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Annnnnnnnd we're back (feels like I was just here 😉) for Day 2, which was actually only just the weekend gone (specifically, on Saturday the 10th of December). Who knew tradies worked weekends?! My apologies to tradies everywhere who I've probably just insulted with that statement; you're the lifeblood of so many industries, construction being the biggest one, so I take my hat off to you all 👏🙌😃!!!!
Day 2 didn't really entail much, aside from a drot/dozer/earthmoving equipment being on site an cutting off the top layer of earth to reveal the 'fertile' and level ground with which our slab will lay on top of. I can say this now (given that I'm from the future, and we're actually at Day 4) but I feel the next few days will seem to crawl.
I'm told that frame stage goes at a rate of knots (which I tend to agree with having seen other homes pop up) but I have seen a number of slabs sit for weeks at a time without any obvious movement on behalf of the builder. Here's hoping our guys (and gals) are back on the tools after the Christmas and New Years break - Eric told us that we should have a frame going up around mid-January 2017. Very exciting, but at the same time, I guess I'm happy that our slab will have a good solid chance to cure and bake for a few weeks (not that that's really necessary, but I'm slightly paranoid hah).
Some piccys...!
Nice and flat! Again, compare all the rubble and tyre tread marks to the pristine turf that was laid down earlier this year! Solid two weeks work by the developer/council to get that looking good again I think! You'll note too that the builders assigned to the neighbour's house next door (on the left hand side) are starting to brick their exterior. It was just luck that our Day 1 site meeting occurred at the same time these bricks were being delivered as it presented a rather unique opportunity for Eric to specifically request that they be laid right up next to our future neighbour's house. This was to allow for the correct earthworks for our block and it just made me think (and laugh a little) how much these happenings are left up to chance and that there's no specific margins that building materials must be kept within. Granted though, there's not a lot of space between their dwelling and our future one. Legally, even with building to boundary, we have to have 200mm (20cm) gap, with at least the same on the neighbouring side (if they're building to boundary, which it looks like they are). For all those playing at home, that's 400mm or 40cm between the surface of their bricks, and ours... just enough for a sparrow's fart to echo down the side at dusk 😂😜! Here's hoping also a fence (although that will be part of the way down, where there's a bit more clearance).
Here's another pic, showing the 'business end' (you'll see... 😜💩)
Can't have a building site without some amenities, please 🚽! And that's all folks, see you 'tomorrow' for Day 3 where we hope to see a few other things pop into place (gravel driveway for all the trucks and wheelbarrows, and yet another silt fence).
Matt & Nina
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