tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37469966715505987732024-03-14T06:52:02.016+11:00Our Eden Brae SavilleThis blog is following the building of Allan and Aprils first home at Kellyville Ridge.April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-35041026047927934472011-10-31T15:15:00.000+11:002011-12-15T16:16:18.798+11:00A Splash of Colour<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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its funny how just a little bit of colour can make a big difference to the feel of a room<br />
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we added a couple of these orange pillows to the back lounge room and instantly the room feels nicer, brighter and a little warmer</div>
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we are working on a few projects (and finishing none!!) like building vegetable gardens, refurbing an old window shutter and planting up our raised garden bed but right now i am working on a project using these</div>
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love our kitchen stools but they can get pretty uncomfortable on your toosh so i am gonna turn these placemats into cushions...... stay tuned for an update</div>
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wow the weekends are going fast now aren't they..... another one gone but not much accomplished really.....</div>
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I had hoped to get the footstool for our bedroom all wrapped up but here we are Monday again and it is still sitting in our bedroom almost finished (sigh) maybe that's the problem, maybe i should move it out to the lounge room so that it is in the way and will make me want to get it done!!</div>
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and just to prove i am working on the footstool here is a little sneaky peek, the edging is proving to be a lot harder to get right on this one cause we have used much thicker foam...... sorry for the poor photo</div>
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</div>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-30314592100653464662011-10-12T12:55:00.000+11:002011-10-12T18:30:19.441+11:00How Does Your Garden Grow.....<br />
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since my last landscaping update we have seen a bit of growth on the plants through winter which can only mean great things for growth through spring and summer!!</div>
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<span id="goog_1362342622"></span><span id="goog_1362342623">the viburnums have come along really well through the winter months and makes the savings on buying small $2 plants even better! they have pretty much caught up to $10 plants in just one season..</span><br />
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the azaleas are really starting to bush up now but they haven't flowered yet, the variety we bought flower late in the season so we are expecting to see some nice red flowers soon....</div>
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we have also put some large magnolias in the raised garden bed out the back..... to buy these in a decent size can be pretty pricey but we managed to pick up some that had been left in a pot way too long and were looking a little worse for wear. we have dosed them up with plenty of fertiliser and water and hoping to see some new growth soon!! fingers crossed they take off....</div>
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in the front of the garden bed we are currently planting some miniature japanese buxus hedges which are very slooooow growing but make the garden bed look instantly better!! i tell you though 60 plants later can be quite pricey..... photos to come</div>
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we are thinking about these for mass planting in the rest of the bed....</div>
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they are called 'ivory prince' arent they pretty</div>
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we are also in the middle of planting the garden beds along the back fence with a mixture of ballerina apples and pittosporum green pillar... photos to come</div>
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and hopefully by my next post I will have a washing line up!! wohoo! let me tell you I am so looking forward to hanging our clothes outside rather than in the lounge room.....</div>
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</div>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-57771571531642135932011-10-01T11:37:00.000+10:002011-10-04T22:05:08.488+11:00Hallway Table Revamp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLxAN4vXVe0SycgLrtYrNHcQu47lfKWao-WyPfYY3VFqTD99UvIRM_l-UJdkM-srkE8igmBIhK3s8KnkdOYZeTZftrTm2H1qRI4Hmp4zDjuk4W076EckjGVT9YG4-nYbVfixnKRSCqivs/s1600/Post+Title+Image+-+300911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLxAN4vXVe0SycgLrtYrNHcQu47lfKWao-WyPfYY3VFqTD99UvIRM_l-UJdkM-srkE8igmBIhK3s8KnkdOYZeTZftrTm2H1qRI4Hmp4zDjuk4W076EckjGVT9YG4-nYbVfixnKRSCqivs/s1600/Post+Title+Image+-+300911.jpg" /></a><br />
Ok so i mentioned in <a href="http://ebsaville.blogspot.com/2011/08/lounge-room-update.html">this post </a>that we had bought a hall table from a recent furniture auction...... well we have finally finished the revamp!!<br />
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we debated whether or not to get a hall table for a while... although the entry is a nice open space, it is the first thing you see when arriving at our pad and i sorta felt like it was just a corridor when it could be a nice room of its own....<br />
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After doing a bit of research I found most hall tables come in the right depth but are usually anywhere from 1.1m to 1.6m long and finding one that was a good 2m long would mean parting with about $2,000 <span style="font-size: x-small;">(i know lots of $$$ but they were so pretty!!)</span><br />
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we managed to find this table at a furniture auction and loved it for its turned legs, its nice long length (2m) and cause it was made from some beautiful hard wood, it would go perfect in our entry! now i am not a big fan of the colour myself while it is a nice rich colour it just wasnt what i was hoping for in the entry <br />
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first things first we stripped both the top of the table and the shelf back to their raw state. I really wanted this table to be in an off white but i wanted the top and the shelf to be back to the raw wood with some wax on it.<br />
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The stain came off pretty easily, and wasn't as messy as I thought it would be. We (allan) sanded and sanded and sanded the top and the shelf to get the remaining stain out.</div>
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once all this was done, i removed the old yucky handles, filled in the holes with some builders bog and sanded it back ready for painting. we gave the rest of the table a rough, quick sand and taped up the raw top & shelf. <br />
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next we gave her a coat of primer using our spray gun - i am impatient and a bit of a perfectionist so painting with a paint brush is not really a good thing for me, spraying is much better!! although noisy with the compressor it gives it a much better finish.....<br />
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1 coat of primer underneath and then a coat with the table standing upright only took about 30 mins but the compressor can get pretty loud and annoying after a while so you don't want to be going for tooo long.<br />
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after applying a 2nd coat, we then sprayed a coat of flat black over the table so that once the final coats were on, i would be able to distress the table and have some of the black showing through.<br />
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jump forward another couple of weekends (couldn't decide on which colour would be my final top coat..) we picked up a pot of colour from bunnings in what looked like a whitish grey colour but pretty much just looked white once sprayed...<br />
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over the next 2 weekends we did 2 coats of the final colour and couldn't wait to rip off the tape & sheeting covering the top to see how it looked.... <br />
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i then took to the table with my sanding block to distress it a bit - i can tell you this is a little scary at first so I tried a few on the back to get the hang of it but didn't like the way it was turing out <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(pretty much like someone has just kicked the table with black shoes on....) </span>so i changed my technique and mainly did the edges.<br />
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we still have to buy some handles for the drawers and pop them on, but here is how she looks today :-)<br />
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so what to decroate the table with...... am yet to add a lamp, a pretty clock, a mail tray and a few other bits and pieces but i don't want to clutter it up... am a bit stuck for what to put on the bottom shelf..... any ideas??<br />
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am also thinking about buying some nice hooks and screwing them into the side of the table to hang all of our keyrings<br />
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ooh plus a new rug to go on the floor and a nice big mirror to go above the table....<br />
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<em>update on the footstool - it's coming!! just finishing the legs and making sure it won't collapse when we sit on it!! </em></div>
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Let me start by saying that while this project wasn't a bargain basement DIY it was definately A LOT cheaper than buying a ready made one.<br />
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Our bed is king size and we were after a bedhead that is 1.8m wide so the quotes that I got to have one of these made in a nice fabric with the deep buttoning were around the $1,250 mark and once you added in a footstool with the matching deep buttoning the quotes came in around $2,400 including delivery & GST. <br />
Originally i thought that we would just wait until we had saved the money and take the plunge and order it, but after spending lots of money on our landscaping, plants, grass, new lounge and interior bits and pieces it seemed a bit much too spend on the bed.<br />
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So here are my costs to date for the bedhead (some costs include enough materials for the footstool but will break it down where i can)<br />
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You might remember from <a href="http://ebsaville.blogspot.com/2011/07/landscaping-update.html">this post</a> that we had bought a DIY gate kit, put it together, installed it and couldn't decide on how to finish it??<br />
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well we went with the paint.... monument, the same as our gutters<br />
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I have been wanting an upholstered bedhead for our master bedroom for a while now but wow those things can be expensive!!<br />
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So thanks to a great tutorial from <a href="http://blog.addicted2decorating.com/2010/08/how-to-make-diamond-tufted-upholstered.html">Addicted2Decorating</a> we have managed to make one ourselves.....</div>
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After debating colours for the past few months, I really wanted to use a nice natural linen colour but realised that it would probably be lost in our room with our wall colour, so after deciding to go a dark grey I managed to pick up some upholstery fabric from Spotlight in a charcoal colour which was perfect!<br />
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Next we picked up some cut to size 18mm MDF from Bunnings and some 2 inch foam cut to size from Clark Rubber and some curtain cord.<br />
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I organised a local upholsterer to cover some buttons (100!!) for me in my charcoal fabric which turned out fantastic!! We didn't use the 100 on the bedhead but I got enough done so I can do the foot stool later on.</div>
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next we lay the 2 layers of batting over the board followed by our fabric and this is where the tricky work started..... we placed the headboard over the top of 2 dining chairs to give us room to work underneath it. <br />
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starting from the centre allan worked from underneath the headboard and pushed the long arm needle through the predrilled holes till I could just feel the needle poking into the fabric. once the position was right i pushed the fabric down onto the needle so it pierced the fabric. after tieing & knotting the curtain cord to the buttons I threaded the two ends of curtain cord through the eye of the needle and allan pulled these down towards him. <br />
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in order to get the deep buttoning we found the person on top had to apply a fair bit of pressure so that the buttons went all the way down to the mdf board, this gets pretty hard on your fingers after a few buttons and after realising I had another 40 or so to go we had to find something that we could use the apply the pressure - the rubber handle of a hammer came in perfectly useful for this!!<br />
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so we continued on with the deep buttoning on the diagonals and all of a sudden it all came together!! the headboard took on exactly the look i was after and i started to realise that this was going to work and look really good <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(one very happy girl at this point!)</span><br />
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once all the deep buttoning was done we starting on securing the fabric around the edges to the back of the mdf. This part i found really really frustrating, trying to get the folds from the buttons to edge of the board to all look the same was tricky but we managed in the end and then neatly trimmed away the left over fabric and batting.<br />
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i really didn't want this headboard to be screwed into the wall so we had to work out a way for it to be freestanding, and let me tell you this thing is like seriously heavy - my foot can testify to that after I dropped the finished headboard on my foot late one night..... over a month on and it is still sore to touch!!<br />
