-07:00Some garden ideas...<div>Just a few snapshots of simple things that seem to grow well in the area...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEabNCGS_eN3VQGIxVWux-nzlcYxYoidsXOfLBpvZ0M9tRLPJAteRUTFkSf116-r-HOXcwVVNjdV0FXKG97iciniOgXPjSY5orUaD2hlhbE_7eJjTkRFmo6Peru1fapPnUdkZ2smj2RLo/s1600/DSC00876.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEabNCGS_eN3VQGIxVWux-nzlcYxYoidsXOfLBpvZ0M9tRLPJAteRUTFkSf116-r-HOXcwVVNjdV0FXKG97iciniOgXPjSY5orUaD2hlhbE_7eJjTkRFmo6Peru1fapPnUdkZ2smj2RLo/s320/DSC00876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492632256207390354" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEabNCGS_eN3VQGIxVWux-nzlcYxYoidsXOfLBpvZ0M9tRLPJAteRUTFkSf116-r-HOXcwVVNjdV0FXKG97iciniOgXPjSY5orUaD2hlhbE_7eJjTkRFmo6Peru1fapPnUdkZ2smj2RLo/s1600/DSC00876.JPG"></a>The fluffy green shrub my friends call scuttlebush on account of it looking like something alien that could scuttle away at any moment and some yellow kangaroo paw. <br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEabNCGS_eN3VQGIxVWux-nzlcYxYoidsXOfLBpvZ0M9tRLPJAteRUTFkSf116-r-HOXcwVVNjdV0FXKG97iciniOgXPjSY5orUaD2hlhbE_7eJjTkRFmo6Peru1fapPnUdkZ2smj2RLo/s1600/DSC00876.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGq3MbGidm4qRdejbDKW98GAAmKjfh-wJRdFjHLiRJAgfE5UO17NokV8lo-e5QUwoKnp0AftuMwBb94kSLCcJb747RtdhvUhlNVa_wO_zPNztZK2hRKC18ezr6-G4i7qEqZwD4euZbtXx/s1600/DSC00875.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGq3MbGidm4qRdejbDKW98GAAmKjfh-wJRdFjHLiRJAgfE5UO17NokV8lo-e5QUwoKnp0AftuMwBb94kSLCcJb747RtdhvUhlNVa_wO_zPNztZK2hRKC18ezr6-G4i7qEqZwD4euZbtXx/s320/DSC00875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492632246881421426" /></a></div><div>Fluffy purple grasses</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PI-uB_PnkfB7SvbrivroFpo13stjNLLp0l3i0vywADa71mqR9IDr0xr7ZYiYiiYC56HfUHGhZEhVRBx6z2-eyFVwGS8B3_cdw90bTJQz-VDAi7DegV6-pvMdt78J9WzH6YJhvygOrXEN/s1600/DSC00874.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PI-uB_PnkfB7SvbrivroFpo13stjNLLp0l3i0vywADa71mqR9IDr0xr7ZYiYiiYC56HfUHGhZEhVRBx6z2-eyFVwGS8B3_cdw90bTJQz-VDAi7DegV6-pvMdt78J9WzH6YJhvygOrXEN/s320/DSC00874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492632240354115906" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PI-uB_PnkfB7SvbrivroFpo13stjNLLp0l3i0vywADa71mqR9IDr0xr7ZYiYiiYC56HfUHGhZEhVRBx6z2-eyFVwGS8B3_cdw90bTJQz-VDAi7DegV6-pvMdt78J9WzH6YJhvygOrXEN/s1600/DSC00874.JPG"></a>Purple & spikey... behind silver and pretty...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnt7nFuyqFrTnGUVrlDSU-jYOHso8hIQml2kb4Uyelpa8QNoxDBoDJiNLSGQpaMaLnCMU7JzNxRt9u32C1xtUjYkq_iay9w6z9eX-pvcIlOd00FAX18CTXcFAE616Qqf_ozIl_jC6UP8w/s1600/DSC00873.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnt7nFuyqFrTnGUVrlDSU-jYOHso8hIQml2kb4Uyelpa8QNoxDBoDJiNLSGQpaMaLnCMU7JzNxRt9u32C1xtUjYkq_iay9w6z9eX-pvcIlOd00FAX18CTXcFAE616Qqf_ozIl_jC6UP8w/s320/DSC00873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492632229555352306" /></a><br /></div><div>Magnolias... these seem to be quite common around display homes and I absolutely adore them. Really hoping I can find some budget for one.</div></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-26492886762705409442010-07-11T05:36:00.000-07:002010-07-11T05:51:02.304-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFfCSjXTtdPIgPEo9v1KownqxdevKyo1dHK5-VA8dr5Fbu1R9DlvmfdJyf1TgG4MijKO3rxOvuOHASIEZRq-QIW51N6mxvx8DCLIESvDZmbb9iPn6jSxRN7x_233AaWqhTqmusdp35nwH/s1600/DSC00905.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFfCSjXTtdPIgPEo9v1KownqxdevKyo1dHK5-VA8dr5Fbu1R9DlvmfdJyf1TgG4MijKO3rxOvuOHASIEZRq-QIW51N6mxvx8DCLIESvDZmbb9iPn6jSxRN7x_233AaWqhTqmusdp35nwH/s320/DSC00905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492629707526432226" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFfCSjXTtdPIgPEo9v1KownqxdevKyo1dHK5-VA8dr5Fbu1R9DlvmfdJyf1TgG4MijKO3rxOvuOHASIEZRq-QIW51N6mxvx8DCLIESvDZmbb9iPn6jSxRN7x_233AaWqhTqmusdp35nwH/s1600/DSC00905.JPG"></a>The very attractive batton fittings...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53JYp_vhRiHegF331aGnkK2Rgr0p8cGzJrBP76CQwHdoY_OnohIrlSTD5S-7H-M8onnLMlAv8Gf-ZCWXkJ2_cxQK00mro5k3d6N4T7kcU0WC5q9pb4N2WB2BsGL0EQC_XgD5gZLu4LKA2/s1600/DSC00864.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53JYp_vhRiHegF331aGnkK2Rgr0p8cGzJrBP76CQwHdoY_OnohIrlSTD5S-7H-M8onnLMlAv8Gf-ZCWXkJ2_cxQK00mro5k3d6N4T7kcU0WC5q9pb4N2WB2BsGL0EQC_XgD5gZLu4LKA2/s320/DSC00864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492629692163105746" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53JYp_vhRiHegF331aGnkK2Rgr0p8cGzJrBP76CQwHdoY_OnohIrlSTD5S-7H-M8onnLMlAv8Gf-ZCWXkJ2_cxQK00mro5k3d6N4T7kcU0WC5q9pb4N2WB2BsGL0EQC_XgD5gZLu4LKA2/s1600/DSC00864.JPG"></a>Very awesome gumboots for wandering around the swamp...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2MW3Xak43fbiW7ZIz9NiTzaytxPykTw09AmYXCIo4F_Y1Lgq2s3umrPlVN1i_aeOYIkjxPD7-bpiwljR1jUamA7RLSw8kl56HTfw0BhLo5OvqwFsWoMc7U-HSLmmRj4oZLr6AobppWE1/s1600/DSC00863.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2MW3Xak43fbiW7ZIz9NiTzaytxPykTw09AmYXCIo4F_Y1Lgq2s3umrPlVN1i_aeOYIkjxPD7-bpiwljR1jUamA7RLSw8kl56HTfw0BhLo5OvqwFsWoMc7U-HSLmmRj4oZLr6AobppWE1/s320/DSC00863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492629684580374530" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2MW3Xak43fbiW7ZIz9NiTzaytxPykTw09AmYXCIo4F_Y1Lgq2s3umrPlVN1i_aeOYIkjxPD7-bpiwljR1jUamA7RLSw8kl56HTfw0BhLo5OvqwFsWoMc7U-HSLmmRj4oZLr6AobppWE1/s1600/DSC00863.JPG"></a>Bricks and toffee fingers...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3muW7SwlpZlgD-n35JAdLVo87MnfyzXEq6snNvq10zd28rOasSanxzxRVJuy9V8w26FU52BjVAZ9Gde8QNDEN_FJUCToCeaKZ9F-YpyqdtNkRBl2hAh6FZiDfmzDundPgu1oi6Mq0QhKG/s1600/DSC00901.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3muW7SwlpZlgD-n35JAdLVo87MnfyzXEq6snNvq10zd28rOasSanxzxRVJuy9V8w26FU52BjVAZ9Gde8QNDEN_FJUCToCeaKZ9F-YpyqdtNkRBl2hAh6FZiDfmzDundPgu1oi6Mq0QhKG/s320/DSC00901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492628412235901554" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3muW7SwlpZlgD-n35JAdLVo87MnfyzXEq6snNvq10zd28rOasSanxzxRVJuy9V8w26FU52BjVAZ9Gde8QNDEN_FJUCToCeaKZ9F-YpyqdtNkRBl2hAh6FZiDfmzDundPgu1oi6Mq0QhKG/s1600/DSC00901.JPG"></a>The loo shot...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI2wOSfZ6lYh6Rk2VgbguOELcFM1K0tAwHNXO9zIqdHAzx9IkSqEA72AashiaHqsP2t1JhWy4bGHHvJJjSYaX32gnZcK8eqo8lIqTSiv6JrLLaEMcZ66tWpV5r_EQgZPT8xaYw-RF8ofF/s1600/DSC00908.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI2wOSfZ6lYh6Rk2VgbguOELcFM1K0tAwHNXO9zIqdHAzx9IkSqEA72AashiaHqsP2t1JhWy4bGHHvJJjSYaX32gnZcK8eqo8lIqTSiv6JrLLaEMcZ66tWpV5r_EQgZPT8xaYw-RF8ofF/s320/DSC00908.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492628403795079682" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI2wOSfZ6lYh6Rk2VgbguOELcFM1K0tAwHNXO9zIqdHAzx9IkSqEA72AashiaHqsP2t1JhWy4bGHHvJJjSYaX32gnZcK8eqo8lIqTSiv6JrLLaEMcZ66tWpV5r_EQgZPT8xaYw-RF8ofF/s1600/DSC00908.JPG"></a>And on the 14th week (or thereabouts) there was light...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzv0WSjod-Vs0Hi5qHiLFznzEoIXDJdLOG3j6-ESkCiAoV74jYz45ky2I-idpGqRcPxgHTZVj-a4KNe41a3xAls5UMIjVBbKfANqA1UCsi1L34WnL4xe2jI7a5jSmZvkrxAbjrvM-scVPo/s1600/DSC00909.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzv0WSjod-Vs0Hi5qHiLFznzEoIXDJdLOG3j6-ESkCiAoV74jYz45ky2I-idpGqRcPxgHTZVj-a4KNe41a3xAls5UMIjVBbKfANqA1UCsi1L34WnL4xe2jI7a5jSmZvkrxAbjrvM-scVPo/s320/DSC00909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492628396471393234" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzv0WSjod-Vs0Hi5qHiLFznzEoIXDJdLOG3j6-ESkCiAoV74jYz45ky2I-idpGqRcPxgHTZVj-a4KNe41a3xAls5UMIjVBbKfANqA1UCsi1L34WnL4xe2jI7a5jSmZvkrxAbjrvM-scVPo/s1600/DSC00909.JPG"></a>Slightly dodgy carpet join...