HI Everyone,  Sorry for the long silence.  Been a bit frantic at trailer park land.

As you can see from the photo above and below, the roof framing is all now complete.  Looks a bit like you could land a helicopter up on top (hint hint – birthday coming up…)

Unfortunately, due to the need for the weather gods to create a moat around my trailer park set-up last week, virtually nothing at all happened.  Except a delivery of a strange large blue coloured drum on a wooden pallet.

I’m assuming that it’s not an industrial sized delivery of high grade dark chocolate, but I haven’t managed to prize the lid off yet to double check.  (Will keep you posted… -not – i’ll just eat it all quietly in the corner. lol).

Check out our very tidy builders… Everything tucked away and all symmetrical to keep the OCD trailer park inhabitants happy.

Apparently there is a pre-wrap inspection due today and then the building paper/ gift wrap starts going on.  The first bit of roofing iron is scheduled to start next Monday I believe!!  Very exciting.

I have now finally pushed the GO button on the window/ joinery order.  Whew!   Stressful trying to decide what was the right look within the confines of our very high wind rating.  Am learning lots about the council regs with regard to wind loadings, spacing between the double glazing panes, the % of opening windows per room etc. etc…    It will all be so handy when we start our next building project – NOT LIKELY!!

I think we have also chosen a gas fire place although until it actually goes in, these things are never certain.  I think the idea is  that once you have made a decision stay the hell away from any shops stocking such products or glossy magazines or the internet for that matter.

The kitchen is still a work in progress (not to be confused with the other work in progress which should be taking place in my office but isn’t because I’m too busy thinking about kitchens and windows).   We have finalised the design – I think (hahaha) but are just now working on the colours/ cupboard finishes etc.

The bathroom is next on my list as the plumbers want me to lock in exactly what fittings/ fixtures I am having so that they can do all the piping into the walls and mount brackets for the wall hung vanity units etc. etc.   We had pre=selected a lot of the fitting previously but there is some fine tuning required.   Not assisted might I add by someone (who lives in a land far far away – ie. not within striking distance) sending me a link for a flash  bathroom supplier in his area having a 60% off sale!!!   arrggghhhhh – more choices – more confusion!!!    CLOSE INTERNET PAGE KIRSTIN.

Anyway  – have also been back to Fieldays last week to hunt out some pink gumboots and anything else I can find that makes a mockery of our move to the country.

Ok people.  Time for me to do some income generating work – unless you all would like to donate to  my charitable house building trust fund I have just decided to create.