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but anyways back to the legs.... we decided to get some steel pieces which my dad kindly welded together for us into L shaped legs, sprayed them black and screwed them into the back of the headboard - this worked a treat but sadly haven't snapped any pics of these legs just yet<br />
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now i have to say although i have stapled some more batting to the back of the headboard to cover the steel legs and all the stapled curtain cord i haven't put a backing piece of fabric on it so this one isnt stamped done just yet but hey close enough :)<br />
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we are loving this headboard in our bedroom, the colour is perfect, size is perfect, the depth of the buttoning is just right and it is great to lean up against with a book and a hot cuppa, but i think the fact that we did it ourselves makes it all sooo much better!</div>
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a big thanks to Kristi from <a href="http://blog.addicted2decorating.com/2010/08/how-to-make-diamond-tufted-upholstered.html">Addicted2Decorating</a> for posting this tutorial, i spend so much time window shopping on the net for all the pretty things i would love to have for our house but the budget will only allow so much!! so to find tutorials like these that allow you to have the things that help make your house a home on a budget is bliss! Grab a cuppa and head on over to her blog and check out some of her other works she is one talented lady :)April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-29512295271359914722011-08-08T16:19:00.002+10:002011-09-09T09:34:29.866+10:00Lounge Room Update<div>
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This back lounge room is where we spend most of our time. It is right on the alfresco area which with the sliding doors meant a bit of hair pulling trying to find the perfect sized lounge to fit in there and stil have enough seating so guests could sit rather than stand when they came to say helloo! we could have put the tv on a different wall and changed the configuration but then we wouldn't be able to watch it from outside! <br />
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So what did we end up with <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrWrqvoYDdRM6NZwNGgA6z5IDnZwAGblrVJQxFgoRhSLNNGvD-9ATzqR3m0o2qln5Tg7Gd4akb-cs6uBtVVJUUGUlD4b8f2F_MA3IoQQsGcOhJpFM_l7ptVbRTlopaUjRTPjXaGyeF49U/s1600/08.08.11-001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638363146499180770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrWrqvoYDdRM6NZwNGgA6z5IDnZwAGblrVJQxFgoRhSLNNGvD-9ATzqR3m0o2qln5Tg7Gd4akb-cs6uBtVVJUUGUlD4b8f2F_MA3IoQQsGcOhJpFM_l7ptVbRTlopaUjRTPjXaGyeF49U/s400/08.08.11-001.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 276px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
we ended up with a modular, the arm does come out along the alfresco sliding door but this has a seat on it so makes it all worthwhile & think once the alfresco area is done it will look a lot better. <br />
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The cushions on the lounge are just ones whipped up by me so that we had some cushioning there!! Hoping to pick up a few more cushions in brighter colours to lift the room a little...... <br />
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The lamp came from a recent <a href="http://www.lamaison.net.au/">LaMaison</a> clearance auction. After waiting all day in a cold warehouse watching what the items were going for I snagged this gorgeous floor lamp & a hall table for the front entry that we are currently revamping...... more to come on the hall table <br />
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The rug came from <a href="http://www.naturalfloor.com.au/">The Natural Floor Covering Company</a> it is a really nice background rug that fills the space but doesn't dominate it, this is probably a better shot of the colour...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghE7TpRGjGJegZ7_lS2prv97CKHxpYh5URaR6EeqHV24yqMsN89alP5fLrnSssbk07zKHl_aVB26dLEjP2fYNoPHsBrgJpIsv-y70uwFLsjv_6FvrhcHKQpzm_v2gIU2YkJ5zguiIujnfU/s1600/08.08.11-002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638357821884491602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghE7TpRGjGJegZ7_lS2prv97CKHxpYh5URaR6EeqHV24yqMsN89alP5fLrnSssbk07zKHl_aVB26dLEjP2fYNoPHsBrgJpIsv-y70uwFLsjv_6FvrhcHKQpzm_v2gIU2YkJ5zguiIujnfU/s400/08.08.11-002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 276px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
Still searching away for the perfect coffee table to go here. I really love the hudson coffee table found @ <a href="http://www.interiorsonline.com.au/furniture/industrial-style-furniture/hudson-coffee-table">Interiors Online</a> the style of it is perfect for our room as any solid coffee table will just look out of place - but this one is just that little bit too long for our space....<a href="http://www.interiorsonline.com.au/furniture/industrial-style-furniture/hudson-coffee-table"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634529855398944402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nft_GRDV8zUKU_q22dGiCX4ssO-XUTA1Z-W8SpR8yaO45c7ELUU5ehavvhPgoaw5ipoT6I5yhCM5MTk4tSx85bamu2Gi-aU2sZQHPb6JnXtKXHbMgxX5APMSqosE6zBvW4JMQIaE-WbH/s320/photo_12649%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 174px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <br />
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what else have we been up to?? well we have been busy the last few weekends trying to finish the hall table and a new bedhead for our bedroom, putting up gates & getting the back fence put up FINALLY!!! so we are slowly getting there, it is all starting to come together :)... </div>
April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-25921554221260204662011-07-27T16:59:00.013+10:002011-07-28T10:36:57.377+10:00Landscaping Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93MCB9M5gi7qN8YKu2OUFUxN529JR-yGEeff9BlYIi0A3VJMs9GMcIM37TlQUrAncakmE1u46_OhpSM086N3VxI94c_tu9qyt2AY05NjOhT-zIC8Hxy-rFKWVfmPzx11zaZ4y2JoqV6zR/s1600/Post+Title+Image+-+270711.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 101px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634189412593503522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93MCB9M5gi7qN8YKu2OUFUxN529JR-yGEeff9BlYIi0A3VJMs9GMcIM37TlQUrAncakmE1u46_OhpSM086N3VxI94c_tu9qyt2AY05NjOhT-zIC8Hxy-rFKWVfmPzx11zaZ4y2JoqV6zR/s320/Post+Title+Image+-+270711.jpg" /></a>Well my posts have been getting very few and far between lately but have got a couple of updates to post so will kick off today with a landscaping update! <br /><div><br />Since we put some green green grass down we have planted a few plants - viburnum down the alley way & shiraz azaleas along the driveway</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634171285827823442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFBxeZZm28dJUwcv2wAvcV11ABBTPjeyyBIn5GyO0BU9preCJX54itqA8KqOQmTv_EZSn_0D2_YHVp_RFBIq4r6dsfY-Zjonu6KvrFRrt4L2GSMRRm12_PaRT35XBdhthGzLwOqeYz3ZQ/s320/27.07.11-001.jpg" /><span><br />All the watering system is now finished out the front with the sprinklers for the lawn & drippers for the plants, now we just set & forget..... </span><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>well almost anyways, a few teething issues but everything seems to be working ok now....</em></span><br />We have put some river pebbles down the garage side of the house & also along the alleyway between the pillars & the house....<p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634177421785393490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDD4-yVOANgQU_gOg-cV06_23fZbkCgPG-StxbdLu6dMMNGf4YkXAMbHXbpL5Dz8bm6L79CSD_-oH6lgLAed0onOfmcCAassBzcbgdUYVW55jcC9HeT7h-LUtR6_ZEuxqbKw1CxOWmcG_/s320/27.07.11-002.jpg" /> </p><p>And then we added some lap and cap fencing between the pillars & a side gate on the garage - a few red & sore thumbs after this!!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPoNF163Hc1PY2OOun37MDHaQfem2rKEi2GDhhgHXP91ET0B67iMMSRtfnwQYgd9z2gmXHagEni9uQdqcag7DlJ3JMli63gN8ILBjOOfVvlMzMt9i6KbSWwiNJ7Cm1vQe5uO9ERDWCH5g/s1600/27.07.11-003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634184168577968738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPoNF163Hc1PY2OOun37MDHaQfem2rKEi2GDhhgHXP91ET0B67iMMSRtfnwQYgd9z2gmXHagEni9uQdqcag7DlJ3JMli63gN8ILBjOOfVvlMzMt9i6KbSWwiNJ7Cm1vQe5uO9ERDWCH5g/s320/27.07.11-003.jpg" /></a> Am thinking we might paint this fence..... I kind of like the idea of painting the pillars a little darker and then either painting the fence a shade lighter of even a nice dark stain.... as for the side gate we have both some merbau stain & some monument paint in the garage ready for this to be coloured just have play eenie meenie minney mo over which one!April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-3176518821568345812011-03-21T11:10:00.015+11:002011-03-22T13:17:55.321+11:00GRASS!!<div align="center">Well it wasn't hot but it sure was wet!! After a few stops during heavy rain the grass was down by mid afternoon on Saturday and we sat back and let nature do its work... we couldn't possibly have given the grass as much water as it has gotten in the last couple of days so it made our jobs a lot easier.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqO-Z55OzILU8NMUlH3sBVMcBkufJ8prwFuU-v3QWeIx07Jw-kcaxcF8Hkwz8EKkR3ojOK7Y6CDcKCSEJuyxvfZ9eBy5sJIh7LM9Y0VoGiVDH831Ob61qZuDw0bKesPMj2MuRX0ePjaW2/s1600/190311-003%257EReduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586319172443163954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqO-Z55OzILU8NMUlH3sBVMcBkufJ8prwFuU-v3QWeIx07Jw-kcaxcF8Hkwz8EKkR3ojOK7Y6CDcKCSEJuyxvfZ9eBy5sJIh7LM9Y0VoGiVDH831Ob61qZuDw0bKesPMj2MuRX0ePjaW2/s320/190311-003%257EReduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNOozMY4XW8t5gVZ3jgIaaLMmvNA9MeKOI0KFLhSG5T3YxCBUYs0EQQpMzmUautzQsBZ7jYFEOsldt_lZy8rXqQTW3pRBNrLZbEs7kdV4Hi490FHs7hzp5fLX13EyMyAvgmIQLDTJDk4c/s1600/190311-002%257EReduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586319170457610050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNOozMY4XW8t5gVZ3jgIaaLMmvNA9MeKOI0KFLhSG5T3YxCBUYs0EQQpMzmUautzQsBZ7jYFEOsldt_lZy8rXqQTW3pRBNrLZbEs7kdV4Hi490FHs7hzp5fLX13EyMyAvgmIQLDTJDk4c/s320/190311-002%257EReduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67jP2PnozJn3Y-vnscyBVNSVDB42J0l-eXpQ4Rj1RCenJZnAigR9ONZ8bc9JufbLaPr9OJZfZaEPznZY9vDGELBdhQB_jtfQwsQRhAQZ-QRI4vIQu9xk0hW0kFVvIxRNrtcWEJ9qHIUtA/s1600/190311-001%257EReduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586319168194306082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67jP2PnozJn3Y-vnscyBVNSVDB42J0l-eXpQ4Rj1RCenJZnAigR9ONZ8bc9JufbLaPr9OJZfZaEPznZY9vDGELBdhQB_jtfQwsQRhAQZ-QRI4vIQu9xk0hW0kFVvIxRNrtcWEJ9qHIUtA/s320/190311-001%257EReduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjY-LSzDy7OJkCREgg84IlksmTbq_M_WGZDAFMaJSQOsEa216n6lk9T81tcbz332gk82_yHN7rqxZj2QAhaE9cfJnArFiN5GWaKsnrw1yJuzzHiBHR9bDAqdeKME0mwvF2LcIIkQPzNwS/s1600/190311-006%257EReduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586319178953123346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjY-LSzDy7OJkCREgg84IlksmTbq_M_WGZDAFMaJSQOsEa216n6lk9T81tcbz332gk82_yHN7rqxZj2QAhaE9cfJnArFiN5GWaKsnrw1yJuzzHiBHR9bDAqdeKME0mwvF2LcIIkQPzNwS/s320/190311-006%257EReduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDC-RjDfML0R0CWJIcbwidD-bdnoTE5gPnCwha11_5XU5EZTi9kjHL8OsOpPHTKZ64iWwMpaNr43HVqSebacsB6FxVm6brpBpwlvhf8gp6ULliJsEMg6XGeYXw_hvev5duRySF8qgB2ZPE/s1600/190311-007%257EReduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586319347912539154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDC-RjDfML0R0CWJIcbwidD-bdnoTE5gPnCwha11_5XU5EZTi9kjHL8OsOpPHTKZ64iWwMpaNr43HVqSebacsB6FxVm6brpBpwlvhf8gp6ULliJsEMg6XGeYXw_hvev5duRySF8qgB2ZPE/s320/190311-007%257EReduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUYHJTHGBSxwSjooDohEl7-yIVdNCH8K_ZUzbJfvWecJOgeuJnc1WggV-pxklEmUd4nOb6lGFL6EoR-22f-4whQ1EOzUaoxXlibMIDCUyl_Wfo3c2mGJ9zyZ5w8ACO7F5cespBCjpASH3/s1600/190311-008%257EReduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586319346953948802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUYHJTHGBSxwSjooDohEl7-yIVdNCH8K_ZUzbJfvWecJOgeuJnc1WggV-pxklEmUd4nOb6lGFL6EoR-22f-4whQ1EOzUaoxXlibMIDCUyl_Wfo3c2mGJ9zyZ5w8ACO7F5cespBCjpASH3/s320/190311-008%257EReduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0G-46UDaRxwdN1QBJFwXD3fhjz67VVfsg32i9IE1o_MLqMJKrmJUK-SlljyrNb5dQ5rgE_2x8QuMo-xVbblzrievXv62gtbApzHsKwTW25N78sMqIrEIrT2-8YcNxBb1grDMLE8yiXdV/s1600/190311-004%257EReduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586319177398141362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0G-46UDaRxwdN1QBJFwXD3fhjz67VVfsg32i9IE1o_MLqMJKrmJUK-SlljyrNb5dQ5rgE_2x8QuMo-xVbblzrievXv62gtbApzHsKwTW25N78sMqIrEIrT2-8YcNxBb1grDMLE8yiXdV/s320/190311-004%257EReduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />We have been telling ourselves that once the grass is down out the front we can slow down a bit and actually get our weekends & down time back a bit. But now that the grass is down I can't stop thinking about the plants in the front and what we should do..... and I would really like to plant something now.... impatient?? me?? never....<br /><br />I really like the little gem magnolias and was hoping to plant them down the driveway on the right hand side, we are also tossing up between a murraya hedge or a gardenia hedge along the alleyway just so that people don't cut across the grass out the front.<br /><br />Any suggestions??</div>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-23741041727860985102011-03-17T15:29:00.005+11:002011-03-17T17:15:20.245+11:00Next!!<div align="center">A bit more progress this week, we are now ready for grass out the front!!<br /><br />We have now installed the sprinklers in the front yard and put the underlay down. The garden edging out the front is now complete including the street trees and we are ready for some green wohoo!!<br /><br />This week we found some big <span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>BRIGHT PINK </strong></span>X's on our front yard and found out that these are the markings for street trees the council are planting. Although they had marked it out about in the middle between they alleyway and our letterbox after they came back the second time they had moved the X to in the middle of where we had paved for our street plant so it worked out perfectly.. they haven't marked the other side of driveway though so looks like we will need to get another tree to plant in there. The plant the council has chosen is a weeping lilly pilly, I am a bit on the fence with this tree but it definately could have been worse!! I can't seem to find a decent picture of one to post but they will be planted in the next few days so will post once they go in.