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kDwoCuozZQB2TgqqOUelZqpOpcxl3EzL5CV4IPPkQNvQtJjMde-3PJqyrgz0HdN27WQyR6OHicfrMnr_bopdg5HtS0W735P71zc7XLEsnxITpZJ8TPHV8nk2WfrVqTwiMSxJlsPltU0A/s1600/DSC00912.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kDwoCuozZQB2TgqqOUelZqpOpcxl3EzL5CV4IPPkQNvQtJjMde-3PJqyrgz0HdN27WQyR6OHicfrMnr_bopdg5HtS0W735P71zc7XLEsnxITpZJ8TPHV8nk2WfrVqTwiMSxJlsPltU0A/s320/DSC00912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492628387524173298" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kDwoCuozZQB2TgqqOUelZqpOpcxl3EzL5CV4IPPkQNvQtJjMde-3PJqyrgz0HdN27WQyR6OHicfrMnr_bopdg5HtS0W735P71zc7XLEsnxITpZJ8TPHV8nk2WfrVqTwiMSxJlsPltU0A/s1600/DSC00912.JPG"></a>The front facade with toffee fingers.. and one dad scraping the swamp off his shoes.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9g_q_9vubR5fVRkKBDq5s7hix_yz39HeJRLSV9n9uYRGSaEkejaPBAWjm6nvthyG7rKMZBBhE-GxbyKCc19CgzqoI78t-TF9s5-bpPNrbvER7EF3TD0g96uBgfSu9H4QePYplOjLyjTY/s1600/DSC00915.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9g_q_9vubR5fVRkKBDq5s7hix_yz39HeJRLSV9n9uYRGSaEkejaPBAWjm6nvthyG7rKMZBBhE-GxbyKCc19CgzqoI78t-TF9s5-bpPNrbvER7EF3TD0g96uBgfSu9H4QePYplOjLyjTY/s320/DSC00915.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492628379418430370" /></a><br /></div><div>My little (or not so little) house...</div></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-40498961268706289342010-07-05T04:10:00.000-07:002010-07-05T04:15:40.374-07:00Impending PCIAfter 14 weeks of activity of the house building variety - I've been asked to come in to the house for a couple of hours tomorrow to do my practical completions inspection. I like to call it "giving the house chicken pox". I get to go through absolutely every detail and try and reduce my urge to think everything is amazing just because it's my house. I've enlisted my Dad into the process again purely so I have someone with some clue that doesn't have house love to catch the million things I know I'm going to overlook.<br /><br />It's amazing to watch this process is coming close to the end, it's been a rollercoaster of a year.Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-64876279011322794152010-06-16T04:44:00.000-07:002010-06-16T04:51:02.110-07:00WallpaperWallpaper might not be everyone's taste, but the graphic designer in me loves the stuff... Unfortunately I'm a graphic designer with an exceptionally short attention span and worry how long it would take me to get sick of. So my logical self is yelling "don't do it!!!"<div><br /></div><div>Doesn't mean I have to stop looking does it?</div><div><br /></div><div>Here would be the choices for the bedroom (I'm going for a beige, white, chocolate and turquoise scheme for the house).</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OcKOcKDMYpFfWdqXBQiaXSJ9xnIvCkU8DkHi9Fq-dLdTFfCyoxLNuPnBfeeHo1grA8rvb1AdZ_Kj-T_Lun92r-CYQmEZk484MPi2TiX-EcZTjqxxUwxAJJmlzTos2XozXmCnCx3ZOsRg/s1600/dovedalejpg.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OcKOcKDMYpFfWdqXBQiaXSJ9xnIvCkU8DkHi9Fq-dLdTFfCyoxLNuPnBfeeHo1grA8rvb1AdZ_Kj-T_Lun92r-CYQmEZk484MPi2TiX-EcZTjqxxUwxAJJmlzTos2XozXmCnCx3ZOsRg/s320/dovedalejpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483337465970128994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OcKOcKDMYpFfWdqXBQiaXSJ9xnIvCkU8DkHi9Fq-dLdTFfCyoxLNuPnBfeeHo1grA8rvb1AdZ_Kj-T_Lun92r-CYQmEZk484MPi2TiX-EcZTjqxxUwxAJJmlzTos2XozXmCnCx3ZOsRg/s1600/dovedalejpg.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2f1BFQDZqqS9iv8zJEMKtYoyl0abfacoEfu3D77mSMJPETgo681B2y25q-KJB__9FGVX3fHrR6ccMG5FEzTwq5zRZr41b-vGYYXGh-ezM6Prg1dbd8kMoHxxEbdBpLSv5sTo5zr7LGgrl/s1600/kasuri.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2f1BFQDZqqS9iv8zJEMKtYoyl0abfacoEfu3D77mSMJPETgo681B2y25q-KJB__9FGVX3fHrR6ccMG5FEzTwq5zRZr41b-vGYYXGh-ezM6Prg1dbd8kMoHxxEbdBpLSv5sTo5zr7LGgrl/s320/kasuri.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483337456803364050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2f1BFQDZqqS9iv8zJEMKtYoyl0abfacoEfu3D77mSMJPETgo681B2y25q-KJB__9FGVX3fHrR6ccMG5FEzTwq5zRZr41b-vGYYXGh-ezM6Prg1dbd8kMoHxxEbdBpLSv5sTo5zr7LGgrl/s1600/kasuri.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4zzKhxbU3qZWtNsjnV6BRIXEhyphenhyphenx4BsY9Ape5GmhtvkJ2qOkVcuIhX-_RmWjM5hV8X6z73hcEizA9d8Q8aYplPYXqDy5mT9bL9RMb91ndQs0dKfdlBMt6ivZaoUSTt0nvAiIMcwT2bbzh/s1600/riverwallpaper.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4zzKhxbU3qZWtNsjnV6BRIXEhyphenhyphenx4BsY9Ape5GmhtvkJ2qOkVcuIhX-_RmWjM5hV8X6z73hcEizA9d8Q8aYplPYXqDy5mT9bL9RMb91ndQs0dKfdlBMt6ivZaoUSTt0nvAiIMcwT2bbzh/s320/riverwallpaper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483337447969183170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4zzKhxbU3qZWtNsjnV6BRIXEhyphenhyphenx4BsY9Ape5GmhtvkJ2qOkVcuIhX-_RmWjM5hV8X6z73hcEizA9d8Q8aYplPYXqDy5mT9bL9RMb91ndQs0dKfdlBMt6ivZaoUSTt0nvAiIMcwT2bbzh/s1600/riverwallpaper.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2WDlH0QWtaPD4QJCZs_YDzsVG1D1eJDYDM7CY6EgzBropLI9leP12kebGbnumR8Yzyu12cLkkRzMwQUr5YxP0aHAeaeYykaXAotg9L8h8wdDImuX53jduNovwIKGQPvjdOduKDitNSp2/s1600/opticalwallpaper.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2WDlH0QWtaPD4QJCZs_YDzsVG1D1eJDYDM7CY6EgzBropLI9leP12kebGbnumR8Yzyu12cLkkRzMwQUr5YxP0aHAeaeYykaXAotg9L8h8wdDImuX53jduNovwIKGQPvjdOduKDitNSp2/s320/opticalwallpaper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483337445726772034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2WDlH0QWtaPD4QJCZs_YDzsVG1D1eJDYDM7CY6EgzBropLI9leP12kebGbnumR8Yzyu12cLkkRzMwQUr5YxP0aHAeaeYykaXAotg9L8h8wdDImuX53jduNovwIKGQPvjdOduKDitNSp2/s1600/opticalwallpaper.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8JoVnL5sv7uoeCVUPfPddBnWSwsYg7fNRSSxNyfMS2Vwy89bkDqKUYWWD-VLx6YxNQ8Y0lLM9fO7-dJY3YuhYcpjakuNIOu2MfMM48GbTSie6eeYonHDwqiVwj12ISiwrtmNocPWIZ8B/s1600/dubarry.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8JoVnL5sv7uoeCVUPfPddBnWSwsYg7fNRSSxNyfMS2Vwy89bkDqKUYWWD-VLx6YxNQ8Y0lLM9fO7-dJY3YuhYcpjakuNIOu2MfMM48GbTSie6eeYonHDwqiVwj12ISiwrtmNocPWIZ8B/s320/dubarry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483337434908468546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div><br /></div></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-90835987015336681672010-06-13T01:03:00.000-07:002010-06-13T13:38:13.226-07:00Another week goes by...Another week has gone by and more work has been done on the house, it's exciting to see the progress - although it does seem so much slower than the first few weeks where any progress seemed like a massive step.<div><br /></div><div>The tiling is pretty much complete and on the whole I like the selections. Aside from the ensuite splashback tile which is a different tone to the one I originally chose - it's much a much warmer brown than the mocha tiles used everywhere else. My only complaints regarding my colour selections are the front door colour (easily fixable) and these tiles (which aren't so bad and I can live with) so in the scheme of things I'm doing pretty well - I just hope I like the splashback colour.</div><div><br /></div>All the cabinetry and interior closet fitouts have been done including my walk in wardrobe. I can't wait to have somewhere to hang all my clothes (the majority of my clothes are currently in storage boxes while I'm at my parents) and somewhere for my shoes to live.<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPb_Zv0grLEJp1QVHOuve8zcRSoD99B7D8pIYO8etefQieLsVQPtANZDNKAqWb4-Cc9l4WcChyphenhyphenn7iLVU_rA1s1N-CQx411CFnnbXC7BKz91lROvWS4Hr6yMPu1l8lTm0Xf6Udzhgh3ZXX/s1600/DSC00856.