This is a picture that makes me so happy. This steel will become the foundations of our new home. When we went out to the block this morning, we came across some workmen who were measuring up the dimensions of our home and I must say I had butterflies. It seems to have taken an eternity to get to this point and Im hoping that the next few months will fly by.
It was reassuring to talk to the tradies who told us that with the amount of steel involved, our house will not be going anywhere in a hurry. So although Im in no hurry for a cyclone I feel safe knowing that it will be supported to take whatever Mother Nature throws at us.
These are my Passionfruit Vines I planted a few weeks ago. I was reading that its best to plant an animal liver or heart in the hole with it to help it thrive. Seems to be working so far as they are both going quite strongly. It usually takes about 18 mths to 2 years to fruit so hopefully they will provide us with an abundance of fruit when they do start to fruit.
These are our final drawings. The first picture is of the elevations. The major changes we have made are that we've added Dutch Gables to the roof and added an extra window to the front of the house as it only had 2 before and they weren't evenly spaced because there is a wardrobe where it would have been if it was symmetrical. All in all I think its going to look great. There will be some nice leafy plants in between the windows that will balance it all out.
The only other change that needs to be made is the basins in the bathrooms. There are 2 in the ensuite and only 1 in the main.
Im looking forward to updating as much as possible in the next few months as it means the more updates the more progress, so please hang out with me and I hope you enjoy sharing our journey with us