<br /><br />We were due to have our 3 month maintenance inspection tomorrow but there had been a bit of a mix up & a double booking so we will have to reschedule for another time. At least we still get a long weekend out of it! lots to get done this weekend.<br /><br />So the grass is ordered and due for delivery on saturday, not sure what the weather forecast is but lets hope its not a hot one...<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXa5wPyjOzMEtdZ2DsEWLwVG7YQ4g8oMOVkxUp0cQZGcuaiGlZQXyzeJ7v8jKSof-JCO_6MjBdqBsQAky3mdzuHQyGQQKuN3Eehf0ulhuMY_faPq7TSZNfmMnmCOSANOSvqJzHHb2vp1Z/s1600/IMGP3256.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584926715573382754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXa5wPyjOzMEtdZ2DsEWLwVG7YQ4g8oMOVkxUp0cQZGcuaiGlZQXyzeJ7v8jKSof-JCO_6MjBdqBsQAky3mdzuHQyGQQKuN3Eehf0ulhuMY_faPq7TSZNfmMnmCOSANOSvqJzHHb2vp1Z/s320/IMGP3256.jpg" /></a><br />Garden Beds are done<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2vovOOpEO9_dTfHAp7nQcBkHdgdYa3PL8t79iIdWM1ckDw-Mkc9thyphenhyphenFlF2epe2MBQFhd_j6CMoboZ_PFwEgEPASVyCQSMnSF_8rdtWyNOnq_QjwPSEBIEX2evGHTxNaBOIhvlq6cHJOW/s1600/IMGP3257.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584926719948404770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2vovOOpEO9_dTfHAp7nQcBkHdgdYa3PL8t79iIdWM1ckDw-Mkc9thyphenhyphenFlF2epe2MBQFhd_j6CMoboZ_PFwEgEPASVyCQSMnSF_8rdtWyNOnq_QjwPSEBIEX2evGHTxNaBOIhvlq6cHJOW/s320/IMGP3257.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7QiSDkz_x3Xr2yAA2gRt74J3wNrb9HSfzBYnUurK5Ph1kvxcko8_mZQyRC2izVSHTCshlowEd7zwei1ndbKu5X4764shMLW1fmao9gyQG7m_t9ynMaGEbcP0q9bztipxUA5Fz_T2bQRU/s1600/IMGP3258.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584926723663657986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7QiSDkz_x3Xr2yAA2gRt74J3wNrb9HSfzBYnUurK5Ph1kvxcko8_mZQyRC2izVSHTCshlowEd7zwei1ndbKu5X4764shMLW1fmao9gyQG7m_t9ynMaGEbcP0q9bztipxUA5Fz_T2bQRU/s320/IMGP3258.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWH7GgbbZCLyxQGnaudjfjc-VV2RPTi6uzpufck0fK_wAZOklyUgo_TNslwIQGf-oQGqCDH45j0NuuVfCJ2KuDj6N9FQp0Pwd7fRAUV6_zOhQvoxzmW4nSi4xSJgjwHJbyM0eUWUBIIKU/s1600/IMGP3260.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584926727363375154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWH7GgbbZCLyxQGnaudjfjc-VV2RPTi6uzpufck0fK_wAZOklyUgo_TNslwIQGf-oQGqCDH45j0NuuVfCJ2KuDj6N9FQp0Pwd7fRAUV6_zOhQvoxzmW4nSi4xSJgjwHJbyM0eUWUBIIKU/s320/IMGP3260.jpg" /></a><br />Underlay is down<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqniXXFY3oC8i3nKR2Kn6-lXUEpIawOM7B3CLiuCI0slVAKpBdh-T6cIS69t9I-XRAR9oEVXoErBVJdQjMRpiykP5i5xeuC1_a7prEPmxXSlk7RHdSqbvKwyvpouoa7AhFSNqLWchsbm6/s1600/IMGP3261.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584926732496177730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqniXXFY3oC8i3nKR2Kn6-lXUEpIawOM7B3CLiuCI0slVAKpBdh-T6cIS69t9I-XRAR9oEVXoErBVJdQjMRpiykP5i5xeuC1_a7prEPmxXSlk7RHdSqbvKwyvpouoa7AhFSNqLWchsbm6/s320/IMGP3261.jpg" /></a><br />More garden beds<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYzpp77aJVCXVAlOsyELp1nGz6cOPkdePbqNaZ3TbF_HbA4qF-2miI9YV61-Yc176Ca11Szn2BLCFldXKK5n31_epp9jsuUeh0vPTiQP9pIdzFJ5qlp-FDeTw1VQmNNzReTTs5k_fhdf_/s1600/IMGP3262.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584927018503325394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYzpp77aJVCXVAlOsyELp1nGz6cOPkdePbqNaZ3TbF_HbA4qF-2miI9YV61-Yc176Ca11Szn2BLCFldXKK5n31_epp9jsuUeh0vPTiQP9pIdzFJ5qlp-FDeTw1VQmNNzReTTs5k_fhdf_/s320/IMGP3262.jpg" /></a><br />Sprinklers are in<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ5FXhTfFbl4CoudzaL_roQmgcMUUjpu5fUHFoM1b4bI9Cl7N3MINF3DYXQGrQ4Uw2oSeOcwo97AEXp74vjY8kLbGVsyFUTEE0qqc5t6-_Yqpr4QWcB-4DPHL6EN4NyE6GpNvVonqBF6i/s1600/IMGP3259.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584927023166687186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ5FXhTfFbl4CoudzaL_roQmgcMUUjpu5fUHFoM1b4bI9Cl7N3MINF3DYXQGrQ4Uw2oSeOcwo97AEXp74vjY8kLbGVsyFUTEE0qqc5t6-_Yqpr4QWcB-4DPHL6EN4NyE6GpNvVonqBF6i/s320/IMGP3259.jpg" /></a><br />X marks the spot for our street tree<br /><br /><br /></div>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-30353627213963716392011-03-17T14:00:00.002+11:002011-03-17T14:02:30.006+11:00Bear with me while I pretty this upLong overdue to clean this blog up so bear with me while I try to make it a bit nicer to look at!!<br /><br />Having a <strong>HUGE </strong>amount of trouble at the moment trying to get my header image up in a format that is not fuzzy..... if anyone has any tips they would be greatly appreciated!!April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-76068201189738360692011-02-25T16:46:00.016+11:002011-03-03T17:15:47.572+11:00Wait For It......... Some Grass!!Well we are slowly getting there!!<br /><br />Good news is we have now laid turf in the backyard YAY!!! Originally we were going to wait until both the front & back were done before we ordered some turf, but we thought that now that the back is ready we might put the grass down so that we can see some progress :)<br /><br />Since my last post we have now<br /><br />* Filled the pillars with cement (and I definately don't want to be doing that again anytime soon!! What a job!)<br /><br />* Put the primer & first coat on the alleyway pillars<br /><br />* Got a quote for ezy clip fencing to be installed between the pillars and along the rear boundary<br /><br />* 10 tonne of garden mix delivered to fill the raised garden bed & the garden beds out the back and front<br /><br />* Paved the garden edges for the backyard<br /><br />* Installed the irrigation in the backyard - if you draw a plan up to scale of your backyard/turf & take it up to Dural Irrigation they will work out a plan for how many sprinklers you need & where you should put them to get the best coverage, worked out really well for us.<br /><br />* 15 tonne of underlay delivered so we could spread in the backyard - didnt' use all of it so have some left over to use out the front but we will have to get some more delivered to finish the front.<br /><br />* Installed some more pits around the backyard to drain away water that is pooling from heavy rain and also from next door.<br /><br />* Installed numbers on our letterbox<br /><br />* Ordered & installed more shutter venetians for the large windows in the lounge & dining rooms<br /><br />* Paved the garden edge for one of the street trees out the front<br /><br />* Installed the irrigation & sprinklers in the small section out the front<br /><br />* Put the underlay down in the small section out the front ready for grass<br /><br />Now that the grass is down in the backyard & once the pillars are painted, we will organise for the fencing to go up. Although not having the fence up in the backyard has meant less privacy it has been so much easier getting all the garden mix & underlay where it needed to be cause we could get delivered from the block behind straight into our backyard!<br /><br />We still haven't done anything inside yet which I am itching to do, can't wait until the front lawn is down and the fences are up so we can stay inside for a few weekends!!<br /><br />Will make sure I keep updating regularly, have a been a bit slack lately!!<br /><br />Am also working on giving the blog a bit of a freshen up so bear with me.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Garden Mix Delivered<br /></em></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1wKVkWUGqwA77nO9HX3pb9ugfijApuTJEHjUHQZCy2CE0cPdqS6fi-2q0OIhlqNyQphHYSSOnD48oPZF7vU78XrPF_lkwL6243QSEEpOdyjZ3W_vOVZz8_pWSUa1LLuAduHcexqf9zSO/s1600/110211-001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579351601527579250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1wKVkWUGqwA77nO9HX3pb9ugfijApuTJEHjUHQZCy2CE0cPdqS6fi-2q0OIhlqNyQphHYSSOnD48oPZF7vU78XrPF_lkwL6243QSEEpOdyjZ3W_vOVZz8_pWSUa1LLuAduHcexqf9zSO/s320/110211-001.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Garden Eding Started</em></span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YVlK-t12V44ENjrPdUco9qBBR3rAyGkrYM-wsE4_tH2R_f4MQDsP2S7S7MCgMvq9b6zayUVV-fVxjAps_h56DP6jxHX-ShzvCITwp3yWo1h2gVXafNNkNQPpsR4RfWKAtkwhalh7wI-h/s1600/110211-003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579351610638984162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YVlK-t12V44ENjrPdUco9qBBR3rAyGkrYM-wsE4_tH2R_f4MQDsP2S7S7MCgMvq9b6zayUVV-fVxjAps_h56DP6jxHX-ShzvCITwp3yWo1h2gVXafNNkNQPpsR4RfWKAtkwhalh7wI-h/s320/110211-003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;">First coat of paint on the pillars (Colorbond Ironstone)</span></em></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuDRgvb4LRkC7XScnzte0YFiMKNlbmbhdXB5LGnJNZl0mNO6et-scU47VWwKlq3DP3PweCnBWDZY_l93lqk91ZB6oIoq8E07gGhdzurGRNn4l3A7pok7fS01CciAICFvZvP_Xt-KcuMRg/s1600/110211-005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579351612751307250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuDRgvb4LRkC7XScnzte0YFiMKNlbmbhdXB5LGnJNZl0mNO6et-scU47VWwKlq3DP3PweCnBWDZY_l93lqk91ZB6oIoq8E07gGhdzurGRNn4l3A7pok7fS01CciAICFvZvP_Xt-KcuMRg/s320/110211-005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Numbers installed on letterbox (ordered from <a href="http://numbers1.com/">numbers1.com</a>)</em></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Yh2egYmXDHROXU8t5JjMUoQAl9uHS1hbUCgHAyziMfzbRvykNg2xzBsqOFVHGVpfPBf5_ZbxdrOne-hyAa7fjaOzLyO7b-MKxNZg0ar20m5mZ1c8vJL75QPRczArlnWNhUTE-9Farg08/s1600/110211-006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579364458717802578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Yh2egYmXDHROXU8t5JjMUoQAl9uHS1hbUCgHAyziMfzbRvykNg2xzBsqOFVHGVpfPBf5_ZbxdrOne-hyAa7fjaOzLyO7b-MKxNZg0ar20m5mZ1c8vJL75QPRczArlnWNhUTE-9Farg08/s320/110211-006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;">Levelling out the side alleyway (needed another bobcat to help with this!)<br /></span></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSGthMzDMhXppXAnZv5oBxmcnZStbhtyvU7KMtwNsBYD3O29ETWVuD2tmoVnQEEhgEqyGT9nVeyvp1kPetKcVUMPQwPyNeJjLYKZE-TKMVJMBe4RS853lm5cr3jLqkayyOFV-i2S9BzjT/s1600/110211-007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579351620936177026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSGthMzDMhXppXAnZv5oBxmcnZStbhtyvU7KMtwNsBYD3O29ETWVuD2tmoVnQEEhgEqyGT9nVeyvp1kPetKcVUMPQwPyNeJjLYKZE-TKMVJMBe4RS853lm5cr3jLqkayyOFV-i2S9BzjT/s320/110211-007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Garden edging done</em></span></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlZ_xzd3Y3XHD_ONDY-EvjBGkR2B7LHiVz06RkkL3NkDuUXSLBfKOEb2SW-kLSa-J-32qzYXc9tQXg92oye4dOsm3JtCGxme9gY92rTARH1pd5oF1PIwMps93diuCXQKbxIrzfYgPLtd/s1600/BackYard+001-Reduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579358545574248834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlZ_xzd3Y3XHD_ONDY-EvjBGkR2B7LHiVz06RkkL3NkDuUXSLBfKOEb2SW-kLSa-J-32qzYXc9tQXg92oye4dOsm3JtCGxme9gY92rTARH1pd5oF1PIwMps93diuCXQKbxIrzfYgPLtd/s320/BackYard+001-Reduced.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Underlay down</em></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uLFvtMzYHaUpiKdMAMu4tx6cCZjd50Qh8lR9qA5bfwOC67H5s0Gs2MmfBpZ-zK8nRjANWbmwAB03-8SnN2OHsa_gf4Q0u8kj0i4Lk-iaDcZygIM-t9tQvyMNEwjBw_kgbOPNJijf4TAq/s1600/180211-002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579355372509684514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uLFvtMzYHaUpiKdMAMu4tx6cCZjd50Qh8lR9qA5bfwOC67H5s0Gs2MmfBpZ-zK8nRjANWbmwAB03-8SnN2OHsa_gf4Q0u8kj0i4Lk-iaDcZygIM-t9tQvyMNEwjBw_kgbOPNJijf4TAq/s320/180211-002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7-0dAFPjrPNQJ1XJ1TLK95FsB55MXdxFZoQ41URZtoUqUUp9UZKc5PjO4sK2TgCB8EooEtiZt9ThbC4SrOMhgmvMho9MppGIiLtaLj8JQrtj3VbCstFRDAHBcnporDmILYgnnDIs31KX/s1600/BackYard+003-Reduced.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579358550138761234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7-0dAFPjrPNQJ1XJ1TLK95FsB55MXdxFZoQ41URZtoUqUUp9UZKc5PjO4sK2TgCB8EooEtiZt9ThbC4SrOMhgmvMho9MppGIiLtaLj8JQrtj3VbCstFRDAHBcnporDmILYgnnDIs31KX/s320/BackYard+003-Reduced.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Sprinklers installed in backyard</em></span> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA9EfaGnjddYPIcczBvotxprJ0J3SdsYBAveBoY1_K8pxRTgi_oRwLyavQn3b_RKZw-lMlcOWUIiA25oi87ko3BD6SFX0FUE7s1B5eC9wPZWI8oT4t4hNR7U8UOAjRHRxSQO-tV5Gb2IC/s1600/BackYard+004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579358559715259218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA9EfaGnjddYPIcczBvotxprJ0J3SdsYBAveBoY1_K8pxRTgi_oRwLyavQn3b_RKZw-lMlcOWUIiA25oi87ko3BD6SFX0FUE7s1B5eC9wPZWI8oT4t4hNR7U8UOAjRHRxSQO-tV5Gb2IC/s320/BackYard+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Getting the underlay level & compacted plus starter fertilizer<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9u1lcv6rvcuKapz2UxCwNMUSde4aM4tjkP-xfje4YJau56YTFAOorMrEwdLcepMtHBSoZ7wQUtyy94-XjY50oeqTgH4SwCn6Z5CN4Ob645BvatguY6Tvau3IJxtHN_uxI2mseiUn-DHa/s1600/260211-001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579365689976814258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9u1lcv6rvcuKapz2UxCwNMUSde4aM4tjkP-xfje4YJau56YTFAOorMrEwdLcepMtHBSoZ7wQUtyy94-XjY50oeqTgH4SwCn6Z5CN4Ob645BvatguY6Tvau3IJxtHN_uxI2mseiUn-DHa/s320/260211-001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Dad doing his bit!</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20wWspdyeB4IcbR83j_7Kf1u7eN67KOtGtv-HxXSxnKrTX8gwitdWLzZ2KROAMCioZu_CHkHiBsIC9s_I6TlsdeSEGwN7i1SMF4w2KOKcVXhy9o628JMAGv2t_UfrOEMkg64nJ-cfLZ4v/s1600/260211-010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579654266764578722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20wWspdyeB4IcbR83j_7Kf1u7eN67KOtGtv-HxXSxnKrTX8gwitdWLzZ2KROAMCioZu_CHkHiBsIC9s_I6TlsdeSEGwN7i1SMF4w2KOKcVXhy9o628JMAGv2t_UfrOEMkg64nJ-cfLZ4v/s320/260211-010.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>My auncle helping out as he does every weekend!! gotta love him!</em></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNMCStC22O2sW7NLrRqJ3_lFVLgA7qoHlXgj4dDFHzLhIGDZRN4eRaS45EiIiNDDfhbTXFUvg99Wd1nf-vpFNBF0UUsmFhLw5ThPyRLqo11bc0qDE9wD3PNruj4ZLZL2sjFQsiUTPIPKq/s1600/260211-005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579355393076855922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNMCStC22O2sW7NLrRqJ3_lFVLgA7qoHlXgj4dDFHzLhIGDZRN4eRaS45EiIiNDDfhbTXFUvg99Wd1nf-vpFNBF0UUsmFhLw5ThPyRLqo11bc0qDE9wD3PNruj4ZLZL2sjFQsiUTPIPKq/s320/260211-005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Part of the front prepped & ready for grass + border for street tree<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk0ke46ew10yXzwSRGJeUwRk3HGvwq9JnQWJ8lCOZ299KNAMhQiHdALB_25vCsiWoPiThuoSALEKCKy4p__SI-7ywjk_F1Crj0S-VfDdNR4HXQn7QlLjj85aqA3EsP4_W8KSuRRHay8eg/s1600/BackYard+012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579358562769177970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk0ke46ew10yXzwSRGJeUwRk3HGvwq9JnQWJ8lCOZ299KNAMhQiHdALB_25vCsiWoPiThuoSALEKCKy4p__SI-7ywjk_F1Crj0S-VfDdNR4HXQn7QlLjj85aqA3EsP4_W8KSuRRHay8eg/s320/BackYard+012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Grass arrives<br /></em></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlHjJUpUXkLxgvkAGC1X-t-FLQYWUrOowvdujQQT4cKWsR351uI5GkzVR-_vvgWAnXoR8tKiTnIhZXfbKV8gwnrivdmXyJLmU3QhL-yqrSXMO8BARWxqoBqW6Ai8uony-PN95E-EMGP3c/s1600/260211-003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579355391211444034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlHjJUpUXkLxgvkAGC1X-t-FLQYWUrOowvdujQQT4cKWsR351uI5GkzVR-_vvgWAnXoR8tKiTnIhZXfbKV8gwnrivdmXyJLmU3QhL-yqrSXMO8BARWxqoBqW6Ai8uony-PN95E-EMGP3c/s320/260211-003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>First roll going down!