7th Dec 2011
Here we are well into December and a
promise of the slab being laid by Xmas. Last week a surveyor was onsite to mark
out specific measurements for the footings excavation so we were expecting some
activity to take place but the week dragged on and nothing eventuated.
Tuesday of this week I had occasion to
phone the builders office, our house money had come out of term deposit and we
needed to have some idea of time intervals for progress payments so we could
re-invest before interest rates dropped, which they did today. Speaking to the
builders manager he informed they had machinery booked for Thursday of this
week (tomorrow the 8th) to start digging the footings etc and once
again confirmed they would have the slab down by Xmas. Great that’s what I
wanted to hear.
Wednesday 7th, I’m currently
watching a truck unload concrete reinforcing steel onto the site and it is
piddling down, the forecast is for plenty of it for the next few days, TYPICAL.
I forgot to mention they have dumped a few
truck-loads of RED soil at the back of the block to spread out over the fill.
What was the builder thinking of RED soil and white tiles ????
Geez another truck has arrived with steel
on it no wonder building costs are so expensive.
Maybe it’s not such a good idea renting
next door to where you are building.
My watercolour art classes have finished
for the year but I was fortunate enough to be invited tomorrow to the last oil
painting class for the year with Todd Whisson. I used to attend Todd’s class
before we headed down south last year, there is a long waiting list to get into
his classes and although this is a one off I feel privileged to have been
invited.
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