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPb_Zv0grLEJp1QVHOuve8zcRSoD99B7D8pIYO8etefQieLsVQPtANZDNKAqWb4-Cc9l4WcChyphenhyphenn7iLVU_rA1s1N-CQx411CFnnbXC7BKz91lROvWS4Hr6yMPu1l8lTm0Xf6Udzhgh3ZXX/s320/DSC00856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482171173866596178" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPb_Zv0grLEJp1QVHOuve8zcRSoD99B7D8pIYO8etefQieLsVQPtANZDNKAqWb4-Cc9l4WcChyphenhyphenn7iLVU_rA1s1N-CQx411CFnnbXC7BKz91lROvWS4Hr6yMPu1l8lTm0Xf6Udzhgh3ZXX/s1600/DSC00856.JPG"></a>Kitchen now has the benchtops installed... </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgExiKeo-x3WUERi3akpF3Iea_CaND7jF0o8NDyGfirytyk1ECeH3J4DIaBcr8Yt7FHUV-G9Kn22B-tlL2dAEbuz-UgSJBM9vdu4m7lsmpVH8vTm66-w75L_r_IaCp5XhGXzT4VPeQAcr/s1600/DSC00861.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgExiKeo-x3WUERi3akpF3Iea_CaND7jF0o8NDyGfirytyk1ECeH3J4DIaBcr8Yt7FHUV-G9Kn22B-tlL2dAEbuz-UgSJBM9vdu4m7lsmpVH8vTm66-w75L_r_IaCp5XhGXzT4VPeQAcr/s320/DSC00861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482171161650824818" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgExiKeo-x3WUERi3akpF3Iea_CaND7jF0o8NDyGfirytyk1ECeH3J4DIaBcr8Yt7FHUV-G9Kn22B-tlL2dAEbuz-UgSJBM9vdu4m7lsmpVH8vTm66-w75L_r_IaCp5XhGXzT4VPeQAcr/s1600/DSC00861.JPG"></a>Espresso Ligna on Mocha Luxe tiles</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQcomhCFqKU3Z7QcYlXluRanlf0-GngmFQWMqSDHYJ4H0jpSynnhwojEfxZOfDjkaa5xDdC5TVPRpPb_OHB3vLJmFQtij0XRpUKwjhWtG8wuuTfM33Rp2-pGCDALLBCTRe0dzYi7Kpz7a/s1600/DSC00848.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQcomhCFqKU3Z7QcYlXluRanlf0-GngmFQWMqSDHYJ4H0jpSynnhwojEfxZOfDjkaa5xDdC5TVPRpPb_OHB3vLJmFQtij0XRpUKwjhWtG8wuuTfM33Rp2-pGCDALLBCTRe0dzYi7Kpz7a/s320/DSC00848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482171156069416146" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQcomhCFqKU3Z7QcYlXluRanlf0-GngmFQWMqSDHYJ4H0jpSynnhwojEfxZOfDjkaa5xDdC5TVPRpPb_OHB3vLJmFQtij0XRpUKwjhWtG8wuuTfM33Rp2-pGCDALLBCTRe0dzYi7Kpz7a/s1600/DSC00848.JPG"></a>My bedroom has a lovely view of a toilet</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83HgRiDq0-qfET2QOEl6qHKJCGoqz3R5Q_LiJasxDH216OzWZh6Alh_GJkpGEL_MhXm8T_6Am5WIwrVwGq88NnWd41tg451nw9pBS_ojXTMZzJ-5KPhh4I6JCPLmuOyPVp67geZ0sAXJl/s1600/DSC00847.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83HgRiDq0-qfET2QOEl6qHKJCGoqz3R5Q_LiJasxDH216OzWZh6Alh_GJkpGEL_MhXm8T_6Am5WIwrVwGq88NnWd41tg451nw9pBS_ojXTMZzJ-5KPhh4I6JCPLmuOyPVp67geZ0sAXJl/s320/DSC00847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482171144546116370" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83HgRiDq0-qfET2QOEl6qHKJCGoqz3R5Q_LiJasxDH216OzWZh6Alh_GJkpGEL_MhXm8T_6Am5WIwrVwGq88NnWd41tg451nw9pBS_ojXTMZzJ-5KPhh4I6JCPLmuOyPVp67geZ0sAXJl/s1600/DSC00847.JPG"></a>A very neat tiling job on the base of the shower</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTphkN1Kl7Ep7kyiUwXzzVAMSqOkAu-Kbw4vlDQ8U5MrhuxBguz8Wr399JTAOFz6cWZs9uVyB6DHQ64rpn_DrgtCRqocajkVlGmP-9fob7ZUMM07ZmLa8TV1qcinCflzvGiElcE0JOgjpP/s1600/DSC00845.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTphkN1Kl7Ep7kyiUwXzzVAMSqOkAu-Kbw4vlDQ8U5MrhuxBguz8Wr399JTAOFz6cWZs9uVyB6DHQ64rpn_DrgtCRqocajkVlGmP-9fob7ZUMM07ZmLa8TV1qcinCflzvGiElcE0JOgjpP/s320/DSC00845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482171135120181058" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTphkN1Kl7Ep7kyiUwXzzVAMSqOkAu-Kbw4vlDQ8U5MrhuxBguz8Wr399JTAOFz6cWZs9uVyB6DHQ64rpn_DrgtCRqocajkVlGmP-9fob7ZUMM07ZmLa8TV1qcinCflzvGiElcE0JOgjpP/s1600/DSC00845.JPG"></a>The tiles I'm not such a fan of - although I have to admit they look a lot worse here</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNL06AIasi3p0cD3-NJjRzRJ1-pt0NZfC3HKsiSlxl-a2KbohIHX53M8uHHO5aQctivLEbwUP8ZBhsRCIPELECqvCLS3IwUUhok065NjQhct0_BBXWgm1Kvv8FBlnpv1NJe8gztrATANH/s1600/DSC00844.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNL06AIasi3p0cD3-NJjRzRJ1-pt0NZfC3HKsiSlxl-a2KbohIHX53M8uHHO5aQctivLEbwUP8ZBhsRCIPELECqvCLS3IwUUhok065NjQhct0_BBXWgm1Kvv8FBlnpv1NJe8gztrATANH/s320/DSC00844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482169498408228162" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNL06AIasi3p0cD3-NJjRzRJ1-pt0NZfC3HKsiSlxl-a2KbohIHX53M8uHHO5aQctivLEbwUP8ZBhsRCIPELECqvCLS3IwUUhok065NjQhct0_BBXWgm1Kvv8FBlnpv1NJe8gztrATANH/s1600/DSC00844.JPG"></a>Shower walls</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bgNY4KFVkQuENfmnEbufQ7NgHxXE54WM08tQaWo3ylvz5b1vOVVCzG70-SF10vYreHGLllHESiRmFOUsJnz0lE3Sx5axU9reJRHmhI6-ACo0bxdtllqYfBufPvVMwMId9q3AanuNlttx/s1600/DSC00843.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bgNY4KFVkQuENfmnEbufQ7NgHxXE54WM08tQaWo3ylvz5b1vOVVCzG70-SF10vYreHGLllHESiRmFOUsJnz0lE3Sx5axU9reJRHmhI6-ACo0bxdtllqYfBufPvVMwMId9q3AanuNlttx/s320/DSC00843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482169489984121474" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bgNY4KFVkQuENfmnEbufQ7NgHxXE54WM08tQaWo3ylvz5b1vOVVCzG70-SF10vYreHGLllHESiRmFOUsJnz0lE3Sx5axU9reJRHmhI6-ACo0bxdtllqYfBufPvVMwMId9q3AanuNlttx/s1600/DSC00843.JPG"></a>This tile I really like - I should have done both bathrooms in it</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjasNe7e9XcdaqNyxiCPxiXnVsezfg0hMZA-94rTpCfH4o4pAr0XXvVMVq_lWnQNGk0Rh3Hs3lJs2r0oLj2GriEuL3UdJ_cqozja6OHo577I_v-OJe4eoU8NeYla3_5qOenD7XuHiAnfzW/s1600/DSC00842.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div></div></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-44871290277948059602010-06-06T04:03:00.000-07:002010-06-06T04:13:35.468-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I was locked out last week... so I couldn't see what was happening in the house. This week I had a painter on site who let me have a quick look around as he was cutting in the edges of the paint work. I'm loving the white duck 1/2... it's still nice and bright but gives the room some depth without being too yellow. The photos don't do it justice. I can't wait to see how it looks with the mocha floor tiles. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately my choice in door colour is not so good - I'm not sure what's wrong with it but it has a really strong purple undertone on a beige base... it's going to be the first thing I change once I move in. I really should have gone with something like Jasper which was my original choice but which I managed to get talked out of for some reason (reasons which I can't remember). </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">This weeks progress also includes the benchtops in the kitchen... The ice snow ceasarstone has always been one of my favourites - white with just enough texture in it to make it look interesting. The white really lifts what could be a very dark kitchen.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIUWh0KfU15kY2wtkGLVMLo9ykFS3iVnmfJoJj8ZfBXa3TLSW2LX3jF08Z1iBe_VmZPxD3BT6dE8W8Oww5B-VLKD1U7jTnzbITnfHEno07_PB1IsckR5DAJtRi-bmPYt95953Qiyrphzd/s1600/DSC00838.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIUWh0KfU15kY2wtkGLVMLo9ykFS3iVnmfJoJj8ZfBXa3TLSW2LX3jF08Z1iBe_VmZPxD3BT6dE8W8Oww5B-VLKD1U7jTnzbITnfHEno07_PB1IsckR5DAJtRi-bmPYt95953Qiyrphzd/s320/DSC00838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479616177354591426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIUWh0KfU15kY2wtkGLVMLo9ykFS3iVnmfJoJj8ZfBXa3TLSW2LX3jF08Z1iBe_VmZPxD3BT6dE8W8Oww5B-VLKD1U7jTnzbITnfHEno07_PB1IsckR5DAJtRi-bmPYt95953Qiyrphzd/s1600/DSC00838.JPG"></a>Benchtops with building grime</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnLSmoOBgw9PU4x5In-oU4IELUbYub2R2F5SRH_9qT_to_TzLoOLO_dsd9w1D9BPYDdPvKqOHfHkcY3qumOoEJJfU1n84JEHPp0A2jNE-tlu6wNERLsutwJO1eljSkJUuzyTtlJ9qkp85/s1600/DSC00837.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnLSmoOBgw9PU4x5In-oU4IELUbYub2R2F5SRH_9qT_to_TzLoOLO_dsd9w1D9BPYDdPvKqOHfHkcY3qumOoEJJfU1n84JEHPp0A2jNE-tlu6wNERLsutwJO1eljSkJUuzyTtlJ9qkp85/s320/DSC00837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479616172264031698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnLSmoOBgw9PU4x5In-oU4IELUbYub2R2F5SRH_9qT_to_TzLoOLO_dsd9w1D9BPYDdPvKqOHfHkcY3qumOoEJJfU1n84JEHPp0A2jNE-tlu6wNERLsutwJO1eljSkJUuzyTtlJ9qkp85/s1600/DSC00837.JPG"></a>Back bedroom in white duck 1/2</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwDOX5EOhrDJCf1J3hplb8QuEM6OzQgVDwCXhee9CTzURHc71DLFY1WyP-ctcYjkBHW23NvkVJqsnZrf6S8EY__mZELizKfXZrEiDQsAql9DvQoNLdPK1Fem1G96TgrRUUnu0Y90yZluo/s1600/DSC00835.