</em></span> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7whuiwy88hXA8N0EncEyNOG1ylnP6iBNviIRseYTfiiMi6FD8OGpfQ2mKIV7dl1SinDU727B5YVemYSkz3hxKNpT-mLPOpIFyfc7HSURLyN5VekvXzD6nIKz4SwCK_sRv9uAF_Hjo5jV6/s1600/260211-018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579357204314072210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7whuiwy88hXA8N0EncEyNOG1ylnP6iBNviIRseYTfiiMi6FD8OGpfQ2mKIV7dl1SinDU727B5YVemYSkz3hxKNpT-mLPOpIFyfc7HSURLyN5VekvXzD6nIKz4SwCK_sRv9uAF_Hjo5jV6/s320/260211-018.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>Half Way through</em></span> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYXhFM4HT0ckU4S4o9DPN4X2THoUul1o6VsmQh-fyXaMaXL20Es-2-dgeI6qeq85PM6HH7UHDyrO8ZUzu2x-n8G17-N9tTr4lHOEx8u2RBccWri7vL5ouj-fYqgV9tLDoldTPuyM5AmO5/s1600/260211-023.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579357211627609298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYXhFM4HT0ckU4S4o9DPN4X2THoUul1o6VsmQh-fyXaMaXL20Es-2-dgeI6qeq85PM6HH7UHDyrO8ZUzu2x-n8G17-N9tTr4lHOEx8u2RBccWri7vL5ouj-fYqgV9tLDoldTPuyM5AmO5/s320/260211-023.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ta da!!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFc2aoZLdmAULsnRLfEddMSnMSb1B1Yi8cB4_ApYpmeZhtyD7WzQM7oGiixF7cMIg2Ad1_JtPABKexoEulTGEfXe22POkg4cjWbemdPg1yPKgbX5_tMfkSJWjwbySG_9340amTFQhFsHEs/s1600/260211-028.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579357228400183570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFc2aoZLdmAULsnRLfEddMSnMSb1B1Yi8cB4_ApYpmeZhtyD7WzQM7oGiixF7cMIg2Ad1_JtPABKexoEulTGEfXe22POkg4cjWbemdPg1yPKgbX5_tMfkSJWjwbySG_9340amTFQhFsHEs/s320/260211-028.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzOt18PB5Z18y1v9q8MhDw1GFylZCbphIR2_VnzGqWQ7bRGkF9qikWZ84xcRAuxLjoKWKF_38Qa9ZDx6lFoI3K0EmOTp-pBl3MC1gRNk79A_o2JRCSKFhfS69YnNYKsfD8OVaUr6bzuzf/s1600/260211-027.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579357224961645106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzOt18PB5Z18y1v9q8MhDw1GFylZCbphIR2_VnzGqWQ7bRGkF9qikWZ84xcRAuxLjoKWKF_38Qa9ZDx6lFoI3K0EmOTp-pBl3MC1gRNk79A_o2JRCSKFhfS69YnNYKsfD8OVaUr6bzuzf/s320/260211-027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRFphNoALl1KKwf5eI6n06M1aovH8yD96wclhVvHQYQYUOKMC3t6x9HH8RgpN4Sa4hpwtQenAhmqM_vFRRJGGmireJmQvOTZiG4XriAzInTd5FMRRTCNXKMPsesfvWS0IfYP5sDYuSbe_/s1600/260211-029.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579357241939242546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRFphNoALl1KKwf5eI6n06M1aovH8yD96wclhVvHQYQYUOKMC3t6x9HH8RgpN4Sa4hpwtQenAhmqM_vFRRJGGmireJmQvOTZiG4XriAzInTd5FMRRTCNXKMPsesfvWS0IfYP5sDYuSbe_/s320/260211-029.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It makes such a difference to get just that little bit of grass down!!<br /><br />This weekend we are going to continue with the garden edging out the front and getting the sprinklers & underlay down so that we are ready for grass.<br /><br />To Do List for this weekend..... not sure how much of it we will get done though....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnhJVq6pO2iahYXFTC_5OJFCVfq3vLA6Tg98X9TG-bLAva300_H-foCFQcfFN6G7STkkDSSb2T7Ys1EnCU9HYhYrcF1IKkvmODQkQZtZj7uoT_8kUTZgt8dAmicfpQs4MkzNDerhUk2He/s1600/Notepad.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 233px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579359607476880274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnhJVq6pO2iahYXFTC_5OJFCVfq3vLA6Tg98X9TG-bLAva300_H-foCFQcfFN6G7STkkDSSb2T7Ys1EnCU9HYhYrcF1IKkvmODQkQZtZj7uoT_8kUTZgt8dAmicfpQs4MkzNDerhUk2He/s320/Notepad.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>april</div><div>xxoo</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-77601029331398514552011-01-14T16:10:00.000+11:002011-01-14T16:10:00.476+11:00A Bit Of Hard Work Never Hurt!! Much....<div align="left">Well we had a hard week last week! My auncle came down from Port Macquarie to help us get some blockwork done as that is his speciality. We had a bit of a list for him, which soon changed when i contacted the council who promptly told me "ah you would need council approval to do the retaining wall that you are talking about" dammit!! so on to plan B and we ended up just doing brick pillars down the alleyway without the retaining wall as there is an easement in the back corner and we would need approval to put concrete footings over that.<br /><br />Block pillars are now mostly done, we just need to fill them with concrete so we can paint them and put the fence up inbetween.<br /><br />We also got our raised garden bed done in the backyard which is ready for lights, capping & then painting.<br /><br />And the letterbox was finished!! so now I need to find some nice numbers to put on there.<br /><br />My hands are all blistered from the digging on the weekend so don't think I will be back out there this weekend as I am only just able to move my hand properly again!! Allan and I have been like zombies, mopeing about this week after last week but it is nice to see that we are making progress!!<br /><br />A big thanks to my dad and also my other auncle Tommy for lending us their backs for the last week to help get his done, it was such a big job for us getting this done in 5 days & we couldn't have done it without them.<br /><br />Blinds company came out last night to give us a measure & quote, so hopefully there will be some plantation shutters in the front rooms real soon!<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">Raised Garden Bed, we are going to either texture paint/render this a nice dark colour</span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwNIF5-M4OSz3cwWFKrksdIQkBB6HIyzLGcp78Y71jsCthi8CYCLGA1MBLbaFyX1NCWT6gmI_rtLF3fzs_Bc-2ocQxHd0T0vLoumtPlOsYa1cWyarjdJdrZR67dThBgPvXbQRlWCmsL7p/s1600/090111-007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561489420313157970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwNIF5-M4OSz3cwWFKrksdIQkBB6HIyzLGcp78Y71jsCthi8CYCLGA1MBLbaFyX1NCWT6gmI_rtLF3fzs_Bc-2ocQxHd0T0vLoumtPlOsYa1cWyarjdJdrZR67dThBgPvXbQRlWCmsL7p/s320/090111-007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">The new pillars down the alley way, we are hoping to get ezyclip fencing in between</span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrttKSJ5BDSjcSUQuDAVXlkHfyYdnuNaYtRNQS3ZYtP5fmlF9p0qfphRmFPwK7D1hD3Xj-gIV3BT_vAGEUcgmfDYXOrK9qijZxiSG3nTQUcQNiBrARd60u9qOWHh3y3q-47fI3Dkvv6kD6/s1600/090111-006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561489419810435186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrttKSJ5BDSjcSUQuDAVXlkHfyYdnuNaYtRNQS3ZYtP5fmlF9p0qfphRmFPwK7D1hD3Xj-gIV3BT_vAGEUcgmfDYXOrK9qijZxiSG3nTQUcQNiBrARd60u9qOWHh3y3q-47fI3Dkvv6kD6/s320/090111-006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkm2AwqZ-vr9ueqvJ_wXJzw-DRKf-2H5gjBVPTIJUsyyRPF1Dymt3JRMUaKGOdXMTi_kEVepyCzvJQhTjF1bywlwZ2po1278iOhUBLutJKdPJHOKohZVOKqkp_xWRE6xdbQOxmabUk0BWO/s1600/090111-005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561489320451403474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkm2AwqZ-vr9ueqvJ_wXJzw-DRKf-2H5gjBVPTIJUsyyRPF1Dymt3JRMUaKGOdXMTi_kEVepyCzvJQhTjF1bywlwZ2po1278iOhUBLutJKdPJHOKohZVOKqkp_xWRE6xdbQOxmabUk0BWO/s320/090111-005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD-3lFiVS-E5yg-8ob6SsEbd6AhxvCqrfG6E4QBqm68GM6k9oXLM6MojPHTBCwCljT_rUROdmqiW3GXhJRtKISQaqZ_Z9kVUYSMhpYj6y1jY-eMldHxl_RkiO6YmJGeBKDcpjFztOFBUu/s1600/090111-001.JPG"></a><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">Our new letterbox!</span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ0FxbTEBzfJzcM2Anxrx4lJgn5M8Vf2SJ8L0isovEsoS_3XrEeEHxaohiCJo1R0rK2PqMc8LXG5j3IX7xcVsnptrX8M8JpozWIAJfJ3jtxzlEWED8GI5AWGH5LQcT8SZLVDgV3oLAC5x/s1600/090111-001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561490504088220578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ0FxbTEBzfJzcM2Anxrx4lJgn5M8Vf2SJ8L0isovEsoS_3XrEeEHxaohiCJo1R0rK2PqMc8LXG5j3IX7xcVsnptrX8M8JpozWIAJfJ3jtxzlEWED8GI5AWGH5LQcT8SZLVDgV3oLAC5x/s320/090111-001.JPG" /></a><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;"><br />The tope of our new letterbox!! he did a great job with the mitred cuts :)</span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW1SqPNfKPx2mJTzvs0ERb0nb6p4rWkyxwers2PGK7TPzFrMj8dOblXPHksfBM9WZOBppax2aPMp3mTaRHAbFZcyMIn2s5NeXLZBmq_CnVogSVQ-ODDSHbIZIFkeCXlkgH4nfqjDh94nu/s1600/090111-002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561489314398116050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW1SqPNfKPx2mJTzvs0ERb0nb6p4rWkyxwers2PGK7TPzFrMj8dOblXPHksfBM9WZOBppax2aPMp3mTaRHAbFZcyMIn2s5NeXLZBmq_CnVogSVQ-ODDSHbIZIFkeCXlkgH4nfqjDh94nu/s320/090111-002.JPG" /></a> </div>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-78153030431438608282010-12-09T14:50:00.034+11:002010-12-30T14:41:15.281+11:00Sorry It's Been So LongWell the last few months have been really emotional to say the least. I didn't realise until I starting writing this post that I probably had been putting it off a bit.<br /><br />We did our final inspection on Wednesday 10th November, went into head office got our big binder of instructions & paperwork, all our keys and a couple of bottles of wine & hey presto the house was ours!!! It felt a bit surreal that we were finally here & there was no more waiting! The timing worked out really well as my sister was due to arrive from London on Sunday 14th so we were out of mums & she had somewhere to sleep!!<br /><br />As my holidays didn't start until the Friday we just moved some mattresses in & some clothes, put some of our paper blinds up & we slept there the first night!! We were so excited but it felt kind of surreal & like we shouldnt be there!<br /><br />The next night we were out celebrating when we got the news that my beautiful Nanna Smith had just passed away. At the age of 92 she was someone who made us laugh, made us cry, taught us how to love and created the most incredible family to be a part of. She was such a constant presence all of my life and we miss her terribly. I miss my Wednesday nights with her but I know that part of her is present in each and every person in our family and that she will always be around.<br /><br />With everything that happened and my sister arriving 2 days later i guess we weren't really too worried about the house much and haven't really given it the excitement or the attention that we probably thought we would. Most of the next 2 weeks were spent with family and making sure that my sister caught up with everyone that she needed to before she went back. It was so nice to just have her around for 2 weeks and do the simple things like shopping or just hanging out! Getting her on the plane to go back was tearful but at least she got to see this house that consumed every one of our phone conversations for the past year!<br /><br />Our new fridge & bed were delivered but the brand new fridge had a dent!! A small one but a dent nevertheless and the guys that delivered it managed to walk clay all over our carpet in our bedroom.... the fridge door that was dented has now been replaced and it is all working perfectly.<br /><br />We had a few issues with our garage doors, the day after we moved in the double door stopped working but with everything that was going on we didn't really get around to trying to get it fixed until the following week. After no response from the installer, I contacted EB who organised the service call straight away for us & it was fixed within a couple of days. Rather than reprogramming the door they just replaced the whole motor and it has been great ever since.<br /><br />We have also managed to put a few blinds up around the house, mainly on the windows that get a lot of sun during the day. We ended up doing white venetians with the wide shutter blades. They look great & are pretty cost effective if you do them yourself. Lucky most of our small windows are standard sizes so we were able to just buy them rather than having them made. The only issue we do have is the big lounge room & dining room windows, they are about 2.65m wide & the maximum width you can get is 2.4m so we will have to split it into a couple of blinds. At the front of the house in our bedroom we are hoping to put in plantation shutters so I have organised a measure and quote for early in the new year.<br /><br />The retaining wall that is on our diving boundary has now been finished started. Our backyard has been a mess of mud, tools & machinery for the past 6 weeks but with the good weather just before Christmas they managed to get the wall done. We have also hired the same company to do the retaining wall for the back of our block, the step where we will be terracing the back corner and also the retaining wall out the front along the driveway. They are really nice guys, have been great to work with, keep us up to date every day & they have made sure that the job is done right rather than just getting it done.<br /><br />So what's next? well we have started putting in the paver borders for our garden edges which is coming along well but putting Allans back to the test a bit. We are trying to get out early in the morning and get some done before the heat hits and then get back into it in the late afternoon.<br /><br />I am still deciding which walls to put some feature colours on & we still need ALOT more furniture, all of our furniture from our unit would probably fit into about 2 rooms in the new house!!<br /><br />Not much new to show but some photos below of our progress.<br /><br />Hope everyone had a great Christmas and that the new year brings lots of progress on your builds.