A Money Pit
Renovation #7A Sow’s Ear into a Silk Purse
WEEK 5 – HALF WAY…MAYBE?
I'm sitting on my front steps on a stormy summer evening. There are two weeks left of what has been a joyous year and as it draws to a close, I'm excited about the new one racing towards me. And I'm already 5 weeks into my project; one that's been like no other...
WEEK 4 – A MAKEOVER
I think I've ended the week about 3kgs lighter. Summer's hit with a vengeance, the last three days 35, 40 and 39 with tropical humidity. Dripping with sweat I feel and look like one of Dali's melting clocks. After some quality time with my new best friend - Youtube -...
WEEK 3 – STILL RE-STUMPING
Friday's WTF? txt seems to have hit the mark. Cue a flurry of reassuring responses from the boss and by early Monday, a cast of thousands were working flat out. By Wednesday old piers out, holes dug, new concrete piers hung, floor levels taken and house realigned....
WEEK 2 – RE-STUMPING
Second week......first disaster. Who'd have thought there is a job worse than plumbing with plumbers up to their elbows in turds, but yes there is. And the winner is.....re-stumping. Mammoth tree trunks dug in below 600mm, little room to move under the house, so hand...
WEEK 1 – CARPETS AND GARDENS
In the absence of any meaningful work, with the help of my trusty apprentices, I busied myself removing the carpet. It's gone. And so has my back. With carpet in every room - who does that nowdays? - rolling and dragging it was hard work and at the end I couldn't...
FUN STARTS NOW
It's a dark day when banks can't get it together to settle a contract on time, but there we have it, so following a week's delay, today, filled with excitement, I finallly unlocked the door to my new home. Unlock, yes. Unopen, no. Courtesy of a pressing need for...