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwDOX5EOhrDJCf1J3hplb8QuEM6OzQgVDwCXhee9CTzURHc71DLFY1WyP-ctcYjkBHW23NvkVJqsnZrf6S8EY__mZELizKfXZrEiDQsAql9DvQoNLdPK1Fem1G96TgrRUUnu0Y90yZluo/s320/DSC00835.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479616163764660850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwDOX5EOhrDJCf1J3hplb8QuEM6OzQgVDwCXhee9CTzURHc71DLFY1WyP-ctcYjkBHW23NvkVJqsnZrf6S8EY__mZELizKfXZrEiDQsAql9DvQoNLdPK1Fem1G96TgrRUUnu0Y90yZluo/s1600/DSC00835.JPG"></a>The shoe wardrobe...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRb5nCS80VJ65Hwz2Qo9LJ7D439Rrc-gVOWMTMK0Z5VxtXzj7-kYEE_wipzt0UCt3CSeHp-dz15DGy6iFvupcsro13s9OU8FtqjdRhC54UDgxoLou5r5djyvt8HNz8ls9L2NIQEskHzvB/s1600/DSC00832.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRb5nCS80VJ65Hwz2Qo9LJ7D439Rrc-gVOWMTMK0Z5VxtXzj7-kYEE_wipzt0UCt3CSeHp-dz15DGy6iFvupcsro13s9OU8FtqjdRhC54UDgxoLou5r5djyvt8HNz8ls9L2NIQEskHzvB/s320/DSC00832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479616155759945410" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div>More doors waiting to go in...</div></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-3230468149567334062010-05-23T03:34:00.000-07:002010-05-23T04:06:01.697-07:00<div>I did my usual Saturday morning trip up to the house... It's my favourite start to the weekend. Haven't run into any neighbours for a while though (although I'm expecting a notice to fence very very soon by the looks of the house next door.</div><div><br /></div><div>The render has gone on which highlight that front bay nicely. It will be painted in Dulux Toffee Fingers very shortly. The kitchen and bathrooms and laundry now have their cabinets installed and I'm really pleased with my choices. I was so worried about the Seductive Ligna as I started to have second thoughts that it was too busy - but it's come up really well (I can even forgive the non matching horizontal grain in it).</div><div><br /></div><div>I still can't believe the perspex overhead cabinets come as standard in Carlisle - considering most of the other major builders don't even include overhead cabinets at all.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0HZK1LxWDRy_pRr91qbxPVyQXBORiN7bVOZ2OGuBsOLr9QbHCuOuwBvzLZI7wgHgLYF-BW63rpDR3o2umtPEsPnQeuD4k0A_-t9FxtZm7PfVGYgIoa6Gkc5Ic3OB_oCedQBjoTDmLdTK/s1600/DSC00815.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0HZK1LxWDRy_pRr91qbxPVyQXBORiN7bVOZ2OGuBsOLr9QbHCuOuwBvzLZI7wgHgLYF-BW63rpDR3o2umtPEsPnQeuD4k0A_-t9FxtZm7PfVGYgIoa6Gkc5Ic3OB_oCedQBjoTDmLdTK/s320/DSC00815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474416881396747170" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0HZK1LxWDRy_pRr91qbxPVyQXBORiN7bVOZ2OGuBsOLr9QbHCuOuwBvzLZI7wgHgLYF-BW63rpDR3o2umtPEsPnQeuD4k0A_-t9FxtZm7PfVGYgIoa6Gkc5Ic3OB_oCedQBjoTDmLdTK/s1600/DSC00815.JPG"></a>The house with it's naked render...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9GvqbmPs8rFCFm7anYBqW8LWgv6XHcPtuDxMHXxpx0qFfMwUKz71duZE2C8HITRw3MK3Hxtn0qHAz9ihR1XpULTKGUdYhk6FjSHdufSn_zQegEj7vEguco8iQGBonzOllmMTaH5LjXoR/s1600/DSC00814.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFCLe2LjdhyphenhyphenjPiTiDJ9R0U1zzVazayM2z6EEciZU1LPm0MnC2yxedf75-GBXR4MQ82NbcAEqq_EGq6G8JioUwoNl38KzMK6KA8DR1hXqx8WPw05gdieH0BNBzgmwn0Npg_o5qvdTkzTJf/s320/DSC00813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474413332436630370" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFCLe2LjdhyphenhyphenjPiTiDJ9R0U1zzVazayM2z6EEciZU1LPm0MnC2yxedf75-GBXR4MQ82NbcAEqq_EGq6G8JioUwoNl38KzMK6KA8DR1hXqx8WPw05gdieH0BNBzgmwn0Npg_o5qvdTkzTJf/s1600/DSC00813.JPG"></a>The entrance way sanded...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOr6TqrTUTpVyZa8laqOLAhszEfBtJ0cHZ2ZSB1ogj_0WkGu9tJxZUfPZHQ3fKUGrBwoFoS5asF7QohWIPg6d4FqR_AW6CfostV6NuxDD7rklWGqJz7rYTVdgnHUXSgkf9LNogTz2MwVp/s1600/DSC00809.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOr6TqrTUTpVyZa8laqOLAhszEfBtJ0cHZ2ZSB1ogj_0WkGu9tJxZUfPZHQ3fKUGrBwoFoS5asF7QohWIPg6d4FqR_AW6CfostV6NuxDD7rklWGqJz7rYTVdgnHUXSgkf9LNogTz2MwVp/s320/DSC00809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474413326898758130" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOr6TqrTUTpVyZa8laqOLAhszEfBtJ0cHZ2ZSB1ogj_0WkGu9tJxZUfPZHQ3fKUGrBwoFoS5asF7QohWIPg6d4FqR_AW6CfostV6NuxDD7rklWGqJz7rYTVdgnHUXSgkf9LNogTz2MwVp/s1600/DSC00809.JPG"></a>Seductive Ligna (or something along those lines)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vzOIRp5OVaH6tHaj3WVI-9gEhlLwWRuYQzTZh6hbcE9YqqDA56bZ8xog0v91ajNY4nSppyn-nuY9XZjZ8dfFxieK7KqZyAGf3OxkQC1_hqVYpoWUyYGFEHlZM1Xb3LvnwClFdGjOHada/s1600/DSC00808.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vzOIRp5OVaH6tHaj3WVI-9gEhlLwWRuYQzTZh6hbcE9YqqDA56bZ8xog0v91ajNY4nSppyn-nuY9XZjZ8dfFxieK7KqZyAGf3OxkQC1_hqVYpoWUyYGFEHlZM1Xb3LvnwClFdGjOHada/s320/DSC00808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474413318994162002" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vzOIRp5OVaH6tHaj3WVI-9gEhlLwWRuYQzTZh6hbcE9YqqDA56bZ8xog0v91ajNY4nSppyn-nuY9XZjZ8dfFxieK7KqZyAGf3OxkQC1_hqVYpoWUyYGFEHlZM1Xb3LvnwClFdGjOHada/s1600/DSC00808.JPG"></a>Kitchen with overheads in perspex...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgqHx0v5kkoVF2AIM7MC0Jysn5_6R_1aOLuPMF0y3Z9UCSZbkrlXQvoGqnDdld9jLZFX53tZLvtAuXI9_jRPk3tfSKY7sd9dL78MRaa4Ys7nV5vWCkYwS1idk8OU2UPANX6CJwEfgyTUn/s1600/DSC00807.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgqHx0v5kkoVF2AIM7MC0Jysn5_6R_1aOLuPMF0y3Z9UCSZbkrlXQvoGqnDdld9jLZFX53tZLvtAuXI9_jRPk3tfSKY7sd9dL78MRaa4Ys7nV5vWCkYwS1idk8OU2UPANX6CJwEfgyTUn/s320/DSC00807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474413310654690226" /></a><br /></div><div>Kitchen with the now widened fridge space.</div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-11190714393223514352010-05-16T05:06:00.000-07:002010-05-16T05:41:58.348-07:00Another Saturday trip - lockup (well almost)I've been sent the lockup invoices for the house - and while there is doors on the house I would think that locks would be a prerequisite of "lockup". <div><br /></div><div>The house is looking fantastic... I love how it seems to morph in size each time something is done to it. It now seems so much bigger than it did at frame stage. The brickwork is now finished and the plaster hung... can't wait to find out what is coming next.</div><div><br /></div><div>Need to start thinking about gardens... the soil is awful though - thick plasticy clay - I could throw it on a wheel and start making my own garden pots at this point. Dad seems to think it can be improved with some work - I wish I was more of a garden type. 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" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6kOiUvTzFIFVsNcylrmV_OfgKeLuYyTeTG7TSIWg6ABX1txNJUFZurastyb0tn3arcrSc7LvwsJxuinuiINPlC8FWoBn65owNLlr6Iy5_lqu0uZIhXn9pyp2gvGhylt1Uw-1N2QJODwX/s1600/DSC00799.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlRW-QeWwmxnXNpCIvAKIi1IsCMsvfrZ5xoqOtm29QyAHQGo7sht6FXbtGQPiIhV3DZ6lHBwi6Coz9a2jz9QARc7pdgzIq52JBQ0NEkODPbGCYu7oEkXnKVYOin_txVsinRTvi6nezczW/s1600/DSC00791.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlRW-QeWwmxnXNpCIvAKIi1IsCMsvfrZ5xoqOtm29QyAHQGo7sht6FXbtGQPiIhV3DZ6lHBwi6Coz9a2jz9QARc7pdgzIq52JBQ0NEkODPbGCYu7oEkXnKVYOin_txVsinRTvi6nezczW/s320/DSC00791.