<br /><br />April<br />xxoo<br /><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#333333;">The Wall of Dirt being cut ready for the retaining wall<br /></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwivx4fi-QKCZ41VDocbXJhlyWSNHHIvIwp0vZPG9abXd8QosInL-KjCh7Zqyka2VHSulEoHPAXPqO8aBeCtOsi9NU3zbk3SSDCvfWV2BES1y4KNyPZ4uVi8lV7fCOnz4PH_FdsyeFfcB8/s1600/271110-004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556272462050394578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwivx4fi-QKCZ41VDocbXJhlyWSNHHIvIwp0vZPG9abXd8QosInL-KjCh7Zqyka2VHSulEoHPAXPqO8aBeCtOsi9NU3zbk3SSDCvfWV2BES1y4KNyPZ4uVi8lV7fCOnz4PH_FdsyeFfcB8/s320/271110-004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsptCj9oPb2a9lCAfuncC-9SgTM6pPC9QdrS1LLvlqgxplGVlfveQtJgW2oWlDbP9pRnVYAkqP-G-FqE5vHXd8khBpoTQUgv02RGFZMkZD0ttHEXDatMpYF46TtB499r7FXPc6Iis2-U1/s1600/271110-003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556272456909760114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsptCj9oPb2a9lCAfuncC-9SgTM6pPC9QdrS1LLvlqgxplGVlfveQtJgW2oWlDbP9pRnVYAkqP-G-FqE5vHXd8khBpoTQUgv02RGFZMkZD0ttHEXDatMpYF46TtB499r7FXPc6Iis2-U1/s320/271110-003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSovtqVA_qtBl4psUQG0RbigG-tX2Zn5Ltm-qvBq8o1WuBtogX8POYnkdYARgJO-_xmKer2DnohxQdDc_R7QENIcDpITOyl6LNspaBRKYcbZUWmB3fEAn7cbgSJh0xvaw-mqHdMVd2b9-z/s1600/271110-001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556272449361770178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSovtqVA_qtBl4psUQG0RbigG-tX2Zn5Ltm-qvBq8o1WuBtogX8POYnkdYARgJO-_xmKer2DnohxQdDc_R7QENIcDpITOyl6LNspaBRKYcbZUWmB3fEAn7cbgSJh0xvaw-mqHdMVd2b9-z/s320/271110-001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrPmtMiLChVyXgkoQLePJyl_lwoCimr_6SOnBz2FjFfedYkyU_5Uv-jO5k31oBLhmVbPJfg5yx7lbOdFoKJ8x1YHPwiykD9LGghovPqWdZ6gfF7u9njqUUxAfu3xwLhSSiFMwg_P7iB0P/s1600/291110-002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556273127744951394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrPmtMiLChVyXgkoQLePJyl_lwoCimr_6SOnBz2FjFfedYkyU_5Uv-jO5k31oBLhmVbPJfg5yx7lbOdFoKJ8x1YHPwiykD9LGghovPqWdZ6gfF7u9njqUUxAfu3xwLhSSiFMwg_P7iB0P/s320/291110-002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#333333;">Our new houseguests</span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk223N6fcCdnBpFB8hOceuIjIuc_pRCtZW94z9rftUlAKgq9e3kEEW1PaMaXz2luh3jU_5PZUAfZqstfcpUgX4ehiFoyzi2-oNl3BoEhhHVuKNmFu0KDmKZalQ5Ef-3XdsiO_edvITxT7l/s1600/291110-012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556273855693000146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk223N6fcCdnBpFB8hOceuIjIuc_pRCtZW94z9rftUlAKgq9e3kEEW1PaMaXz2luh3jU_5PZUAfZqstfcpUgX4ehiFoyzi2-oNl3BoEhhHVuKNmFu0KDmKZalQ5Ef-3XdsiO_edvITxT7l/s320/291110-012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hwzmpVmrZzg6RnnrIF15aFpR-A1v7sRvV45Xy7xsMJP1DtNsoKSXow2qIodZ1T8Kdct160rcV0OaWnh0wiaPjVLLiY0Gvu4kQ4hCUMTErkJ-nVGhrE4FCvFxfhZftNOD4kUB0dw-Rthq/s1600/291110-011.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556273855615681410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hwzmpVmrZzg6RnnrIF15aFpR-A1v7sRvV45Xy7xsMJP1DtNsoKSXow2qIodZ1T8Kdct160rcV0OaWnh0wiaPjVLLiY0Gvu4kQ4hCUMTErkJ-nVGhrE4FCvFxfhZftNOD4kUB0dw-Rthq/s320/291110-011.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Retaining Wall finished!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAZ15gJSozeyzSReWPmu8B3DuwLYE6Uc-4FO5gb1HDJyg5gKXXh6Sb2mXvQoWh0q-1OTnzEsxkhkeQCMnBe2lHuPt80gZ15vHOP4PoW294HcS6-FqabEXg0uxDgs6vaoizFWmXAWdtdDE/s1600/301210-004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556274243264594226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAZ15gJSozeyzSReWPmu8B3DuwLYE6Uc-4FO5gb1HDJyg5gKXXh6Sb2mXvQoWh0q-1OTnzEsxkhkeQCMnBe2lHuPt80gZ15vHOP4PoW294HcS6-FqabEXg0uxDgs6vaoizFWmXAWdtdDE/s320/301210-004.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Back Retaining Wall started<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZPvMOGJDoQ0QPkL3SpaemhQpbzhB972Rx2cSKknQEL8A1A98oIgwiRjZ7cdcDDVA5VYcLTI1GP1_WOeUMC4I6YpkB-MD7K_ck9SxD3RqOEzH1zJwvTO6g0XMqE5j4wV8eYUHvG16Muru/s1600/091210-002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZPvMOGJDoQ0QPkL3SpaemhQpbzhB972Rx2cSKknQEL8A1A98oIgwiRjZ7cdcDDVA5VYcLTI1GP1_WOeUMC4I6YpkB-MD7K_ck9SxD3RqOEzH1zJwvTO6g0XMqE5j4wV8eYUHvG16Muru/s320/091210-002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556311067976431730" /></a><br /><br />Back Retaining Wall almost finished<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaehZ16-YJgPFBkClwJV255KQ7Czd6WcAu1BUir2wp2NE9Zfu86UjrgZgk1PVPc7qjRFsaPSFkt6GDzOhheuY0aQmTLEs8jJ_qNzrxQrSyqKSyt_UokrT8yPkYetyUHtATB1TaeA5X4Y7/s1600/301210-003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556274238026836642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaehZ16-YJgPFBkClwJV255KQ7Czd6WcAu1BUir2wp2NE9Zfu86UjrgZgk1PVPc7qjRFsaPSFkt6GDzOhheuY0aQmTLEs8jJ_qNzrxQrSyqKSyt_UokrT8yPkYetyUHtATB1TaeA5X4Y7/s320/301210-003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Back terrace - <em>this will have my clothesline (can't wait to be able to hang sheets up properly!) and also my vegie garden, a hedge will go along the top of the step so that it is not a eyesore.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZWLl_b8iEPAuY3GQ-RRSdAbcx8RY3MfXxJHoyQYw1KEp96vgL4qZ0KUkUk7RRAizLu1RIPA5tDmCcrmYlxdOFbo69Lu7cUDGbVdA7L-QAqUVWZHLBdszXYtLCeXZkXr7fDenRpkOH7CI/s1600/301210-002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556273865191989298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZWLl_b8iEPAuY3GQ-RRSdAbcx8RY3MfXxJHoyQYw1KEp96vgL4qZ0KUkUk7RRAizLu1RIPA5tDmCcrmYlxdOFbo69Lu7cUDGbVdA7L-QAqUVWZHLBdszXYtLCeXZkXr7fDenRpkOH7CI/s320/301210-002.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Master Bedroom <em>need to add upholstered bedhead & blanket box, bedside tables, & pictures, oh and some plantation shutters...</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82TyBJ37bajfUsRbSAx3ZvBZma7wuuNQmb1jeQK3drXKUwS3wqQ2EstqR5ehxY7FMTHCN9EeZiXbAJeLRWyKZNuPUm9vJd4SYIxWONP1bXsZFwI0QuBx3F9J8ooXWLq8UBcJcvBRN2Q3M/s1600/291110-001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556273124975279682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82TyBJ37bajfUsRbSAx3ZvBZma7wuuNQmb1jeQK3drXKUwS3wqQ2EstqR5ehxY7FMTHCN9EeZiXbAJeLRWyKZNuPUm9vJd4SYIxWONP1bXsZFwI0QuBx3F9J8ooXWLq8UBcJcvBRN2Q3M/s320/291110-001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Kitchen & Lounge Room - <em>new lounge is almost decided!! This lounge will be going into the media room, still to add a picture between the two windows.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2ihDCUpnEshdUldis-S5j2JpRbpDW4kWIiCAQoApy-x5WIxGdsC-fIT6s63letVmknM6YM-MRdCW1bfFTcHSCiSBWw2JA-92y9GLOxjMPDPgOFjoALyyeFsOuCFpXOIRFUN-zFeiqP1I/s1600/291110-008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556273534683392370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2ihDCUpnEshdUldis-S5j2JpRbpDW4kWIiCAQoApy-x5WIxGdsC-fIT6s63letVmknM6YM-MRdCW1bfFTcHSCiSBWw2JA-92y9GLOxjMPDPgOFjoALyyeFsOuCFpXOIRFUN-zFeiqP1I/s320/291110-008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Pavers for garden edging delivered - <em>warning though if you ask for hand delivery they can only hand unload them from the truck straight onto the ground, they can't walk with them as I found out!! had to restack 400 pavers by hand after they stacked them on the kerb!!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3bGmsZ0XXpoiLSLuAT18zpj1uJPtOw3x2fGd4k5ieeJCubG9gDHLxIWiZcFgQUirrCQm1Ce1W14rHAl0vNItheqRYNLc8hW1YudjF58FySADtfKh8hEOIPoUPRQe2amAURtm6WUtEhiB/s1600/231210-001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3bGmsZ0XXpoiLSLuAT18zpj1uJPtOw3x2fGd4k5ieeJCubG9gDHLxIWiZcFgQUirrCQm1Ce1W14rHAl0vNItheqRYNLc8hW1YudjF58FySADtfKh8hEOIPoUPRQe2amAURtm6WUtEhiB/s320/231210-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556311066973188626" /></a><br /><br />Garden Edging & irrigation started..... <em>grass will be going in this front part with a street tree and then behind to the garage is a garden bed</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_BMIWVPOHGbKUdaU6W1OIRE8LcLfqeWxxLBY-my03JAGzQMmiR-8fTh9Y3GZcE3qg3d01cw0dgoT8B9qbWnDJJZimNy7dlxCCwrB8WUtA3mYU7ieJDuSQ_lx9vRt1sYcBM6rnTXtHyq7/s1600/301210-007.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556274254884423410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_BMIWVPOHGbKUdaU6W1OIRE8LcLfqeWxxLBY-my03JAGzQMmiR-8fTh9Y3GZcE3qg3d01cw0dgoT8B9qbWnDJJZimNy7dlxCCwrB8WUtA3mYU7ieJDuSQ_lx9vRt1sYcBM6rnTXtHyq7/s320/301210-007.jpg" /></a><br /><br />more of our garden edging efforts this morning before it got too hot & allan hurt his back :(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xmIuQnf5_TJ75fvWGtUv3r0TBiO7cuxHuQwpQpV5eat9Vfic0apCe_rE_5h18YWrY96zZzjtcTlw1TcJhYH20IJbbHM_DjEWInQdqaWpapsP9NR-xvz-EPvhLVvCUpAzxpcsEXN_Jhj_/s1600/301210-005.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556274246800886530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xmIuQnf5_TJ75fvWGtUv3r0TBiO7cuxHuQwpQpV5eat9Vfic0apCe_rE_5h18YWrY96zZzjtcTlw1TcJhYH20IJbbHM_DjEWInQdqaWpapsP9NR-xvz-EPvhLVvCUpAzxpcsEXN_Jhj_/s320/301210-005.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Spare Bedroom - <em>need to add lamps + picture & still debating whether to put curtains up....</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VRcMLKB0OY7gaEO2EMWAFCNYuI-yY9R8CFDNuPZX-G_tQsdvASiSsIGzcocyJ4eSZDhyphenhyphen-Si0OaGvrqOstD711AFI3KoPmM9KeC0Lyc86kqGUKtw0U3P0dRn6k2UznW_qmRU_J_oOy4yZ/s1600/301210-009.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556274446553834178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VRcMLKB0OY7gaEO2EMWAFCNYuI-yY9R8CFDNuPZX-G_tQsdvASiSsIGzcocyJ4eSZDhyphenhyphen-Si0OaGvrqOstD711AFI3KoPmM9KeC0Lyc86kqGUKtw0U3P0dRn6k2UznW_qmRU_J_oOy4yZ/s320/301210-009.jpg" /></a><br /><br />our lonely christmas tree.... <em>will be much better next year when it has some more furniture around it!!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq5iEngNJa3oe4My0cbtQYbxWAmClCvPPTcPj9U-Hx4IYm8hM50LCDKKF1rxb0GYCNfOpjAd95MBJLx0oD0tyV4JBs3gYnKjuyIDEIxJlBka0cNLrtZDCylGCUM9EKdLpKHyWqHVQGNvM/s1600/041210-001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq5iEngNJa3oe4My0cbtQYbxWAmClCvPPTcPj9U-Hx4IYm8hM50LCDKKF1rxb0GYCNfOpjAd95MBJLx0oD0tyV4JBs3gYnKjuyIDEIxJlBka0cNLrtZDCylGCUM9EKdLpKHyWqHVQGNvM/s320/041210-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556311074627662402" /></a>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-1365301910694250292010-10-25T20:12:00.010+11:002010-10-25T21:17:19.253+11:00PCI Done!Just as the title reads PCI done today!!<br /><br />Took just under 4 hours today and I am happy to report that items noted are just minor expected things like<br /><br />- paintwork<br />- bricks repointing and replacing chipped bricks, reclean bricks<br />- driveway - grate/drain to be fixed<br />- Pavers - edging & relay a couple of pavers<br />- Cracked tile in bathroom + grout to shower taps<br />- Dishwasher tap & leaking tap in fridge space<br />- Light bulbs to be replaced<br />- 1 power point to be replaced with a double<br /><br />All in all a few bits of blue tape went up for items to be addressed but nothing that we are upset about.<br /><br />Our site supervisor as usual was great, took his time and was very patient with us & explained the faults we picked up and how they would be fixed. Anyone who gets our supervisor for their build will be lucky and definately in good hands.<br /><br />Tyrells are due to go through tomorrow to do their inspection & from there all items can start to be finalised.<br /><br />We are hoping to be able to get the keys in the next few weeks!!<br /><br />Some pics from the PCI today.<br /><br />Oh and congratulations today to Eden Brae who won the 2010 HIA CSR NSW Housing Award - Major Professional Builder! Thats 4 times they have won since 2006 - well done EBH!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwWvvLVb9sCaE-vy5XEcR-0BAp367sgd50Vc8CVAk40MqnVv44BKBQkZejBot0K0LyJJngcRosyho5O5oSExn0uYPACpGiUdnYHRtMFmcn1-hhE6RQWT-Ca9tbzqtEgcvKrxlivaYKoYS/s1600/221010-008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531914781278658242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwWvvLVb9sCaE-vy5XEcR-0BAp367sgd50Vc8CVAk40MqnVv44BKBQkZejBot0K0LyJJngcRosyho5O5oSExn0uYPACpGiUdnYHRtMFmcn1-hhE6RQWT-Ca9tbzqtEgcvKrxlivaYKoYS/s320/221010-008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo-4tpPh6UxCyCIjrI9EjhxYA9ARKlGU6GpG75SFjusyYs1F3hozBOuMjgHp8UnplvHkb_szzSNYsCW-XhYKtFI639qQ0TIVbAZwMtqbUSNATkP40R04KU3VTFT-JwX_dZruwI5j7cHih/s1600/221010-006.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531914785733323778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo-4tpPh6UxCyCIjrI9EjhxYA9ARKlGU6GpG75SFjusyYs1F3hozBOuMjgHp8UnplvHkb_szzSNYsCW-XhYKtFI639qQ0TIVbAZwMtqbUSNATkP40R04KU3VTFT-JwX_dZruwI5j7cHih/s320/221010-006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd-Xeb_ZW43oHeQfXASXGPqYjsqW1HVACNG-qcm8BjulXuUqZlYFadLRsIR3_Ka5Gqp5cQOcTgVJSzSdoT4I6ogrBzDc4aWmRddzAiYp4g4jAL1fyGT2oF9WGwjYLUCaYEgs-M7UTrJQL/s1600/251010-046.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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Is hard to post when you can't see a lot of what has been going on but here's a bit of the progress:<br /><br />Shower screens & taps all done<br />Floor tiles done<br />Electrical done<br />Driveway poured<br />House cleaned<br />Port-A-Loo gone<br />Site fence removed<br /><br />Carpet is due to go down in the next couple of days as well as the silicone sealing to the wet areas.<br /><br />We have hit a couple of snags in the last few weeks with the driveway but looks like they are all sorted now. The crossover on our driveway wasn't actually wide enough for council requirements so it has had to be extended which really works out better for us. Today i got the bad news that our pavers have now been discontinued!! these are the 2nd round of pavers that have been discontinued so it is a bit frustrating! We have nailed down our last choice now so hopefully they can be ordered and the driveway can be finished before PCI.<br /><br />I stopped by the house today with a few paver samples to have another look and decide which colour & our lovely site supervisor was there checking on things & offered to open for me so I could have a peek. Inside looks so good! It is great to see how it has all come together and that all of our colour choices worked.<br /><br />So carpet this week & silicone sealing, Tyrells are also meant to go through shortly to do their inspection. We have PCI sometime next week & then they will be onto any patching and repairs that are required and once that is done we will be able to book in settlement!! It is hard to believe that it is finally here!!!