Spur Wing Shed House

I have just been away to Melbourne for a very long weekend to witness the occasion of my one and only niece, the delightful Bea, getting married to her dapper archeologist beau, Roly. Meanwhile back at the block, I knew Paul had organised a crane to lift the sheeting on to the roof in preparation for the time when we would at last find a roofing team. I had reason to be pessimistic because we have had many knockbacks by roofers on account of the height and steepness of the roof, let alone their lack of availability before July. With my mind and body completely in another space for five days, you can imagine my surprise and delight to find the roof half done upon my return! Paul cast a wide net to find a team that could do the job and do it now. In addition to the roof work, our trusty excavator operator has carried half of our topsoil stock pile to backfill the low retaining walls behind the paths. Meanwhile a couple of youths were hired to lay irrigation pipe along the length of ...

Well my happy blog followers, after a slow start to the year, finally some progress! Yesterday the scaffold was erected along the back wall in preparation for some long planned roofing. The only problem is that we do not yet have a roofer! It appears they are all very busy, with several large commercial projects in the area. Just as well I do not have a deadline. Apart from the scaffold there has been additional work on the ground. The low retaining walls along the paths have been finished and core filled with concrete. The bridge (from the house deck to the middle foot path) footings have been done. Aprons around the shed and house are completed. Only the final large apron between house and shed is still to be done, which will not be done until much later in the project. I took a few drone shots and made the mistake of taking Tiny up to the block with me. The drone annoyed her no end, chasing and barking at it wherever it went. It was somewhat tricky to land the drone with...