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471842172252079810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-44504297547128874022010-05-10T02:52:00.000-07:002010-05-10T03:10:17.936-07:00Saturday on the block<div>We did a family trip to the house on Saturday - Mum, Dad and I answering the question of how much brickwork can be laid in a week. The answer is apparently "A lot". Couple of brickies were there on Saturday finishing off the last of the brickwork so I only got a couple of sneaky photos in and made sure I didn't get any of the brickies in the shot (according the Dad taking photos on building sites is generally a big no no - tradies really don't like it).<div><br /></div><div>I'm ecstatic about how it's all starting to come together. I can't wait to see the front with it's coat of render around the two middle windows. I'm now starting to think about how to put the garden together - starting with a layout for the concrete work for the driveway and house surrounds.</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcajaBf7Psp86LiaB_wg7S_K4UlZYYf-PQ2mrazFvNtyKPIhqhWvX5N2DH25xBb9hYGSV7eTB6EvI_Undjv-hUnW5cW_BDCBzU_anjGTiMLoQF4nDMrmt5AcZYavaXyvZzaoeBECvSKy0v/s1600/DSC00781.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcajaBf7Psp86LiaB_wg7S_K4UlZYYf-PQ2mrazFvNtyKPIhqhWvX5N2DH25xBb9hYGSV7eTB6EvI_Undjv-hUnW5cW_BDCBzU_anjGTiMLoQF4nDMrmt5AcZYavaXyvZzaoeBECvSKy0v/s320/DSC00781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469578923603755778" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcajaBf7Psp86LiaB_wg7S_K4UlZYYf-PQ2mrazFvNtyKPIhqhWvX5N2DH25xBb9hYGSV7eTB6EvI_Undjv-hUnW5cW_BDCBzU_anjGTiMLoQF4nDMrmt5AcZYavaXyvZzaoeBECvSKy0v/s1600/DSC00781.JPG"></a>Looking into the garage...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tyH9UKDYMptotDFVqkdH2xALX5X0Fc8hxo26265oeZDlEvzhEY4RU0x6CaYK3SKqNbHv_RfPdE_yc6TD92ZCrfQq7su2J4fSahIkQIpTT8QAn3AgvfP_Zo11X88OzObM-zAb5-K12JBt/s1600/DSC00782.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tyH9UKDYMptotDFVqkdH2xALX5X0Fc8hxo26265oeZDlEvzhEY4RU0x6CaYK3SKqNbHv_RfPdE_yc6TD92ZCrfQq7su2J4fSahIkQIpTT8QAn3AgvfP_Zo11X88OzObM-zAb5-K12JBt/s320/DSC00782.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469578913816283090" /></a><br /><div>The brickwork nearly finished on the front bedroom</div><div><br /></div></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-34911600508089608052010-05-03T04:23:00.000-07:002010-05-03T04:38:08.098-07:00Even more progressThe Bricks were delivered on Friday to the block and bricking started this morning - my spies tell me they're almost halfway up the front facade. It seems they have a rather large team working on the house so they expect to be finished by the end of the week. I really wish I could get out to the block during daylight hours so I could actually see the progress as it's happening.<div><br /></div><div>Looks like electricals will start later this week with rectification of the frame happening on wednesday and plaster to start on wednesday. I'm still in awe of how fast this house is going up. I'd heard horror stories and people keep telling me to be prepared for it to just stop... but it's been such a smooth build so far. I'm so glad I changed builders.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wl-Zxu5CHfsgEg4BZHDPj91Q5RUJqZZM7DZENZK_oWuwYxUUEKggLewpm6foDrZSXjtXfDqC3gIEoaJgRdDOpaPTrEPVeJXY2HHFyR10Fpb5KeO8iUNE4Y0ocNUHEWX8BxcaE9dtk6ac/s1600/DSC00770.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wl-Zxu5CHfsgEg4BZHDPj91Q5RUJqZZM7DZENZK_oWuwYxUUEKggLewpm6foDrZSXjtXfDqC3gIEoaJgRdDOpaPTrEPVeJXY2HHFyR10Fpb5KeO8iUNE4Y0ocNUHEWX8BxcaE9dtk6ac/s320/DSC00770.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467005449610621666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>The house in progress</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9fI0dhuk7ALbU7nyvovVidM6zzG9A91h1ZjcFwpxV3PmU7UtY8of4bsHnifhvEXjyDVueW9ejY8yXPpCKzsmeFo0ZHE0ZLm7TnAWwqC9-X6ATQmhfQfOZdm-0_IO1KNm_jqesuwZ2eKN/s1600/DSC00772.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9fI0dhuk7ALbU7nyvovVidM6zzG9A91h1ZjcFwpxV3PmU7UtY8of4bsHnifhvEXjyDVueW9ejY8yXPpCKzsmeFo0ZHE0ZLm7TnAWwqC9-X6ATQmhfQfOZdm-0_IO1KNm_jqesuwZ2eKN/s320/DSC00772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467005458017530930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>Looking towards my bedroom</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3aU5ar_0IIOx1wDCq8ZcKIx-zLokv_IFkCTx-RxgT3hr9lMuevkSmJKLrZlja9EzUYndeOXQTRfwZA-wIY7BsKWrB_MLDh6lBgoqY55jDa6ruhb5gv-mskTbBbN6TR0r0_xO3haeC7V5/s1600/DSC00775.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3aU5ar_0IIOx1wDCq8ZcKIx-zLokv_IFkCTx-RxgT3hr9lMuevkSmJKLrZlja9EzUYndeOXQTRfwZA-wIY7BsKWrB_MLDh6lBgoqY55jDa6ruhb5gv-mskTbBbN6TR0r0_xO3haeC7V5/s320/DSC00775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467005465246557842" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>The tiled roof</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-iuHSGHE3jVtV_HOAFP_-CZF9tO_1LMosSHcZNFzRPxeX6eX82uMBM6U6XyaapR6aHaeWuRscKrSOJjlilsqEE4NWFCY4XLshCZ4zLkPCG64Nmv2dTdRKEaK7S42AV5hqmADX0sZhKZa/s1600/DSC00777.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-iuHSGHE3jVtV_HOAFP_-CZF9tO_1LMosSHcZNFzRPxeX6eX82uMBM6U6XyaapR6aHaeWuRscKrSOJjlilsqEE4NWFCY4XLshCZ4zLkPCG64Nmv2dTdRKEaK7S42AV5hqmADX0sZhKZa/s320/DSC00777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467005472980714834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>A proud spy</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanXhyJqBCMBfc4LI-RAQ7KhyLtJlxbUKQW78BRhpL5tg2_0ZBNlwEeXanI99xkPn2_FsgOh-yqDngOkOk1ZfmOaQVNFbTB3T-jDVdXz0GPOIvp4IwV7Wzm-pRotdLwqvZyBnfcbWLDp8x/s1600/DSC00779.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanXhyJqBCMBfc4LI-RAQ7KhyLtJlxbUKQW78BRhpL5tg2_0ZBNlwEeXanI99xkPn2_FsgOh-yqDngOkOk1ZfmOaQVNFbTB3T-jDVdXz0GPOIvp4IwV7Wzm-pRotdLwqvZyBnfcbWLDp8x/s320/DSC00779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467005482871325106" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>Boral Mocha </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-80022587812264190682010-04-27T23:44:00.001-07:002010-04-27T23:47:48.947-07:00We're now apparently at the point of giving my house a lid - the roof tiles were delivered yesterday and now they're being placed on the roof as we speak (it's good to have spies). Yesterday the poor plumber was roughing in the plumbing in the rain - the spy was most impressed that he was still working.<div><br /></div><div>With the roof being formed - it's really starting to resemble a house. I can't wait to see it with some bricks on.</div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-55262124483416078342010-04-17T18:08:00.000-07:002010-04-17T18:34:39.776-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj3ONGKoLkoa8ML7c-hLPHFZtRqI7E6cHYB35T36JVjLCW00ylkzaDUjxpH61NwmtKSQaYusN-81M1TnaWoiT0_94BftQO7uC7Z6aIsvtWZBWLXvKuzXJ8y6bu3a1bj4D6mRksf8DnUo8/s1600/DSC00754.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj3ONGKoLkoa8ML7c-hLPHFZtRqI7E6cHYB35T36JVjLCW00ylkzaDUjxpH61NwmtKSQaYusN-81M1TnaWoiT0_94BftQO7uC7Z6aIsvtWZBWLXvKuzXJ8y6bu3a1bj4D6mRksf8DnUo8/s320/DSC00754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281973492447986" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj3ONGKoLkoa8ML7c-hLPHFZtRqI7E6cHYB35T36JVjLCW00ylkzaDUjxpH61NwmtKSQaYusN-81M1TnaWoiT0_94BftQO7uC7Z6aIsvtWZBWLXvKuzXJ8y6bu3a1bj4D6mRksf8DnUo8/s1600/DSC00754.JPG"></a>Here we have a patch of dirt growing some lumps of concrete</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQMgL38qy24WnaVvk9C8P4BSy817FJppGxUyE9dPT7yE1hBBBrhf6g1-DAnMry9TGfs9VyYo46CHnpFuPRK77YpzwC5e8i8bQGWOO4BjG68phiVfZjJ66YqQfDbulelY_NGjCqtuVa6FE/s1600/DSC00753.