<br /><br />Driveway Poured<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeFeZUclp32HUlh6riZa_gWO9x8iNpV3CKIGuMpvpbf5OGf1ypy3SH9VSfD5vi4qP9DCNV9XgMxeFSWBNaHAOnnPRjxPuNka_rLDDoZGKjSW8P2lZJOx0MkL0DgsdXJMZ2G6n0R45834q/s1600/041010-004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeFeZUclp32HUlh6riZa_gWO9x8iNpV3CKIGuMpvpbf5OGf1ypy3SH9VSfD5vi4qP9DCNV9XgMxeFSWBNaHAOnnPRjxPuNka_rLDDoZGKjSW8P2lZJOx0MkL0DgsdXJMZ2G6n0R45834q/s320/041010-004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524873601940657586" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk9e1RdFebtQrzFG8JTtf16wj9pr42g0V0lAGOCIX1Dn2dQOWlrHO732YDObTvjw9IaYZ_tLToTdFxTb3xAJvhBUgoQCgcU7-UshhH_cswacB3zm6M9XR8WoF5Uvzolia7t5OvKFpE12n/s1600/041010-003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk9e1RdFebtQrzFG8JTtf16wj9pr42g0V0lAGOCIX1Dn2dQOWlrHO732YDObTvjw9IaYZ_tLToTdFxTb3xAJvhBUgoQCgcU7-UshhH_cswacB3zm6M9XR8WoF5Uvzolia7t5OvKFpE12n/s320/041010-003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524873598348110482" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNq9No124jGPEUV5E45O4is92ixoCH1O32T6kppnMV1Ql0tLf_uAEip_uZXO2kLy3UIoQRCbNuID1vBZ9825eFv0zOnDH1zDgIE8TbSIbwhkPXTLwZmeSUgA798BkX5O2Eh4T0D9XoKY1O/s1600/041010-002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNq9No124jGPEUV5E45O4is92ixoCH1O32T6kppnMV1Ql0tLf_uAEip_uZXO2kLy3UIoQRCbNuID1vBZ9825eFv0zOnDH1zDgIE8TbSIbwhkPXTLwZmeSUgA798BkX5O2Eh4T0D9XoKY1O/s320/041010-002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524873594766626578" /></a><br /><br />Kitchen done with floor tiles<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJM1evunH9WgG1lDrqGn04hDlq8UQdrk09zAt5SjeK58V6GXk83Zr7KcsArSQBXy900YA488HPUaC71Dnjk9A7rqrD4Br0prCi7HqK95pSr38iTMUKgacTXf5zqO06IRoZ-igR7gUJ3iH/s1600/061010+-+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJM1evunH9WgG1lDrqGn04hDlq8UQdrk09zAt5SjeK58V6GXk83Zr7KcsArSQBXy900YA488HPUaC71Dnjk9A7rqrD4Br0prCi7HqK95pSr38iTMUKgacTXf5zqO06IRoZ-igR7gUJ3iH/s320/061010+-+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524873764754323378" /></a><br /><br />Living Room done<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI47MOHFbj6W6LeuiDihyphenhyphenYcwaGyYb70w-aQZqtUuvFdgJF6WUCG_Rp2b1e-Hi96fPY4Zgotuie1gXW_ZK4DYtCEj2h9TQeUgbxaDcPwMJ8zy2AHU403HN9-or8MfyxCAjf17gpGJfY_SQ/s1600/061010+-+002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI47MOHFbj6W6LeuiDihyphenhyphenYcwaGyYb70w-aQZqtUuvFdgJF6WUCG_Rp2b1e-Hi96fPY4Zgotuie1gXW_ZK4DYtCEj2h9TQeUgbxaDcPwMJ8zy2AHU403HN9-or8MfyxCAjf17gpGJfY_SQ/s320/061010+-+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524873611041337218" /></a><br /><br />Shower Screens & taps done<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFZvW-_LyhyphenhyphenN8pTLMcE9jgH-6l0MUl4fWVWxRfDBa_wSafk8Njd4SWepFaN84fZv0SGPxu0x03ErW9pgiYAhl0OtXf1h5UwAuSVSJy095dQU8xfvO1GXKaa9scxOo3RVSUFmEeYlervyC/s1600/180910-003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFZvW-_LyhyphenhyphenN8pTLMcE9jgH-6l0MUl4fWVWxRfDBa_wSafk8Njd4SWepFaN84fZv0SGPxu0x03ErW9pgiYAhl0OtXf1h5UwAuSVSJy095dQU8xfvO1GXKaa9scxOo3RVSUFmEeYlervyC/s320/180910-003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524875553686065442" /></a><br /><br />Original Paver choice - now discontinued<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpbysKgyafZX2aLBZoqQcx06SM0cXOORXcourZHwrlCuqWWxMsfYTSOW2ubCEQ_l-KwzeI3hVjtNVmIvS1vq27Jb4IsgvkZocy1slAJluPmuiMen_16xoPIHO14crjeoIyYbQMVbMNVHT/s1600/290809+015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpbysKgyafZX2aLBZoqQcx06SM0cXOORXcourZHwrlCuqWWxMsfYTSOW2ubCEQ_l-KwzeI3hVjtNVmIvS1vq27Jb4IsgvkZocy1slAJluPmuiMen_16xoPIHO14crjeoIyYbQMVbMNVHT/s320/290809+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524876935225275186" /></a><br /><br />2nd paver choice - now discontinued<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlhC7lxAtR2qWgivxeCFVootAWLW5aGfkYsGBXhbTCbq0Pp_2nLRWLluPNr-SLSLusSGOy-MUn7rsiccqJKwOWCLBNwSE_fbITED0NZS7S1aOMGIrPoayBUlSZXdIOQtMD0xvPmzbA63S/s1600/Classic_Brown_pop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlhC7lxAtR2qWgivxeCFVootAWLW5aGfkYsGBXhbTCbq0Pp_2nLRWLluPNr-SLSLusSGOy-MUn7rsiccqJKwOWCLBNwSE_fbITED0NZS7S1aOMGIrPoayBUlSZXdIOQtMD0xvPmzbA63S/s320/Classic_Brown_pop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524876935554228322" /></a><br /><br />3rd & final paver choice <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY24zDX-jyZP2Iwdbi8oNXRkXZnfz_gtQSMTk_I10d8go_ddO7Ucab3G7Wdfg3BQ3vTX_0u45wD_A9KVww13I4IBJg_aoJ9vDQZBnqgYC2JVSgf0WNAXiAwa8aBpUwxAiKG0ddXKSLk_T/s1600/Chestnut_pop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY24zDX-jyZP2Iwdbi8oNXRkXZnfz_gtQSMTk_I10d8go_ddO7Ucab3G7Wdfg3BQ3vTX_0u45wD_A9KVww13I4IBJg_aoJ9vDQZBnqgYC2JVSgf0WNAXiAwa8aBpUwxAiKG0ddXKSLk_T/s320/Chestnut_pop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524876941885937330" /></a><br /><br /><br />We have also done a bit of shopping lately and bought our lovely new big bed & new fridge. As for any other lounges & stuff I am going to wait till we are in there to see how the spaces work before I buy anything else.<br /><br />Well I hope everyone's builds are progressing well & I will make sure I get some better photos next week when we do PCI.<br /><br />All going as planned looks like we should be right for handover end of October/Early November on schedule!April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-42631150130700911192010-09-01T19:05:00.007+10:002010-09-01T21:29:33.624+10:00Wet Areas TilingWet area tiling is now all done!!<br /><br />Allan stopped by on the way home from work & our tiler Scott was just finishing up the wet area tiling. He has done such a fantastic job on our tiles we are really really happy with his work. It is so nice to get people that take so much pride in their work.<br /><br />He said he is due back in 4 weeks to do the living areas once the painters, plumbers and electricians have finished off.<br /><br /><em>Kitchen Splashback</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IBk-G6lQPIzpHzXNMuIX9Ywq4a4n30yoAHNs-V1rCKPAvaJRjJhYs0y03Kq_ce0Pol0dfGtCXc7NIUn5LvNt4kRFegvu3S7zSJCtmZsBSkkamGbvufDK8HY7kb2xJYc9_FS0P0eMvhi/s1600/010910-009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IBk-G6lQPIzpHzXNMuIX9Ywq4a4n30yoAHNs-V1rCKPAvaJRjJhYs0y03Kq_ce0Pol0dfGtCXc7NIUn5LvNt4kRFegvu3S7zSJCtmZsBSkkamGbvufDK8HY7kb2xJYc9_FS0P0eMvhi/s320/010910-009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511882575683083250" /></a><br /><br /><em>Close up of splashback</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNWaA-3UabeGq0C-9Zs9mYtbdhm_QLV_hzN_RhSZse4sED43Nk-u5LXOycsnFgbJItdfI-tjZdLW5dipRmKyihng5Zzd9yWG-DYD7rvLaC19Hk3vv3BR44zTWiY3I-VM1nxdEia23oAfE/s1600/010910-001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNWaA-3UabeGq0C-9Zs9mYtbdhm_QLV_hzN_RhSZse4sED43Nk-u5LXOycsnFgbJItdfI-tjZdLW5dipRmKyihng5Zzd9yWG-DYD7rvLaC19Hk3vv3BR44zTWiY3I-VM1nxdEia23oAfE/s320/010910-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883316518305538" /></a><br /><br /><em>Main Bathroom</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaxqI8Brcyuld8q2L_fpCoLUKwSZFYlh43EqJisN4e4pf2IDVLqfC-pw2sRvquaKVPnXK2VgkBXTiw212okVD0to_PenmGcFTrF9R83EmkLp50Gv4ENqFJFf8Jq0dDJr0LdMk9Bu3Bz9G/s1600/010910-002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaxqI8Brcyuld8q2L_fpCoLUKwSZFYlh43EqJisN4e4pf2IDVLqfC-pw2sRvquaKVPnXK2VgkBXTiw212okVD0to_PenmGcFTrF9R83EmkLp50Gv4ENqFJFf8Jq0dDJr0LdMk9Bu3Bz9G/s320/010910-002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883309642522786" /></a><br /><br /><em>Pebble feature tile</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aHfQGCT0pB6cRKf1NoKQ3k37b0Q4-5vXfBoh9wKQffK1cNgRpDYD8VvAfId6tAgJcMj5UsjRriWdBEhUsPTipOJg_-t0npXnszrqa2vU-Pd-kc-o6JfJRDanyT9WbpSnOKvof7_xOxOW/s1600/010910-004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aHfQGCT0pB6cRKf1NoKQ3k37b0Q4-5vXfBoh9wKQffK1cNgRpDYD8VvAfId6tAgJcMj5UsjRriWdBEhUsPTipOJg_-t0npXnszrqa2vU-Pd-kc-o6JfJRDanyT9WbpSnOKvof7_xOxOW/s320/010910-004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883040363529058" /></a><br /><br /><em>Main Bathroom with feature tile in floor</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YNFjx3GMS9uy4bWBkgZoduVVkjj7ops-huzyGQ9bp3E0v0xAjhQiK6sB9T1S5-DhWzzsmN2jf3nSoMrwpKrtA7KJN5CA7etsQFNLcplmAelC2LdQlfO1yoDWatAnvtD7EO2bUDULpgTl/s1600/010910-005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YNFjx3GMS9uy4bWBkgZoduVVkjj7ops-huzyGQ9bp3E0v0xAjhQiK6sB9T1S5-DhWzzsmN2jf3nSoMrwpKrtA7KJN5CA7etsQFNLcplmAelC2LdQlfO1yoDWatAnvtD7EO2bUDULpgTl/s320/010910-005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883034370656146" /></a><br /><br /><em>Close up of the floor pebbles</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPN1a1Gcq2UkXr3SsEAQdQNKEwyzRsJJ-U9sMWG-uJIXUE8inE80Lh5aLNONf-jX4LMPZz3dCACdCSYIt-nNgtzD2ap4qeE2rbzijfqAvsIvMl_8LCxc2LnQhiT-y2aFhmAidKQKRBRQz/s1600/010910-006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPN1a1Gcq2UkXr3SsEAQdQNKEwyzRsJJ-U9sMWG-uJIXUE8inE80Lh5aLNONf-jX4LMPZz3dCACdCSYIt-nNgtzD2ap4qeE2rbzijfqAvsIvMl_8LCxc2LnQhiT-y2aFhmAidKQKRBRQz/s320/010910-006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883029067565202" /></a><br /><br /><em>Main Bathroom</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMLSvrJkJKp_ZX3T09StAu2U6y8gM82xdzZRIY5xbRtuo6wLF3Yh5NnZvjOhJKNJ7MERvqrimZbndBmemJr4ucxjm6GNcKnFBBnD8AkjrwtwODKlVzy-K7oB8MbmsPlOGypUcVVst4Of7/s1600/010910-007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMLSvrJkJKp_ZX3T09StAu2U6y8gM82xdzZRIY5xbRtuo6wLF3Yh5NnZvjOhJKNJ7MERvqrimZbndBmemJr4ucxjm6GNcKnFBBnD8AkjrwtwODKlVzy-K7oB8MbmsPlOGypUcVVst4Of7/s320/010910-007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883020013213026" /></a><br /><br /><em>Ensuite</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGETlhj5oRceNl71byl1b0FDUleCA5UxLfwISJkNd_bSaSr7xO8_jCCNvCd03_kebm8rjFhWv5DN3xOm4M1SGYGU2njiJvNXr7pH8SioJccv6cszEpPbFHjm7kV3uLDFb2fs1ZqHJ3ej5x/s1600/010910-011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGETlhj5oRceNl71byl1b0FDUleCA5UxLfwISJkNd_bSaSr7xO8_jCCNvCd03_kebm8rjFhWv5DN3xOm4M1SGYGU2njiJvNXr7pH8SioJccv6cszEpPbFHjm7kV3uLDFb2fs1ZqHJ3ej5x/s320/010910-011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511882543351539282" /></a><br /><br /><em>Feature Floor pebble in ensuite</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7EDd5P0vvTOju_PUlWesvDKSoNlT9I25WZmjjdzMH5EgG9_bNBZIFS9oBArjhIUy2OuVCPJnUDvNYhDA3_aBb8D84qTQs_ReP4TR-RAZS1OThwfrTKcRO8ub8suBNWFpPdbFK7jj5JPK/s1600/010910-013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7EDd5P0vvTOju_PUlWesvDKSoNlT9I25WZmjjdzMH5EgG9_bNBZIFS9oBArjhIUy2OuVCPJnUDvNYhDA3_aBb8D84qTQs_ReP4TR-RAZS1OThwfrTKcRO8ub8suBNWFpPdbFK7jj5JPK/s320/010910-013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511869589035596834" /></a><br /><br /><em>Ensuite Shower</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdacE1rzV7dCqFgRU5cxNeSweBdow9-un3ESsvg8OmS3dZeyZB2q3ojXWQMG8g88USMaNxy4He4xdgJOVCoVT-d5F7RCuFC3D6UEzfDvmL5Ek8Xv6eHNQ8xjkPGZdcj3Kbs1U6j5S0Q6U/s1600/010910-014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdacE1rzV7dCqFgRU5cxNeSweBdow9-un3ESsvg8OmS3dZeyZB2q3ojXWQMG8g88USMaNxy4He4xdgJOVCoVT-d5F7RCuFC3D6UEzfDvmL5Ek8Xv6eHNQ8xjkPGZdcj3Kbs1U6j5S0Q6U/s320/010910-014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511869585714577074" /></a>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-84279681485091055242010-08-29T10:30:00.014+10:002010-08-29T22:11:05.482+10:00Site InspectionOk so this week we had our first site inspection with our new site supervisor. Everything is progressing well. First coat of paint & patchwork is done & the tiler started work on the bathrooms on Friday. Luckily we were on hand to explain to the tiler how our feature tiles were to be laid. He was very suprised at my insistance that yes the feature tiles are to be laid in parts of the floor as well!!! Are you sure?? I was asked, yep I am sure thats what I paid for! <br /><br />The second round of painting is due to start this week once the bathroom tiling is finished. Once the painting is done then the rest of the floor tiles will be laid and from there actually not sure what happens next!<br /><br />We also were given a copy of our building inspection that was completed by Tyrells which seemed to be only minor issues which are to be expected.<br /><br />Saturday saw us meeting our new neighbours on site to go through a quote for the retaining wall to go up. We were really pleased to find that we have a lovely family going in next door. There is quite a big retaining wall to go up on our boundary, which we are partly responsible for. As always when dealing with $$$ we were worried how our first meeting would go but am glad to report that everything went well, we both knew what we were responsible for which made the process a bit easier & now we are just waiting for the quotes to come in. It looks as though we will need the drawings to be engineered & to organise council approval but as our neighbours are due to move in few weeks we are hoping to get the ball rolling soon for safety reasons for their children. It would also be great if we can have this all organised & done before we actually move so that it is just one less thing to do while we are on leave.<br /><br />So enough boring stuff on to the photos!!<br /><br /><em>Our freshly stained front door</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN4DqJIUU1B3cEL72gNngAscuIm05R1Z6uVyDZf0EJyktP-QPFQKbEtUgavb4JkZiFcG5w6WqQ31cknf_92MlDfrDssxMFoh13JcyaMMrRh_OI3-QhnFqZbi3xJGHEno3nl4Ewr46-ONL/s1600/270810-024.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN4DqJIUU1B3cEL72gNngAscuIm05R1Z6uVyDZf0EJyktP-QPFQKbEtUgavb4JkZiFcG5w6WqQ31cknf_92MlDfrDssxMFoh13JcyaMMrRh_OI3-QhnFqZbi3xJGHEno3nl4Ewr46-ONL/s320/270810-024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510796834221286578" /></a><br /><br /><em>Entry</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogcRNK7vc1EUv_9XjGbuML34qg9ES6Lf6ao5hDyGe_hmaFv7RgzXnLqApUNo102c_1StXBqxjf-U_zf_Ko4IBgaIH3mVsaPbLuIInsiRr4lJkpJbZKW2kUnpbia8rpccs0v8-eZxEqIYe/s1600/270810-004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogcRNK7vc1EUv_9XjGbuML34qg9ES6Lf6ao5hDyGe_hmaFv7RgzXnLqApUNo102c_1StXBqxjf-U_zf_Ko4IBgaIH3mVsaPbLuIInsiRr4lJkpJbZKW2kUnpbia8rpccs0v8-eZxEqIYe/s320/270810-004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783715906869186" /></a><br /><br /><em>Looking back towards the front door in the entry</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9APRJJo4092xmgz3X34dnFovrAqe7L7-DYpYl1LhD2jmHwvgw7uAvGanXMkFDnD22aihILtuYpVP1UEI-3fH3UtHssKn-6U25FkX6ExLpTWFaqnA2pndteDZbntRxP0I5wohiy11aPg7/s1600/270810-005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9APRJJo4092xmgz3X34dnFovrAqe7L7-DYpYl1LhD2jmHwvgw7uAvGanXMkFDnD22aihILtuYpVP1UEI-3fH3UtHssKn-6U25FkX6ExLpTWFaqnA2pndteDZbntRxP0I5wohiy11aPg7/s320/270810-005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783722619333154" /></a><br /><br /><em>Our Bedroom</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkCq-D6IFaXR0c8IpBN9wXg2ACyZAUsMW8ndZiIivTRqYsvN6W5ER3a_i00RrtL63f630mRoH5IKGQ6Nr5J9i_wwou3DglfjwwOFXC5ylTy-IjRs3YtO8JabsgUEgHfrsIcmGsqn-sXvf/s1600/270810-001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkCq-D6IFaXR0c8IpBN9wXg2ACyZAUsMW8ndZiIivTRqYsvN6W5ER3a_i00RrtL63f630mRoH5IKGQ6Nr5J9i_wwou3DglfjwwOFXC5ylTy-IjRs3YtO8JabsgUEgHfrsIcmGsqn-sXvf/s320/270810-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783696525453954" /></a><br /><br /><em>Door to ensuite</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjzBSTf1AhY4p0FXkRP3M5ptifpWJSj2-7E_oWSpkEtV_0SjB-il0N55dg8FiAQy91RjwIS5D6YE6vpICVhMzCuJK3ZOIKzJtyHsQ4I9vxklqF0uLg6ZZ3_af3lWwi7GvYucc_W_T5d51/s1600/270810-003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjzBSTf1AhY4p0FXkRP3M5ptifpWJSj2-7E_oWSpkEtV_0SjB-il0N55dg8FiAQy91RjwIS5D6YE6vpICVhMzCuJK3ZOIKzJtyHsQ4I9vxklqF0uLg6ZZ3_af3lWwi7GvYucc_W_T5d51/s320/270810-003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783707117097234" /></a><br /><br /><em>This one shows the paint colour a bit better</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvj4wZWxAa14kCDUilMKF70YvAKhJmi_A_iF7Y3wF0wGes960KrQEZzbpf1aHzj97qN2qf-LYTyrv2xkb_dsKWwFK5F_XdSEV23WrjIM1F2LcjTzrkqikCJyAd7kVvUtKabgPyZWeLVVf/s1600/270810-006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvj4wZWxAa14kCDUilMKF70YvAKhJmi_A_iF7Y3wF0wGes960KrQEZzbpf1aHzj97qN2qf-LYTyrv2xkb_dsKWwFK5F_XdSEV23WrjIM1F2LcjTzrkqikCJyAd7kVvUtKabgPyZWeLVVf/s320/270810-006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624901310569490" /></a><br /><br /><em>Ensuite Vanity</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGSgosIldnhStuZdK2tG2hagp3YHTpqgbsdsAZS5q8HkFHuYm_ddF7QNbvTsdAXnxYp7OS25UTT86EndOGx8sTSDJbGDEccbMHgUb2zKxBHr_JUt-gcW30Jz7xUPloEBIzN2-ing0gIVR/s1600/270810-007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGSgosIldnhStuZdK2tG2hagp3YHTpqgbsdsAZS5q8HkFHuYm_ddF7QNbvTsdAXnxYp7OS25UTT86EndOGx8sTSDJbGDEccbMHgUb2zKxBHr_JUt-gcW30Jz7xUPloEBIzN2-ing0gIVR/s320/270810-007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624884794574914" /></a><br /><br /><em>Kitchen</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6G686264as87ecWSLUSRvo8ZpPsrhNwauYWwYChUxhBhjJx-B22trZ76lx_pOSYcHwGWhIV15_bAmZP6LXQ7z-h47lEMFnbB8rvf5cymUhDY7t8FwGqguqEOhkuIjmhyphenhyphenOjgd467_caxe/s1600/270810-013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6G686264as87ecWSLUSRvo8ZpPsrhNwauYWwYChUxhBhjJx-B22trZ76lx_pOSYcHwGWhIV15_bAmZP6LXQ7z-h47lEMFnbB8rvf5cymUhDY7t8FwGqguqEOhkuIjmhyphenhyphenOjgd467_caxe/s320/270810-013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624865366767250" /></a><br /><br /><em>Kitchen</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9lB5bqguxKfBUdulhFdPr7mVIRTbjfqnveXhDUPeTi-xHvqLClkNAvcGvHVhK-4YO9Ll5Z45wcygRWyqifbtkTimdNOyvuHySFbkuWAjRbQjPmzG5vBSJKb_PNo0ehp0xlUoI6x5fP5O/s1600/270810-015.