So as I have referred to in my earlier posts, I am endeavouring to get back out to trailer park land before the darkness sets in because a). It’s getting bloody cold out here now, b). I’m not very good at cooking in the dark, and c). you would be left running around completely in the dark muttering even more expletives when you discover that the huge (and i mean huge) pile of polystyrene blocks /pods have escapped from their black plastic wrap home and deposited themselves all over the section.  And let me be very clear – when I say section what i actually mean is  – all down the side of our driveway, all through the front paddock down the hill, over the road up against the neighbours fence etc etc etc.  The black plastic had even made a run for it and was trying to do it’s own little blackout (all 5 million metres of it) on the neighbours farm fence across the road.    Now i know that you are all now wanting to see a pic of the said trail of destruction but I can tell you that i was in no mood to be whipping out the camera and recording that for posterity. It was bad enough that several locals were treated to the amusing sight of me running down the road in my heels and work clothes and climbing through the grass to retrieve the offending material from the neighbours fence.   So after about 8 car loads it was all gathered back up (with help in the front paddock by our neighbour Pete who may have heard my expletives from his house) but now the inside of the car looks as if i’ve driven through a snow storm with the windows down.

The damage was not however confined to the poly pods, with the bar leaner pallet fence by the bbq also falling victim along with all the plants in pots that were not sqaure.  Thankfully the little battler of a strawberry plant that is still fruiting and giving me a little red gem every few days survived intact.

The lovely builder has now taken all the offending white material away as it was left here by the flooring guys who thought that we could just shove it down the back of the retaining wall instead.  Apparently the gales out here on Sunday were like nothing experienced before so all i can do is be grateful that the caravan is still in the same place and that we weren’t here trying to sleep through it.  Saturday night was a precursor and that was bad enough.

 

Anyway – back to more important news – building.   The boys started putting the roof truses into place today which is exciting as you then get a better idea of the size of how the finished house will look.  By everyone’s account who has aleady seen it – apparently it is “BIG”.

I spent over 1 1/2 hours with Ken from Toops Aluminium today trying to check off all the windows and doors.  It’s all so confusing and there are so many decisions.  Unfortunately because we are categorised as being in a “VERY HIGH WIND ZONE” (yep – think we can confirm that), our hopes to have a big picture window in the master bedroom and in the lounge areset to be dashed.   What we have been trying to achieve throughout the house is as much natural light / sun warmth as we can and as few obstructions to the view as possible.   (Probably should have just opted to live on in a tent.)    So watch this space for more fascinating installments on windows… ooooooohhhhhh.

We’re also making some good progress on the kitchen design which has undergone a significant change in terms of the  bench colour and layout of the center island bench.   Just when you think you know exactly what you want – someone says – what about this? and you say – hmmmmmm for a long time and then realise that they are actually handing you a very good idea.

Anayway, here’s some pictures of the roof trusses in place.