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQMgL38qy24WnaVvk9C8P4BSy817FJppGxUyE9dPT7yE1hBBBrhf6g1-DAnMry9TGfs9VyYo46CHnpFuPRK77YpzwC5e8i8bQGWOO4BjG68phiVfZjJ66YqQfDbulelY_NGjCqtuVa6FE/s320/DSC00753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281969428241250" /></a></div><div>The portaloo</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQMgL38qy24WnaVvk9C8P4BSy817FJppGxUyE9dPT7yE1hBBBrhf6g1-DAnMry9TGfs9VyYo46CHnpFuPRK77YpzwC5e8i8bQGWOO4BjG68phiVfZjJ66YqQfDbulelY_NGjCqtuVa6FE/s1600/DSC00753.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclmUt23NAqiH6JVyKSX6tUjBK8uPZRSgD5rogcQi7CDHfrmlh7hYxv8zIVDSHAsGLz-iakUfr74D7hvvAEoHIMLSvpU-bc_OBhkVdSPDepT7zjtINmNHOf1PMW8qX2wNdjX7WA4uU2yG7/s1600/DSC00751.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclmUt23NAqiH6JVyKSX6tUjBK8uPZRSgD5rogcQi7CDHfrmlh7hYxv8zIVDSHAsGLz-iakUfr74D7hvvAEoHIMLSvpU-bc_OBhkVdSPDepT7zjtINmNHOf1PMW8qX2wNdjX7WA4uU2yG7/s320/DSC00751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281961539363666" /></a></div><div>More dirt with concrete</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4iwphSoBgcFQzenfKzT3ds-IEnFtdoJrm-6QK6hyo1qwcnPURnAMZP8z8da72vjGAHqPnWGo5gZmOEokUcIRzrHg7I1jz1dU3D2tmT9QNprkDR0V_hepY_1D-RuyxyAmfLCOVoKpihaf/s1600/DSC00755.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4iwphSoBgcFQzenfKzT3ds-IEnFtdoJrm-6QK6hyo1qwcnPURnAMZP8z8da72vjGAHqPnWGo5gZmOEokUcIRzrHg7I1jz1dU3D2tmT9QNprkDR0V_hepY_1D-RuyxyAmfLCOVoKpihaf/s320/DSC00755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461284352044846642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>Patch of dirt with plumbing and more rocks</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclmUt23NAqiH6JVyKSX6tUjBK8uPZRSgD5rogcQi7CDHfrmlh7hYxv8zIVDSHAsGLz-iakUfr74D7hvvAEoHIMLSvpU-bc_OBhkVdSPDepT7zjtINmNHOf1PMW8qX2wNdjX7WA4uU2yG7/s1600/DSC00751.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUph_53pV0tkdlMFJwsOLrWvoWF0fAmDylvGtQFHknL7lmrJspznsLJcZIo0rXnruM-d950xNoG2GIoM5K_5t8PLtYCT5XtxMrzW2QhIXql4Q8v1K4Oq3u7Pihp3Z8uEFI63_Tv1EC552/s1600/DSC00750.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUph_53pV0tkdlMFJwsOLrWvoWF0fAmDylvGtQFHknL7lmrJspznsLJcZIo0rXnruM-d950xNoG2GIoM5K_5t8PLtYCT5XtxMrzW2QhIXql4Q8v1K4Oq3u7Pihp3Z8uEFI63_Tv1EC552/s320/DSC00750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281954688548034" /></a></div><div>Slightly out of sequence... smooth dirt</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUph_53pV0tkdlMFJwsOLrWvoWF0fAmDylvGtQFHknL7lmrJspznsLJcZIo0rXnruM-d950xNoG2GIoM5K_5t8PLtYCT5XtxMrzW2QhIXql4Q8v1K4Oq3u7Pihp3Z8uEFI63_Tv1EC552/s1600/DSC00750.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84bRUBzdeygJtVi9ARTgWVD3un2A7LIhWnS_XTn3GfVnssYLclrVV9ZJuvnolOT9BpC4-J7FNrqp9LbHbzGNwuaKW8hucbpBcMm4meimTsgRGvUwNKi45sHVdA8Ynk5P56Nk7dOQQFH4-/s1600/DSC00749.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84bRUBzdeygJtVi9ARTgWVD3un2A7LIhWnS_XTn3GfVnssYLclrVV9ZJuvnolOT9BpC4-J7FNrqp9LbHbzGNwuaKW8hucbpBcMm4meimTsgRGvUwNKi45sHVdA8Ynk5P56Nk7dOQQFH4-/s320/DSC00749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281946095264178" /></a><br /><div>Just some of my pet rock collection</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyIgahw7k0Uxp8MOtBRLslazzEtJUrssYzJlO1jjiqdF83A8lxvn95qI3rKt4kAILTinbDCeooAtJdOcr6XgjQKcxpvj_a12FTNE_rZbhK2VKTH190AFaNMoZ_KtLBvlClpsR1jrWkFGd/s1600/DSC00759.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyIgahw7k0Uxp8MOtBRLslazzEtJUrssYzJlO1jjiqdF83A8lxvn95qI3rKt4kAILTinbDCeooAtJdOcr6XgjQKcxpvj_a12FTNE_rZbhK2VKTH190AFaNMoZ_KtLBvlClpsR1jrWkFGd/s320/DSC00759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461279980553472962" /></a><div>We have a slab and a frame... This is the sideway down from the garage to the backyard</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyIgahw7k0Uxp8MOtBRLslazzEtJUrssYzJlO1jjiqdF83A8lxvn95qI3rKt4kAILTinbDCeooAtJdOcr6XgjQKcxpvj_a12FTNE_rZbhK2VKTH190AFaNMoZ_KtLBvlClpsR1jrWkFGd/s1600/DSC00759.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfLRm6u_8axDyycukedgGICfKdl67EDCbgs014bcP1ON-_UI-B4C9hPo2G6oVMg2QwaByI3vCxNkz16UfEOavfC1BLCyReRn8tnv8K-el20WZeRbtUZbC2P1Sjl-M9OwyY75dlPXr4zAS/s1600/DSC00760.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfLRm6u_8axDyycukedgGICfKdl67EDCbgs014bcP1ON-_UI-B4C9hPo2G6oVMg2QwaByI3vCxNkz16UfEOavfC1BLCyReRn8tnv8K-el20WZeRbtUZbC2P1Sjl-M9OwyY75dlPXr4zAS/s320/DSC00760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461279972001892482" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfLRm6u_8axDyycukedgGICfKdl67EDCbgs014bcP1ON-_UI-B4C9hPo2G6oVMg2QwaByI3vCxNkz16UfEOavfC1BLCyReRn8tnv8K-el20WZeRbtUZbC2P1Sjl-M9OwyY75dlPXr4zAS/s1600/DSC00760.JPG"></a>Looking skyward...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobpt1tlpVN_uPVNgE60mnf0w4bfOuzZDuQg81xptToM6gCiERy4Ntrpqvyahyibi4HEDMgTNVvCGgbL-o1BLYjfoR37xHh4efcghpzInRrN43GJ4MZknriolD3qb9x8BXaKEk_71VKx9g/s1600/DSC00761.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobpt1tlpVN_uPVNgE60mnf0w4bfOuzZDuQg81xptToM6gCiERy4Ntrpqvyahyibi4HEDMgTNVvCGgbL-o1BLYjfoR37xHh4efcghpzInRrN43GJ4MZknriolD3qb9x8BXaKEk_71VKx9g/s320/DSC00761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461279967061854786" /></a></div><div>The Dad and the Grandfather proudly looking on</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobpt1tlpVN_uPVNgE60mnf0w4bfOuzZDuQg81xptToM6gCiERy4Ntrpqvyahyibi4HEDMgTNVvCGgbL-o1BLYjfoR37xHh4efcghpzInRrN43GJ4MZknriolD3qb9x8BXaKEk_71VKx9g/s1600/DSC00761.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGSJGPjph0mBiC3BjmKZmxmcWKIzAz5SmRr_YAusUjHje0Z1qtlLRnvayJl3PM-G3InnF6Yt-eenu9Pmwn6X7joB3HQ9t1s6n2oxLg8olEYxR6yNb3U5vSWCGpG5Rlr-cFl-T2IGO66sq/s1600/DSC00762.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGSJGPjph0mBiC3BjmKZmxmcWKIzAz5SmRr_YAusUjHje0Z1qtlLRnvayJl3PM-G3InnF6Yt-eenu9Pmwn6X7joB3HQ9t1s6n2oxLg8olEYxR6yNb3U5vSWCGpG5Rlr-cFl-T2IGO66sq/s320/DSC00762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461279958732535074" /></a></div><div>I even have windows! The alfresco and back bedroom </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGSJGPjph0mBiC3BjmKZmxmcWKIzAz5SmRr_YAusUjHje0Z1qtlLRnvayJl3PM-G3InnF6Yt-eenu9Pmwn6X7joB3HQ9t1s6n2oxLg8olEYxR6yNb3U5vSWCGpG5Rlr-cFl-T2IGO66sq/s1600/DSC00762.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkgdfS6SWJZ3pm6kb82CnBaQTr3h-6-u-hTtRw1A22UtZp0PLlBb9dd5Fl0zeQLYfRueszXUA11cdf3mniAVrNBvWmCjei59Edq07TAQyKB8Aw5blOfQqGvJSeYWQBSTnD_TggkbrpjTp/s1600/DSC00763.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkgdfS6SWJZ3pm6kb82CnBaQTr3h-6-u-hTtRw1A22UtZp0PLlBb9dd5Fl0zeQLYfRueszXUA11cdf3mniAVrNBvWmCjei59Edq07TAQyKB8Aw5blOfQqGvJSeYWQBSTnD_TggkbrpjTp/s320/DSC00763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461279954323760258" /></a><br /></div><div>The front door with transparent glazing... and a very smooth slab.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwlBu2nzoW4Ou6YaF-WvZEHrFmmBQg236TjD2gi8-w2fcnIqijTigQoNUesY1CWHZ1lshyphenhyphencBKAdy4T8cljeSEirLKE0ZjFMYpHNXGc6Pe-SB_r6bhaRnCYMAxxj6SG_RCJ_hdGU7uVudw/s1600/DSC00757.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwlBu2nzoW4Ou6YaF-WvZEHrFmmBQg236TjD2gi8-w2fcnIqijTigQoNUesY1CWHZ1lshyphenhyphencBKAdy4T8cljeSEirLKE0ZjFMYpHNXGc6Pe-SB_r6bhaRnCYMAxxj6SG_RCJ_hdGU7uVudw/s320/DSC00757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461284342122572578" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwlBu2nzoW4Ou6YaF-WvZEHrFmmBQg236TjD2gi8-w2fcnIqijTigQoNUesY1CWHZ1lshyphenhyphencBKAdy4T8cljeSEirLKE0ZjFMYpHNXGc6Pe-SB_r6bhaRnCYMAxxj6SG_RCJ_hdGU7uVudw/s1600/DSC00757.JPG"></a>Looking through the ensuite wall...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdQsdLQqnsFgkfjgfVpgvHH6AdcWJkCjOwFwKJulEyeyuH1EwMUF8_WYyXqpbjAroYRP2Qe3OUtdoP0Yqe0E1j0GR4PZ84Bvj3ibczSNZjqDFNrUO_sDyOFYSdb8Cu0oyo0dq22ZRJYf8/s1600/DSC00758.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdQsdLQqnsFgkfjgfVpgvHH6AdcWJkCjOwFwKJulEyeyuH1EwMUF8_WYyXqpbjAroYRP2Qe3OUtdoP0Yqe0E1j0GR4PZ84Bvj3ibczSNZjqDFNrUO_sDyOFYSdb8Cu0oyo0dq22ZRJYf8/s320/DSC00758.