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9lB5bqguxKfBUdulhFdPr7mVIRTbjfqnveXhDUPeTi-xHvqLClkNAvcGvHVhK-4YO9Ll5Z45wcygRWyqifbtkTimdNOyvuHySFbkuWAjRbQjPmzG5vBSJKb_PNo0ehp0xlUoI6x5fP5O/s320/270810-015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624541567932754" /></a><br /><br /><em>Fridge Space</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-KvnulwI6XcCa9G0TYFruhKPD5-yhfvCYREbIM7-XGAdN7JYhP4vfeAasSC2bbtsZlQD8kvhZ1HaR3KloKdrCHRYoG3ongb3nTrb-MmfoKEu75CZ5NGQob5U04KqndgI50iR0lgTKZyO/s1600/270810-016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-KvnulwI6XcCa9G0TYFruhKPD5-yhfvCYREbIM7-XGAdN7JYhP4vfeAasSC2bbtsZlQD8kvhZ1HaR3KloKdrCHRYoG3ongb3nTrb-MmfoKEu75CZ5NGQob5U04KqndgI50iR0lgTKZyO/s320/270810-016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624520799443346" /></a><br /><br /><em>Kitchen Cupboards</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98UZtfxyaN71sn4ETHFAwsWEcvvKKo5TBUIp2Z4dEQseAgVF6Amx4EuE-7q6MeCqSaso20H_fF3mZQ78xbVYJzRGT4qBAJdSRhC-pO4seoo6tM3tImRQkicREuHntR0NORVFUjZNz62fQ/s1600/270810-017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98UZtfxyaN71sn4ETHFAwsWEcvvKKo5TBUIp2Z4dEQseAgVF6Amx4EuE-7q6MeCqSaso20H_fF3mZQ78xbVYJzRGT4qBAJdSRhC-pO4seoo6tM3tImRQkicREuHntR0NORVFUjZNz62fQ/s320/270810-017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624512198693378" /></a><br /><br /><em>Kitchen Cupboards</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFusm9H1_msUs9xnt9SqLDEK4y4eaHc_vjieXqZ0V9515yCT-APgCcPNzkP-_3RvXzZQDqox4BgbCkjic4Wr_kJIPz7vgBhURkAO5UjKB9oktId-u5xoqb-UzBDyC8tmBbl6sLufj3JH0/s1600/110810-012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFusm9H1_msUs9xnt9SqLDEK4y4eaHc_vjieXqZ0V9515yCT-APgCcPNzkP-_3RvXzZQDqox4BgbCkjic4Wr_kJIPz7vgBhURkAO5UjKB9oktId-u5xoqb-UzBDyC8tmBbl6sLufj3JH0/s320/110810-012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510623464573707538" /></a><br /><br /><em>A reminder of what our splashback will look like</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIz7qUxw26nqOI7RI_UETRQlrM8OMYxTuELGrnHF6GEa_5I5OgODLdDrCJtsBD_oc_NaBI6CK-1pbHGs67PQnT0HzAmdbA-s1xiObA6flB1ehivser15ARjyaAqC84SZue8cZ3Iz4yFMF/s1600/060210+014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIz7qUxw26nqOI7RI_UETRQlrM8OMYxTuELGrnHF6GEa_5I5OgODLdDrCJtsBD_oc_NaBI6CK-1pbHGs67PQnT0HzAmdbA-s1xiObA6flB1ehivser15ARjyaAqC84SZue8cZ3Iz4yFMF/s320/060210+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510796817459123282" /></a><br /><br /><em>Lounge Room Windows</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRDH9IPnJ6lpKy1RijmHvTD8_0fyB0qUWBPQle6qjs7JPeMJLelcnKtlhqJdh5NM9g1F85SQ4ZMMCn58cTphYLfZ_sdzqFScHbF9w5lgeLAkKeXMYs31o9sT4xCyRvhCKKNfJsiWwgGI4/s1600/270810-019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRDH9IPnJ6lpKy1RijmHvTD8_0fyB0qUWBPQle6qjs7JPeMJLelcnKtlhqJdh5NM9g1F85SQ4ZMMCn58cTphYLfZ_sdzqFScHbF9w5lgeLAkKeXMYs31o9sT4xCyRvhCKKNfJsiWwgGI4/s320/270810-019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624210402949730" /></a><br /><br /><em>Looking towards the split level</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83JOw9w1Se3q7_LAPIp4B7Uz86o-OK-yMZNqAg4pFkQeOPgd1LML0rDPZAA6v0UZFe-OtATpyUt_ooNClqSHeq7FH33yEx-41OhGCt100DwFv9iEM94LoYhLEITAn0OMOuT6GRttDL2vE/s1600/270810-022.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83JOw9w1Se3q7_LAPIp4B7Uz86o-OK-yMZNqAg4pFkQeOPgd1LML0rDPZAA6v0UZFe-OtATpyUt_ooNClqSHeq7FH33yEx-41OhGCt100DwFv9iEM94LoYhLEITAn0OMOuT6GRttDL2vE/s320/270810-022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624182392226322" /></a><br /><br /><em>Loune Room Window</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAiXUZSqpPta7knnHNWPuoju9fgNn0_rsMV1iQitSVsRmrJshAo8GCwI-NDnzb51yhtG0Vsqi5Gr34o_0V45X6KDO9AtJN5_ZXQY3Zbd3m3bL9sl5LsdB_IB5PeMsoVXjfaTHxdabOZrY/s1600/270810-023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAiXUZSqpPta7knnHNWPuoju9fgNn0_rsMV1iQitSVsRmrJshAo8GCwI-NDnzb51yhtG0Vsqi5Gr34o_0V45X6KDO9AtJN5_ZXQY3Zbd3m3bL9sl5LsdB_IB5PeMsoVXjfaTHxdabOZrY/s320/270810-023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624175495190850" /></a><br /><br /><em>Tiles</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRmWZIRFuWhSoHkgc9LL7sqRUHmpiaIU6jENHxVeQ3Ap9fR9Avy5DRzCQV1xpSd1fw_6_IOTaNw0U8J6AiDijg9Fwqdc5fiexjHVAUL7qARwsdQdsxIJazbXdzGP0ms1eQ_iDCQVp1G07/s1600/270810-010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRmWZIRFuWhSoHkgc9LL7sqRUHmpiaIU6jENHxVeQ3Ap9fR9Avy5DRzCQV1xpSd1fw_6_IOTaNw0U8J6AiDijg9Fwqdc5fiexjHVAUL7qARwsdQdsxIJazbXdzGP0ms1eQ_iDCQVp1G07/s320/270810-010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510796822623456514" /></a><br /><br /><em>Tiles Being Cut</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjdAKvX6U32KMmXPcjD_9bvgCGdeygWuLXmE3L2aqCnMzi2b8RzTK-Y5bFnCa4y6f0KZtki1MU1K699dj3Zl7A_q7qDdX8hgYirF-arzu9tYJ6KBw4zEmYozGH0ENX8-qtiOrygRirGrF/s1600/270810-020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjdAKvX6U32KMmXPcjD_9bvgCGdeygWuLXmE3L2aqCnMzi2b8RzTK-Y5bFnCa4y6f0KZtki1MU1K699dj3Zl7A_q7qDdX8hgYirF-arzu9tYJ6KBw4zEmYozGH0ENX8-qtiOrygRirGrF/s320/270810-020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510624200912808930" /></a><br /><br /><em>Ensuite</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW72mNuovn92oDGjnJ5-jyi3sMbsi2CN0XgZcWzC2bn-CZJulOtzViru_S7kBoWEjx64ICf0jsgsti70H43DThv_epRpuHXemqvXuBmQ25YGJ-7tvv5dYOYFiad5GXBtY4e6fKauoBrFRf/s1600/110810-005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW72mNuovn92oDGjnJ5-jyi3sMbsi2CN0XgZcWzC2bn-CZJulOtzViru_S7kBoWEjx64ICf0jsgsti70H43DThv_epRpuHXemqvXuBmQ25YGJ-7tvv5dYOYFiad5GXBtY4e6fKauoBrFRf/s320/110810-005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510801972997629586" /></a><br /><br /><em>The pebbles are our feature tiles in the bathrooms,,they will go in a straight line from top to bottom through the middle of both shower walls through the niches & then in the main bathroom in a strip on the floor along the front of the bath & then in a strip on the floor along the shower in the ensuite - cant wait to see how this turns out.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskpZiCOpPnDx-qjibDTOf8Oy4EzttxX7U_-NRrD31otPOarA1bzi4aRiyTDW1dM5hlsqnBvoKlnTC1bz-FlzoogQwkx5nOmZXkpnUInijqfDJClgPDy7rOb1UHn2cp-wYl7-zFL921Da/s1600/060210+013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskpZiCOpPnDx-qjibDTOf8Oy4EzttxX7U_-NRrD31otPOarA1bzi4aRiyTDW1dM5hlsqnBvoKlnTC1bz-FlzoogQwkx5nOmZXkpnUInijqfDJClgPDy7rOb1UHn2cp-wYl7-zFL921Da/s320/060210+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510796808664027090" /></a><br /><br /><em>Our tile & carpet (one on the left)</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWb-qsYoNc88IZVuSIBadYpO8Sukmjl81QALHK47KahIv63VWr31IxpPLGsIhcRq6dO_UfvAWCmAYx2YBj3PL2tAoWJDbyYQeZhhrblALQ_aGocKi5ImKqgxTW1VMyYDmDxpqD5lVnq-U/s1600/060210+003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWb-qsYoNc88IZVuSIBadYpO8Sukmjl81QALHK47KahIv63VWr31IxpPLGsIhcRq6dO_UfvAWCmAYx2YBj3PL2tAoWJDbyYQeZhhrblALQ_aGocKi5ImKqgxTW1VMyYDmDxpqD5lVnq-U/s320/060210+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510796803211305250" /></a>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-52307811830375397692010-08-16T20:47:00.003+10:002010-08-16T21:08:45.409+10:00Garage PicsOk so the garage doors are on, the second last piece in the colour puzzle! & I have to say that I am in love with these doors, they are exactly how I hoped they would look. Although for Allan the jury is still out - he is not 100% sold on the colour & thinks that they look a bit too red. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcJjBoOLv_i9sBuzgI4Lz_J9H1nBXtU4NQkfDjQkY89fM52mUhda7uJolSaKC_88cYELJiXUgPPvodkagTNxyG2m47tOcSLweeF5b1abnsFj2ivz4a9Xr4hCRvQ_5inpCx9vFlyAyQxhl/s1600/140810-007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcJjBoOLv_i9sBuzgI4Lz_J9H1nBXtU4NQkfDjQkY89fM52mUhda7uJolSaKC_88cYELJiXUgPPvodkagTNxyG2m47tOcSLweeF5b1abnsFj2ivz4a9Xr4hCRvQ_5inpCx9vFlyAyQxhl/s320/140810-007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505959894674802498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8EpZWzsgNrA3LsAa5_M19FUMeK8MoCWjXn7jH8boK3p0BA9q8FULsg5D6w0ZJlMR_lwKBNQmzaeFqvgiQdy-5s5xMSmPZPXwZVMaOOTu44nODiow-Z7h-mRIMe6R7lKUcqa6bLIIx6jl/s1600/140810-001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8EpZWzsgNrA3LsAa5_M19FUMeK8MoCWjXn7jH8boK3p0BA9q8FULsg5D6w0ZJlMR_lwKBNQmzaeFqvgiQdy-5s5xMSmPZPXwZVMaOOTu44nODiow-Z7h-mRIMe6R7lKUcqa6bLIIx6jl/s320/140810-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505959889766365490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDVs-TxvVcdKltXa2-thpvZOikQfBj7ysTGu-u_uMay-8znpu40WpqDWJlch5_G2R7awWKqO4BMvVvEy2_ZqC1Kwj4FiL0E-PZw1OxJ9saCTK-1k8G0w3kb7kgYGYBFOj94lNrUyC9FSw/s1600/130810-007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDVs-TxvVcdKltXa2-thpvZOikQfBj7ysTGu-u_uMay-8znpu40WpqDWJlch5_G2R7awWKqO4BMvVvEy2_ZqC1Kwj4FiL0E-PZw1OxJ9saCTK-1k8G0w3kb7kgYGYBFOj94lNrUyC9FSw/s320/130810-007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505959889364534418" /></a><br /><br />This week we are hoping to see some tiles laid!!<br /><br />Hope everyone's builds are progressing no matter what stage you are at!!April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-32018835142717711132010-08-06T18:27:00.022+10:002010-08-12T21:21:53.958+10:00Walls DoneOk so i have been VERY slack the last couple of weeks updating the blog :(<br /><br />We have had a fair bit of progress in the last two weeks.<br /><br />We now have walls :)<br />Kitchen has been installed & i think the vanities as well<br />Waterproofing has been done<br />Doors delivered<br />Cornices up<br />Garage doors installed<br />and as of today LOCKED UP!!!<br /><br />Allan managed to get over to the house last Friday when the plasterboarders were finishing so he got me some internal shots of the house. Haven't got any pics of the kitchen or bathrooms so nothing to post for them but plenty from last week of the internal walls. A bit of a pic fest i know..... thought i should make up for my slackness!<br /><br /><strong>Looking through the front door</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkVFsilamYPXd1H0RegDIbOaybci7d_wPPk0OPIvIb9fjUlKVIFumItrPPEDrUH4GDbiVxNHyq3WJyL4jFo_itXlh2zpsNjEOuZIn13Kx_aLFIih9XBEjdY9veflCxCrfiEt1e5mFf7Tp/s1600/060810-019.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504473508646936226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkVFsilamYPXd1H0RegDIbOaybci7d_wPPk0OPIvIb9fjUlKVIFumItrPPEDrUH4GDbiVxNHyq3WJyL4jFo_itXlh2zpsNjEOuZIn13Kx_aLFIih9XBEjdY9veflCxCrfiEt1e5mFf7Tp/s320/060810-019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Main Bedroom Retreat</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRdwsT4HWi2GWM3bABNI-tD_y_EuQ5TlVIZYV4wXwJs7zDUlUR0-IuGPItbJfrtk_rPTObsGeJIQH25yx2kwDEUR4ddYLvyE6XbGebxuDrGYOKJGL7OyykkNKRqdiHqD1yEluClkNGj7Z/s1600/060810-010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503731415922923138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRdwsT4HWi2GWM3bABNI-tD_y_EuQ5TlVIZYV4wXwJs7zDUlUR0-IuGPItbJfrtk_rPTObsGeJIQH25yx2kwDEUR4ddYLvyE6XbGebxuDrGYOKJGL7OyykkNKRqdiHqD1yEluClkNGj7Z/s320/060810-010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Main Bedroom</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsY41xaU-UkPX9nCojWoPT7FX3eVXLV75RRyDzd67vxLrSNLhv1L_rND4v8Z1q9pENAJwy2NUoWgnsP9LcSbzJCAT-p-pdiR4PabeuGzxd6aoqHmfnCqdC3SlKiCxFsfvh3XxMeEB9dhk/s1600/060810-015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504472493685716034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsY41xaU-UkPX9nCojWoPT7FX3eVXLV75RRyDzd67vxLrSNLhv1L_rND4v8Z1q9pENAJwy2NUoWgnsP9LcSbzJCAT-p-pdiR4PabeuGzxd6aoqHmfnCqdC3SlKiCxFsfvh3XxMeEB9dhk/s320/060810-015.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Main Bedroom Ensuite & Wardrobe</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixZePG4cb0AlRjtK8uJrmht-qpn2dcYqUzsnwM26AFrN8iT0RkfejeewwSDhLR170T2ftiNGlnSEIk3BJUsBQBBQO4l4FFp-tVEkzPOzQg94sOVb2p_zLcPERD2U0nS1fTduMzkytIV-c/s1600/060810-014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504472486539302802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixZePG4cb0AlRjtK8uJrmht-qpn2dcYqUzsnwM26AFrN8iT0RkfejeewwSDhLR170T2ftiNGlnSEIk3BJUsBQBBQO4l4FFp-tVEkzPOzQg94sOVb2p_zLcPERD2U0nS1fTduMzkytIV-c/s320/060810-014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Ensuite Shower</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnde00W-Q3YsIJwbf4xuq7WbH0GtImXqtnFE5Pa0jE0NBPq_WEgMDI2X837Bl8iVePf41-MTox23w0xdaOm_tlo1w5zluOPBi4nJuhSDzUiUN5vqYYb3HNTW8JUuGbaMv943GyEQ-C-ii/s1600/060810-013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504472482407165330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnde00W-Q3YsIJwbf4xuq7WbH0GtImXqtnFE5Pa0jE0NBPq_WEgMDI2X837Bl8iVePf41-MTox23w0xdaOm_tlo1w5zluOPBi4nJuhSDzUiUN5vqYYb3HNTW8JUuGbaMv943GyEQ-C-ii/s320/060810-013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Kitchen before cuupboards</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVQAos0bQ8CyrCF8xpmtTL78cGn7iLYJWieGt0gKYYlWM4raDF_g-0GAT_haPcWkGT8ASWKg3XDacghCrb0_-uCRtLLEkgL1C0ksOpWJg2OkB-Cz4eRhonLAj6xRx3BVXv5SZflx1-zRm/s1600/060810-025.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504474106394375010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVQAos0bQ8CyrCF8xpmtTL78cGn7iLYJWieGt0gKYYlWM4raDF_g-0GAT_haPcWkGT8ASWKg3XDacghCrb0_-uCRtLLEkgL1C0ksOpWJg2OkB-Cz4eRhonLAj6xRx3BVXv5SZflx1-zRm/s320/060810-025.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Lounge Room</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyd_z4YZqOdwiLssYJMWlbDtRtoh1GKF2edFqaOXHmh0zk12tnYShdHeWWNBZCZxL7RR9Xmeff8RH786rAOz2Y6cXidajevsD3bYyCpdf6Ud2yG_0Q47TLBWGWsMYzJgzrpd2FCbEiUIyW/s1600/060810-024.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504474102784260258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyd_z4YZqOdwiLssYJMWlbDtRtoh1GKF2edFqaOXHmh0zk12tnYShdHeWWNBZCZxL7RR9Xmeff8RH786rAOz2Y6cXidajevsD3bYyCpdf6Ud2yG_0Q47TLBWGWsMYzJgzrpd2FCbEiUIyW/s320/060810-024.