I've Always Wanted A Moat - Who forgot the Drawbridge?

Glad we got gutters!!!! :)))
Well this week has been uneventful. Absolutely nothing done on the house. The grass has been watered though. It rained for the entire week, which really is great as we need plenty of rain at the moment for the dams to fill. The creek down the back finally is flowing again after being almost dry for sometime. The locals who have been around the area for many years say there is platypus down parts of the creek and waterholes.

When we finally could get over to the slab (used a few planks) we got to have a look at how the water was sitting around our house and where issues are and would be. One major issues is the sewerage treatment plant and the level with the ground seems to be a rather major issue for now and for down the track.

Will add some pictures of the house with its new moat as soon as I can get them downloaded of my broken mobile phone.

Colours, Colours, Colours

These are our colours well for now! Its hard to get the true colour in a picture but they are pretty much grey.

1. Roof Tile - Charcoal Grey Linea, Gutters & Fascia - Woodland Grey, Windows - Notre Dame Grey, Exterior Colour 1 - Dune, Exterior Colour 2 - Oil Shale
2. Floor tile - Rustic Grey

Guttered

1. Front
2. Left side/back
3. Back
4. Right Side

Gutters and Fascia are up and complete. Box guttering for in behind the parapets still to come.

1. Taken from the kitchen looking through the dining, living, rumpus on far right and alfresco that is still to be concreted.
2. Front entry showing the parapets
   
   

Fully Framed

1. Front
2. Back
3. Parapet Facade
4. Parapet Facade

The house is taking shape. We are looking forward to seeing the roof tiles, gutters and fascia going up in the next week or so. The box guttering for behind the parapets is being measured up and made to ensure they fit.

Framing Cont.

1. Front
2. Back

A very slow week, had problems with our trusses as there was an error made during manufacturing. The frame/truss company eventually fixed the issue by Thursday; in all, 4 work days where lost. Friday the chippies were back on site continuing with the trusses and we are happy with the progress they had made. We are glad the chippies pointed out the issues doing the right thing!

Being Framed

1)Alfresco still to be concreted - Looking into living area (left) rumpus (right)
2)Front of house

3)The "slab party" that got framed - Organised to have a BBQ and a slab of beer to share amongst friends to celebrate the slab going down, the builders had other plans. We had to change it to the Framed Slab Party, damn them builders took away another reason for a party, will just have to call the next one "Fully Framed Party".

4)Back of the house from the backyard