outside

From the front our place is currently an eyesore. Thankfully it's less alarming from the back.

The extension is really taking shape now. The roof is on and the electrician has started work inside, and once the doors and windows arrive and we are at lock up stage we will be able to properly connect the old part of the house and the new part.

This should all happen within the next three weeks or so, after which the next step is to get the gyprock up and timber floors down and polished.

The front of the house needs some serious TLC. As you can see in the photograph we've removed most of the balcony with the exception of the corner that connects the electricity to the house. We have to get a special category 2 sparkie to come and connect that.

We also have to put some kind of footings in under the front porch, because at the moment it's just being held up by clay and some bricks. Apparently they didn't know much about foundations in 1900.

Interesting times...