The cladding on the south side of the house has been ripped off together with a couple of the windows. We found nest of bull ants inside Kayvon’s window frame – no wonder he was always complaining of getting bitten at night…

The scaffolding has gone up, providing endless new opportunities for the kids to do the wrong thing (or have fun).

We first started looking at timber floors 7 years ago. It’s taken us that long, but today we finally decided on Brushbox.

The porch decking has been ripped up in readiness for new joists and spotted gum timber decking. The builder delighted the children by telling them about the redback spider nests he found under the deck.

An Agricultural Drain (or agg drain) is installed to reduce the moisture at the front of the house.

After almost 8 years of considering, planning, saving, thinking, dreaming and changing our minds, today the building starts! Woo hoo! Of course the design stage started back in May so we have been working hard on it for a few months already.

We thought we’d try blogging about our experiences as we go, so stay tuned…