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Media Room Opening</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3FrR_vKy_F73YtyqaOFvLga_dxTmymG368OygR4p4dhUcZTF_QzSFtuJUigvnDbZZHRiez5tHu9TqEvOuSwzGO6TjY8Bo6t5qUDpXYUJJVWq-LbaE3DLBkaSw7o7mda6kOQJQUH_dU8v/s1600/060810-023.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504474101191295314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3FrR_vKy_F73YtyqaOFvLga_dxTmymG368OygR4p4dhUcZTF_QzSFtuJUigvnDbZZHRiez5tHu9TqEvOuSwzGO6TjY8Bo6t5qUDpXYUJJVWq-LbaE3DLBkaSw7o7mda6kOQJQUH_dU8v/s320/060810-023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Split Level step down/up</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ecB93I28QRNkXM4krvc9yMuaFrim_BWviK1Cvv2MIezBEJLHRTj8DVN2LgGBk-mo6QN2JfIZlOXRt4Ujju7bFQ5YNq4hbYGG0bq84c-qPCEXMZ2-UeAXnuNazGtLzCl2b_jXRvC28J-g/s1600/060810-021.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504474091598251874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ecB93I28QRNkXM4krvc9yMuaFrim_BWviK1Cvv2MIezBEJLHRTj8DVN2LgGBk-mo6QN2JfIZlOXRt4Ujju7bFQ5YNq4hbYGG0bq84c-qPCEXMZ2-UeAXnuNazGtLzCl2b_jXRvC28J-g/s320/060810-021.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Family Room</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpL66C_uytG6aQacFO1bzIpBOeQnP8DxMSBz6Ytqdxry31JmD5FDCR69YL5soNa1C2XAamV05mpuXW6xphHUtIjSHvUNoK7JO1Qq2uWpt8U7wAtOSXhiDYQrc9aBL31RqG1szAm1NINpaL/s1600/060810-028.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504474515894628370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpL66C_uytG6aQacFO1bzIpBOeQnP8DxMSBz6Ytqdxry31JmD5FDCR69YL5soNa1C2XAamV05mpuXW6xphHUtIjSHvUNoK7JO1Qq2uWpt8U7wAtOSXhiDYQrc9aBL31RqG1szAm1NINpaL/s320/060810-028.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Family Room/Stacker Doors</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax5GeIMIW1CebrOylG29nQqNR_LOG84KIGie9PDVQXOjQ96e_7KRT-ght8xMBOwIrkWlozPXA2aMXH7RfoaFHe_nyaamnHaaAf1KLddT4wmdevy-BTaUWI2t6EtPYA5cdgMjfePlWjtBv/s1600/060810-027.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504474512022766946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax5GeIMIW1CebrOylG29nQqNR_LOG84KIGie9PDVQXOjQ96e_7KRT-ght8xMBOwIrkWlozPXA2aMXH7RfoaFHe_nyaamnHaaAf1KLddT4wmdevy-BTaUWI2t6EtPYA5cdgMjfePlWjtBv/s320/060810-027.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Dining Room</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tnH8z4_8xYsR1M67IQgTMAYIwjVqql0_i4TQT44EmdXzWu_YDVuVEax3ouO3k5Ca0Htlh0R0QrO05ZE1SAq6zm4mq1P6OdF8pTalVzzdavj8tt3mDT8cPP85n4Yb72XH5mACZEpi-lEI/s1600/060810-026.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504474505114005842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tnH8z4_8xYsR1M67IQgTMAYIwjVqql0_i4TQT44EmdXzWu_YDVuVEax3ouO3k5Ca0Htlh0R0QrO05ZE1SAq6zm4mq1P6OdF8pTalVzzdavj8tt3mDT8cPP85n4Yb72XH5mACZEpi-lEI/s320/060810-026.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Bedrooms Hallway</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPw6OosNZQ3SNtkr-gUSE17_XLNyHYlHnoEdAb5IHuRuM7pmAieB-UEvfRsglO7v0nNOv6BxkzxZySO1TrUuW_1GJiYdaEWuqIPJng_OlXEPk5FTo-FwATPhYA_sMyG9DP6emaU4li0se/s1600/060810-035.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504475557944145682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPw6OosNZQ3SNtkr-gUSE17_XLNyHYlHnoEdAb5IHuRuM7pmAieB-UEvfRsglO7v0nNOv6BxkzxZySO1TrUuW_1GJiYdaEWuqIPJng_OlXEPk5FTo-FwATPhYA_sMyG9DP6emaU4li0se/s320/060810-035.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Main Bathroom</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vg9yMIIwe-7nIS9OPezhByPk8MBZLHcz-jwNVvZ8IpueIqxA9oDI9qxhyphenhyphenyka24iNVn3nYxqmwCSPWncLe74Cs4Zo4jtGEdC8igtf5bTiV6NeekTcmb4skXw7eiNXIxTNFCazJpEeNh93/s1600/060810-033.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504475545133021442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vg9yMIIwe-7nIS9OPezhByPk8MBZLHcz-jwNVvZ8IpueIqxA9oDI9qxhyphenhyphenyka24iNVn3nYxqmwCSPWncLe74Cs4Zo4jtGEdC8igtf5bTiV6NeekTcmb4skXw7eiNXIxTNFCazJpEeNh93/s320/060810-033.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Shower In Main Bathroom</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzmhdDYOL6MSFNeOw77nL_5qs1cwXZSEskG-7uTGF2jIgrmZ0j9M89gFY4r6M1RPHvOyS3S7GiEuoig-TvcXfoq9QMrsxTxl3t2W1KNCDKMUPV2sl58gQugQDlFf1jkzwmXrZtFQR5O3q/s1600/060810-032.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504475543238672370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzmhdDYOL6MSFNeOw77nL_5qs1cwXZSEskG-7uTGF2jIgrmZ0j9M89gFY4r6M1RPHvOyS3S7GiEuoig-TvcXfoq9QMrsxTxl3t2W1KNCDKMUPV2sl58gQugQDlFf1jkzwmXrZtFQR5O3q/s320/060810-032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Alfresco</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCamKyy6VWazq_GXUqTv-3aDT1vSWAW4GwH0D9gY9KNLfw2z0UskLaO6-nSDC3Bxfb1Vp_G0ZCNUCfiuF_rmwFffYby-XtWixWuaDsE0q01ISi_gt_UCBdVbA_TSAiK-yrQuGDZenEkIXO/s1600/060810-0002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503730813169479074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCamKyy6VWazq_GXUqTv-3aDT1vSWAW4GwH0D9gY9KNLfw2z0UskLaO6-nSDC3Bxfb1Vp_G0ZCNUCfiuF_rmwFffYby-XtWixWuaDsE0q01ISi_gt_UCBdVbA_TSAiK-yrQuGDZenEkIXO/s320/060810-0002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Rear Drive thru garage</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_Zp1rmD5i4TYZa4P_FxSUf7TcGVlZNv4Y2xO2WEfHpRjP4U0GK4cihqe9xH4GnyJvipn93Z2XLDBzm0ekRQhNEqp6lNUhW4RfVJnXocI01rHELQ91eSxbCqZecvcvdNzvyY2gjILcV2d/s1600/060810-003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503730815948747042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_Zp1rmD5i4TYZa4P_FxSUf7TcGVlZNv4Y2xO2WEfHpRjP4U0GK4cihqe9xH4GnyJvipn93Z2XLDBzm0ekRQhNEqp6lNUhW4RfVJnXocI01rHELQ91eSxbCqZecvcvdNzvyY2gjILcV2d/s320/060810-003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Lounge Room Window</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QBGu90JROBKL1YFY-LQl5LE59AypJ9nBqRZ9ji5Pv_dNyG860eTfYQgZYVcQ05ZXiiO2zLMESeDwQoObVPFXBM3o7jETBR60uo_Cmm55uN4H3TcRuLuT_IgUFNA11tlB41z7ut_0Gjyt/s1600/060810-004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503730825851307970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QBGu90JROBKL1YFY-LQl5LE59AypJ9nBqRZ9ji5Pv_dNyG860eTfYQgZYVcQ05ZXiiO2zLMESeDwQoObVPFXBM3o7jETBR60uo_Cmm55uN4H3TcRuLuT_IgUFNA11tlB41z7ut_0Gjyt/s320/060810-004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Garage looking towards the street</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09jez-VsmfWQjn8o69xiT7J-vXP892QcXEiT_yyWnHoG6spFoWlsahXcpRDzAbtF1fSbAZ9bMmtwxe5FZy42I487oNS7kRFsyiJdeCWO2ruj9RemaMrkttGb09Q3gwgCZOVbFgZGKqd2g/s1600/060810-005.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503730834136836242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09jez-VsmfWQjn8o69xiT7J-vXP892QcXEiT_yyWnHoG6spFoWlsahXcpRDzAbtF1fSbAZ9bMmtwxe5FZy42I487oNS7kRFsyiJdeCWO2ruj9RemaMrkttGb09Q3gwgCZOVbFgZGKqd2g/s320/060810-005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Garage looking towards the rear rolller door</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRvvftmLeszTDiyfV-nIoHm-KLhPslzEyaIO4Zdhdr58llXUqSVW-6kKwRYjW3ch5rnDazJP6quFxTSdOAigDF0Cyw48T95ugICh5pFItLjSZklx_Lur7bTGYJTyCLg3o27WPYGBrylZv/s1600/060810-006.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503731396772477266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRvvftmLeszTDiyfV-nIoHm-KLhPslzEyaIO4Zdhdr58llXUqSVW-6kKwRYjW3ch5rnDazJP6quFxTSdOAigDF0Cyw48T95ugICh5pFItLjSZklx_Lur7bTGYJTyCLg3o27WPYGBrylZv/s320/060810-006.jpg" /></a>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-59919834042295427912010-08-04T11:26:00.005+10:002010-08-05T21:23:01.418+10:00More ProgressHaven't posted in a little bit so we have had a bit of progress to report in the last 2 weeks. <br /><br />Bricks have been cleaned<br />Downpipes installed<br />Plasterboard delivered<br />insulation installed<br /><br />The plasterboard & cornices are being installed today & tomorrow. <br /><br />The schedule for the next few weeks is:<br /><br />plasterboard to be finished this week<br />kitchen due to go in next week<br />waterproofing of wet areas next week<br />doors & lock up the week after (I think!) fingers crossed :)<br /><br />once we are at lock up then they can start laying tiles & carpet so we have an exciting couple of months ahead!! <br /><br />I couldn't believe it when allan rang me on monday to say hey kitchen goes in next week hun!! <em>excuse me Did you say Kitchen!</em> <br /><br />It is starting to feel like we are on the home stretch when you hear words kitchen, tiles & carpet but we really are just over half way through our build time...<br /><br />Some pics of the cleaned bricks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKg3K1VwxMyNom8byLhyphenhyphen7wibZAZ0gYqqgSabVKM3ANcrEsCYfolYQxb5PNs4vUWUZsaNP6q1FXKKrBtXmxVufsogu1F41qJf_-Fv2nG7yWBR1sKIjD49-SMmtalLV88m-CwO6uwa8Sll1E/s1600/310710-001.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKg3K1VwxMyNom8byLhyphenhyphen7wibZAZ0gYqqgSabVKM3ANcrEsCYfolYQxb5PNs4vUWUZsaNP6q1FXKKrBtXmxVufsogu1F41qJf_-Fv2nG7yWBR1sKIjD49-SMmtalLV88m-CwO6uwa8Sll1E/s320/310710-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501883887588615090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO02tQdEzYSlZugdfsHN9JGacf03SPHARhxhdrahCJHTixTlp0leAF58WJjNUNckF2AdqVQH6l0soDj8TsRQFtR8EepDw-pjRWVg9kIRLLdrsTW69lit9c7CH6dyjD0hSRjaUhh0V4dywa/s1600/310710-007.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO02tQdEzYSlZugdfsHN9JGacf03SPHARhxhdrahCJHTixTlp0leAF58WJjNUNckF2AdqVQH6l0soDj8TsRQFtR8EepDw-pjRWVg9kIRLLdrsTW69lit9c7CH6dyjD0hSRjaUhh0V4dywa/s320/310710-007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501883902489812610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaXZTCQ9ZdV3ybwPZwNfOWvA3AFD3I6ziY27MmA_KakhaPFqSHKOv-plj4ZxzSFOpP5qNeqyvXxSJoqTVP2PIZ3FdXiYHfWaXaCHGwF679xXcp-KWu8MUTUPGiqT-5F-VnoNrIBfZwW0x/s1600/310710-006.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaXZTCQ9ZdV3ybwPZwNfOWvA3AFD3I6ziY27MmA_KakhaPFqSHKOv-plj4ZxzSFOpP5qNeqyvXxSJoqTVP2PIZ3FdXiYHfWaXaCHGwF679xXcp-KWu8MUTUPGiqT-5F-VnoNrIBfZwW0x/s320/310710-006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501883900825780290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHJlirO_nJomDldm8xNZAfC2zgdekhpyWD9UdjINX8HjpzjHM1gXH8YfC6IIPLph4MRfjzI7KkKT5tj-hGuxPEqC7SdMGMTqfgM5KAwBH7XDW0hhuE9qDnZ22gF2k9_RsDXhZ1sD2uBJ6/s1600/310710-003.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHJlirO_nJomDldm8xNZAfC2zgdekhpyWD9UdjINX8HjpzjHM1gXH8YfC6IIPLph4MRfjzI7KkKT5tj-hGuxPEqC7SdMGMTqfgM5KAwBH7XDW0hhuE9qDnZ22gF2k9_RsDXhZ1sD2uBJ6/s320/310710-003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501883891606793522" /></a>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-74068074082994827732010-07-25T20:33:00.007+10:002010-07-25T20:46:00.903+10:00Bricks Done + Eaves InSo this week has seen the bricks finished off & awaiting cleaning + the eaves have gone in. I think that the first electrical fitout also looks to be done so some nice progress for the week. Hopefully next week we can post some photos of the cleaned bricks.<br /><br />Eaves Done<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K1VxICSEvA0baUCSFLRuZ8OnOnpKhZqS9YGvkkjPJz_yGScgvv1Zx5m0CqDsFZrssveTcGX5Id4abibnx8kMDbgXSL74gc_7_6PQ8gHbxj9pKLgbPhN2nYVgeJakRbUhF4yDdbT-B06s/s1600/250710-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K1VxICSEvA0baUCSFLRuZ8OnOnpKhZqS9YGvkkjPJz_yGScgvv1Zx5m0CqDsFZrssveTcGX5Id4abibnx8kMDbgXSL74gc_7_6PQ8gHbxj9pKLgbPhN2nYVgeJakRbUhF4yDdbT-B06s/s320/250710-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497792412463780322" /></a><br /><br />Brick Pillars on the laneway done<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLioSOjPfRLbMyRYjQISB1KyP7L0gqqDm_9lEHKLOeHtSDcPf9anu8KZ0hRva_IEjR4VgGdazyIXCq5HGvG9GZ-yDQ2nhs-T5WPIyYGXkZEI7jbZ0-fmsiKHdceAw59DG4DK8oOGl2nkF/s1600/250710-031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLioSOjPfRLbMyRYjQISB1KyP7L0gqqDm_9lEHKLOeHtSDcPf9anu8KZ0hRva_IEjR4VgGdazyIXCq5HGvG9GZ-yDQ2nhs-T5WPIyYGXkZEI7jbZ0-fmsiKHdceAw59DG4DK8oOGl2nkF/s320/250710-031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497792399965884466" /></a><br /><br />Side profile of the house<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQh2rPRwpQZ4n8Mkj0MQJ0OwP344KgA1i20VCRHGxahkT8k46RUt4SZqXdNX_ipgOYGB3HZSOFGiiYsD9WztEhyphenhyphenKk2ioOCseVpy5VqKb0td6gmWhpYy-u_Zgk69VxIoJPGX-1c8R10f_T/s1600/250710-033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQh2rPRwpQZ4n8Mkj0MQJ0OwP344KgA1i20VCRHGxahkT8k46RUt4SZqXdNX_ipgOYGB3HZSOFGiiYsD9WztEhyphenhyphenKk2ioOCseVpy5VqKb0td6gmWhpYy-u_Zgk69VxIoJPGX-1c8R10f_T/s320/250710-033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497792395588239874" /></a><br /><br />From the street<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY22p9K21OmUUCZyz6xjClLjYVkpHA9zrRfSyqjunI4B4AraLnTKxjg5cHBbN6d0PetIfJIFI2ktors-PGbrBt2zeuCeUExX2rgJ7H0goi7nFj5N3y4U4IMYLPxnPW9n642BlV7PS9S7I5/s1600/250710-036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY22p9K21OmUUCZyz6xjClLjYVkpHA9zrRfSyqjunI4B4AraLnTKxjg5cHBbN6d0PetIfJIFI2ktors-PGbrBt2zeuCeUExX2rgJ7H0goi7nFj5N3y4U4IMYLPxnPW9n642BlV7PS9S7I5/s320/250710-036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497792389346833858" /></a><br /><br />Electrical box<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaiulwCKJFTg88Y_50gzbM585Rc9z1zTX3Ulg2LdxwkXDlZnXyCnxqFdWpdhJOjPCZ6IdGXKvJi3HR0jc6F1uBkLdGu3n6hn_B_vAE0zGpfnRMtl7CH1KqP2Z6O8zodwR-yoM3KOmbWil/s1600/250710-021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaiulwCKJFTg88Y_50gzbM585Rc9z1zTX3Ulg2LdxwkXDlZnXyCnxqFdWpdhJOjPCZ6IdGXKvJi3HR0jc6F1uBkLdGu3n6hn_B_vAE0zGpfnRMtl7CH1KqP2Z6O8zodwR-yoM3KOmbWil/s320/250710-021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497792385789815874" /></a>April and Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827926273534092787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746996671550598773.post-58573772292451318482010-07-18T21:21:00.004+10:002010-07-19T07:40:50.244+10:00Bricks Almost Done!A few more pics of the progress on the bricks. Luckily the brickies were on site on Saturday so we were able to go on site, say hi & also get some pics from inside the fence while we were there!! Got some internal pics of the garage & also the alfresco side of the house.<br /><br />The brickies have not only done a great job but were also really nice guys. Nice to know we have such great people working on our house. They expect only another two days left before bricks are complete as they are just waiting for a third delivery on bricks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66C3NXXUx0p-wPuLcyiSS9-mXZ5FyUn0UOOXIMfpt8YdjjOIX3wXK3BVk-uCTLrYN4HEF-3oJFf9oTWziX5wdesjumcb97zUY0IEHwV-0Wh3sRAG178OoT6oGEnEak8rCf8Sym0CW171s/s1600/180710-028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66C3NXXUx0p-wPuLcyiSS9-mXZ5FyUn0UOOXIMfpt8YdjjOIX3wXK3BVk-uCTLrYN4HEF-3oJFf9oTWziX5wdesjumcb97zUY0IEHwV-0Wh3sRAG178OoT6oGEnEak8rCf8Sym0CW171s/s320/180710-028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495206613317278354" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf8whCNo9z4lO0eP2DC7uj6czS9Kb49C7QGyIJauDbsrUmmWGO_510ljAW9efJBlnzG8bWfDbRd6YXD0yOO8wrH7Fka3VkmTpvHGBUDISx1BXd7QAZdAEzWZO29H4bzTresZ5RIazv9Sf/s1600/180710-006.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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