Block Party

Busy weekend!
63 cocncrete beams were delivered last Friday, and we planned to install them over the weekend. Friends and family were roped in for a weekends hard labour installing the 7.7ton beam and block floor. Big thanks to (in no particular order) the Webbers, Johnsons, 2Joes, Gramp, for all their hard graft. We managed to install all the beams, and all the full infill blocks on Saturday.

Ben is particularly enjoying seeing the house take shape (after months of asking 'are we building the house today Mum/Dad?) and enjoys being outside (getting muddy!) while we're busy.

Sunday saw all the cut blocks installed, screed applied to lock the blocks in place, and telescopic vents (to ventilate sub-floor)installed in 8 hours non stop rain.
We've managed to get to 'oversite' (foundations & ground floor slab) in 2 weeks holiday and a few weekends! - with many aching muscles.

The immediate schedule is:
Monday - brickies to complete a few walls around the beam & blocks.
Tuesday - scaffold & commence timber frame installation.

of which, more later!

Ciao