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461284334192701058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>Looking out to the backyard</div><div><br /></div></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-19815652888169733282010-04-13T05:30:00.000-07:002010-04-13T05:31:28.484-07:00We're slabbedGot a phone call yesterday to tell me my slab was ready to be poured today... Dad took his daily trip through the estate and we can confirm I now am the proud owner of a lump of concrete :)Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-31790931055281544902010-04-06T01:52:00.000-07:002010-04-06T02:02:53.824-07:00MondayI'm itching to see if anything has been done on the house today... unfortunately it was already dark by the time I got home that there would be no point going to Mernda as well.<br /><br />The customer service from Carlisle has once again been fantastic - discovered a couple of discrepancies between my tender and my colour selections... The one thing I had trouble deciding on was the splashback colour - I ended up settling for Royal Beige 1/2 with a metallic finish on Starfire glass... unfortunately there were a couple of changes between what I started with and that one that got lost in translation between the colour girls and admin. My wonderful admin sorted it out very quickly.<br /><br />The other was one that I just didn't know enough about to know if it was right or wrong till too late... At the initial sales stage I added a capped water point to my fridge space which I stupidly assumed they would put in a fridge space large enough to fit a fridge that had an icemaker in it. I was apparently wrong - when I was putting together a budget for the wishlist of things I need to look at purchasing eventually for the house I happened to look at fridge dimensions and found there wasn't a single fridge requiring capped water that would fit into the space that had been allowed. Once again the admin came through for me again and is having my plans redrawn to allow a larger gap for the fridge<br /><br />Fingers crossed it continues this wayJayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-16605289459799343682010-03-31T04:30:00.001-07:002010-03-31T04:31:20.128-07:00Piering doneAccording to my little spy (ok not so little - and just my dad) I have a toilet and electricals and the piering has been done. Well I figure thats what the concrete square dotting my block are about.Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-87595691589923839552010-03-25T05:15:00.000-07:002010-03-25T05:34:47.417-07:00Getting Started<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRjNhhhbE-_oV6mA5lVDsPkQ_4l7yld5PV0Xpu__IVm4_u1uvLlvHPTzHBDR_G61-YY-9Zk_serCnQ19R87VnEfYeJ5fLE2A1CK6eTJ6iuWcels57KuYU8kmJk1_8ULYfxIDd6yWiU5Nu/s1600/DSC00746.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRjNhhhbE-_oV6mA5lVDsPkQ_4l7yld5PV0Xpu__IVm4_u1uvLlvHPTzHBDR_G61-YY-9Zk_serCnQ19R87VnEfYeJ5fLE2A1CK6eTJ6iuWcels57KuYU8kmJk1_8ULYfxIDd6yWiU5Nu/s320/DSC00746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452548545168174098" /></a>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-8147795859732956602010-03-25T04:13:00.000-07:002010-03-25T04:18:02.832-07:00The site scrapeI've now met the Carlisle North team, because my house is their first together they organised a photo opportunity down at the block today. So after the usual handshakes and smiley photos (that are apparently going to make an appearance on their website) I got to watch my house get started.<br /><br />Dad came down from work at lunch time to watch as well - it's nice to know I'm not completely alone in this process even if I am paying for every cent of it by myself. I ducked down the street to have a cool drink with a friend who has bought in Riverdale on Plenty while the site works were being done.<br /><br />Apparently Dad went back later tonight to see what had done and said they pulled some pretty serious rocks out of the ground. Although they all seem like floaters and won't cause too much dramas in the actual construction. Thankfully I have fixed site costs either way, if I didn't I possibly wouldn't sleep until the slab was completely down.Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-85156281614131838942010-03-24T13:47:00.000-07:002010-03-24T13:57:24.351-07:00and so it begins...Today is the day for my site scrape and I'm seriously excited as someone once said on a facebook comment - not big kev excited (because very few people can muster that up) - but I found $100 in an old jacket.<br /><br />I must be excited because I feel like I hardly slept a wink. I'm now at work with my hair freshly blow waved, a change of clothes in my bag and the afternoon off so I can attend the site scrape to have some photos taken by Carlisle.<br /><br />My house will be the first they build in the North - so they want to get the team together for a photo opportunity. It's nice I'm able to see at least a bit of this process actually happening, as the block is just not particularly convenient for me to visit any day other than Sunday without taking time off work.<br /><br />I've spoken to my building supervisor yesterday who was absolutely lovely. It's so reassuring to know that my house is in the hands of people who seem genuine, it's such a change from what I experienced at my first attempt.<br /><br />20 weeks - give or take a few and I'll be a homeownerJayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-36430916304703927342009-12-17T14:10:00.001-08:002009-12-17T14:15:14.065-08:00HIA Contract signed...I went back to Carlisle yesterday to sign the HIA contact. They've fast tracked the process a little so I could still qualify for the larger first home buyers grant (which is handy considering I missed out on the 32K thanks to Metricon). I also have another appointment with the bank to talk about my home loan.<br /><br />I'm enjoying the process so much more with Carlisle, all the staff that I've dealt with so far have been nothing short of delightful. When mistakes have been made they've been quick to admit and remedy which is all you can ask for in something as complex as a house build.<br /><br />I've been working stupidly long hours in the lead up to Christmas... yesterday started at 7am and finished at 11.30pm. I'm looking very forward to taking a break and stalking my block some more. It's amazing to see how quickly houses are popping up around me. Hopefully they won't get done too fast so I can hold onto the money for the fencing just a little bit longer.Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-36424452041145510812009-12-10T04:04:00.000-08:002009-12-10T04:10:50.708-08:00Tender PresentationApparently for once in my life I've managed to curb my expensive taste (slightly). My tender presentation with Carlisle wasn't half as painful as I thought it would be. I still within the budget I'd set for myself at the start of this process (although only just) and I have pretty much all the absolute "must haves" I'd decided I "must have" when I started looking for a house.<br /><br />I'd still give anything for some of the tile upgrades I saw at the colour selection centre and if I had the money I'd have a ceramic bathtub instead of the plastic but these things aren't going to make me love my house any less. It's only a starting point, there is plenty of time to build houses with amazing tiles and wooden floorboards.<br /><br />The only thing I really changed was the splashback - it started off as Toffee Fingers but after thinking about my colour combinations I realised I could stand to have a little less brown in this house so I changed it to Beige Royal in Pearl on Starfire glass and the combination of the pearl and the lighter colour should bring some life back into that kitchen corner.