Extension Update #12
Well, we’re slowly adding the finishing touches. We’ve done a little more painting since our last blog, but still need to enamel the doors and do a few little patch-ups here and there. The main action now is happening outside in the backyard…
Just before Christmas, we decided to borrow a little digger affectionately known as ‘Thomas’ – a skidsteer mini loader (thanks Wendy and Gary)!!!
Thomas has been helping us to level out the backyard, create a little terraced area and of course rip up the compacted track from the front street to the back door where all the trucks came back and forward with building materials! Whilst we had the digger on loan, Laura woke up every day and asked ‘is Daddy going to work in the backyard with Thomas today’ and she was convinced that she needed a purple Thomas to help Daddy’s orange Thomas out!
Once we’d finished levelling the backyard and had removed around about 12 tonnes of dirt and rocks to the tip, we spread some new soil and lay some grass seed. Turns out we did it just in time, we’ve only just had our first dry day in about a month, so the grass is going gang-busters!!!
We’ve also started on a sandpit for the girls, but things are going pretty slowly with all the wet weather.
Early days yet, with lots more work to go but here are a few piccies to let you in on our latest round of devastation!
… Jason working with the digger
… terraced section awaiting new retaining wall
Cheers,
Jason and Chrissy
March 20th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Thanks guys. Your an inspiration. We’ve bought a old, small but robust house on a large block and want to do major renos. Everyone thinks we’re mad! We also want to do as much as we can ourselves and you guys have shown its possible.