<br /><br />Still settling on the right shade of turquoise to bring into the house in various ways but there is plenty of time for that.Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-82124284538063217502009-12-04T17:28:00.000-08:002009-12-04T17:48:39.793-08:00The colour selection<table><tbody><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVUFwS9yT3l0vkKvFp6hX70hFupfkdGGugXSbxgdidAY2KbDp80ECOtaEHRsH8rKjN8kftSm8FVAhtgPj1eGaoXoheUpWbdQBRiWyJ7vjG3pjdf-lu-A88royzavStp06FJBH-k31AxuJ/s1600-h/mocha.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVYHMhAaWxOFMaENpMYxourvo82e2vVGjVZKc_w6UFOjrrjILHS8eQlazHCuYJsPtj8eHxUrWRxl0mVlJeLMCqdOS9M0c_aJUKkQ_PeonMGs2xw7As3X3FMbHAJ_vTzmxNWW6Zoj0YVYi/s320/jasper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411558393355805042" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Jasper Guttering</span><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70XCxsECv_5ZBr22B8gMnYmXgtl17MAXBYybHqmSogmVfKcdqdMLw0qHz_v8HtduZ_HSZmUSssojBpmKDU1tESCdNbMMtEvNyynN9Um8sSbWspmJ4SePXWTzv0DVQ5Vsnyjvxn3HHg_o7/s1600-h/braid.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70XCxsECv_5ZBr22B8gMnYmXgtl17MAXBYybHqmSogmVfKcdqdMLw0qHz_v8HtduZ_HSZmUSssojBpmKDU1tESCdNbMMtEvNyynN9Um8sSbWspmJ4SePXWTzv0DVQ5Vsnyjvxn3HHg_o7/s320/braid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411560052866941810" /></a><br />Braid - Feature Colour</td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddzfl46oZxTbxn1M5TPrG_HH2Ot3IJ1PyS2xkbTeM1Y8j89SNDudOFhJACRLeNJNEmjVExZ_qG1U3mgPFm6WuMKy6Nwbj6-xuXv6GbXScJH2hxvqulcTtLOLdTFXpoR9UDkIBH2rzHWZ0/s1600-h/tsunami.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddzfl46oZxTbxn1M5TPrG_HH2Ot3IJ1PyS2xkbTeM1Y8j89SNDudOFhJACRLeNJNEmjVExZ_qG1U3mgPFm6WuMKy6Nwbj6-xuXv6GbXScJH2hxvqulcTtLOLdTFXpoR9UDkIBH2rzHWZ0/s320/tsunami.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411560049647447378" /></a><br />Tsunami - Highlight</td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PhLKuCJCYpDd1yYfXF3XvJ8VUAy4fTVk1fIgQeE6a5IFEdLZn_W4kENfQS0YZJT5ylcv7azZiBt9pNaHlk95Kx22mXNvuLvZBSJuFwO1YzAVXALw6P3buyAUmIQjyinOI6OUjhtEF8bF/s1600-h/whiteduck.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PhLKuCJCYpDd1yYfXF3XvJ8VUAy4fTVk1fIgQeE6a5IFEdLZn_W4kENfQS0YZJT5ylcv7azZiBt9pNaHlk95Kx22mXNvuLvZBSJuFwO1YzAVXALw6P3buyAUmIQjyinOI6OUjhtEF8bF/s320/whiteduck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411560041090068978" /></a><br />White Duck Half</td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY74aIT_u6nrqmhulUnMm5L2VnPNcTc0TZVTWUeh-qxaDzsqGTsKDjzJ25gVSf6I3-KX-Pn0aE1MsmQ7ApQ9UF193t32FPQaeQt6125mrLd_OVw7FkK3ioWpkkZ7DGDRzaJepfGHTz3FpM/s1600-h/espressoligna.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY74aIT_u6nrqmhulUnMm5L2VnPNcTc0TZVTWUeh-qxaDzsqGTsKDjzJ25gVSf6I3-KX-Pn0aE1MsmQ7ApQ9UF193t32FPQaeQt6125mrLd_OVw7FkK3ioWpkkZ7DGDRzaJepfGHTz3FpM/s320/espressoligna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411560045922352466" /></a><br />Espresso Ligna</td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBZsSkLJZ9n09yzyK1gGTDss50BqtFtLG3Rjk-gbxO_AOqC6z6cpjXToqNkSUwYDhUSYtxAcX4QiIJFWmDTethBx1Dk0pSeHDK5kmpbxkd92TvXL6CZ_0hYaB2dtmhxzNSMwJ-WAfSkln/s1600-h/metallicsilversplashback.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBZsSkLJZ9n09yzyK1gGTDss50BqtFtLG3Rjk-gbxO_AOqC6z6cpjXToqNkSUwYDhUSYtxAcX4QiIJFWmDTethBx1Dk0pSeHDK5kmpbxkd92TvXL6CZ_0hYaB2dtmhxzNSMwJ-WAfSkln/s320/metallicsilversplashback.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411560038588425410" /></a><br />Metallic Silver Splashback</td></tr></tbody></table>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-11908265431547910332009-11-21T22:21:00.000-08:002009-11-21T22:24:55.489-08:00Missing PegsWent and measured my block yesterday with my Dad (who is an absolute star when it comes to helping me with this whole process). Everything seems pretty accurate although I'm missing a peg on the back right hand corner, so I'll have to take that up with the conveyancer on Monday.<div><br /></div><div>There were quite a few people out doing the same on their blocks while I was up there as well - so I've at least waved to a couple of the locals. There was a very cute young couple taking photos of each other on their block and hugging while trying to get each other in shot. It was very sweet.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-3335135714866218782009-11-18T05:07:00.000-08:002009-11-18T05:09:24.551-08:00Land SettlementNotice finally came through today that my land paperwork had come back from the titles office and my settlement will be the 2nd of December. I'm exceptionally excited - it seems like such a long time since I first came across this piece of land and decided I could actually build a house on my own.Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378481137604125627.post-21025450498675196812009-11-16T18:00:00.000-08:002009-11-16T18:29:15.074-08:00My Westbury 26The color selection was made a breeze by the lovely Jessica who was amazed at how decisive I managed to be (I actually surprised myself - as I'm rarely that decisive).<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.carlislehomes.com.au/downloads/floorplan_pdf/CH_T_Westbury23+26Floorplan.pdf">My floorplan</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Facade<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Bricks - Boral Mocha with Natural Rolled Mortar</span></span></div><div>Render - Toffee Fingers</div><div>Roof Tiles - Monier Traditional Tiles in Barramundi</div><div>Gutters, Fascia & Downpipes - Colourbond Jasper</div><div>Garage - Tuscan Profule - Jasper</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Kitchen</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Floor Tiles - Luxe Mocha (Deep Chocolate Grey Colour with a small amount of light fleck through it)</span><br /></span></div><div>Kitchen Cupboards - Espresso Ligna</div><div>Perspex Insert - Lucite Pearlescent Platinum</div><div>Benchtops - Ceasarstone Ice Snow</div><div>Splashback - Starfire glass in Toffee Fingers</div><div>Kickrail - Stainless</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Bathrooms</span></div><div>Floor and Wall tiles - Luxe Mocha</div><div>Cabinets - Seductive Limba (Horizontal)</div><div>Basins - Square inset</div><div>Splash backs - White lined tiles in main and pearl lintel tiles in a chocolate in the ensuite (thinking I might change this)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Interior Walls</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Ceiling, Cornices and Doors - Lexicon 1/4</span><br /></span></div><div>Walls - White Duck 1/2, </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll further add to these myself after handover with White Duck Full, Columbia (still not sure about this one - but a deep cool brown for the rumpus room would be nice) and even something like Porpoise Place. (The idea is to have cool grey browns, silvery beiges, cool whites and small elements of deep turquoise).</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqXWGmPhYz_P-5zyveJHcDShYUekjLoBzgbxc3zB3dxe5YmE1ZT0EZSQKINBNSkgRtTps7Q6Fd_sIzAM3bkZ5rltSftdMGIF-s0ZAwntRLxIMR6dn67ZIANkVkH3l3MabBICZmle6fp7f/s1600/westbury_1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqXWGmPhYz_P-5zyveJHcDShYUekjLoBzgbxc3zB3dxe5YmE1ZT0EZSQKINBNSkgRtTps7Q6Fd_sIzAM3bkZ5rltSftdMGIF-s0ZAwntRLxIMR6dn67ZIANkVkH3l3MabBICZmle6fp7f/s320/westbury_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404893856751916194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 131px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Kitchen and Dining Area at Lyndhurst display village</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jayneylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790197635930327820noreply@blogger.com1