It’s been a minute since I’ve had any updates! We have been extremely busy with family visiting from out of town, we spent 4 days camping with friends in one of our beautiful state parks, plus I performed in a guitar orchestra during the mid-year school holidays. But we finally made it down to our project last weekend and I have plenty of photos to show you!
Four Almost Finished Rooms
No, we don’t have the electricity connected – the generator was powering the lights so I could do some cutting in around the trim. There are a couple of small things to finish – the two vents in the above photo need painting, the blinds need to be rehung and the doors also need to be hung (a couple need another coat of paint). But the obvious missing element is the flooring. We are leaning towards vinyl but a few other big jobs in the back half needed attention first….
Rear Half Update
It has been raining a fair bit and the kitchen has had a leak in the ceiling for who knows how long. There was water damage in that corner when we bought the house and we discovered a hole had completely rusted through the tin roof.
But Importantly – New Roof
The building material backlog is gradually easing. We were able to get the new sheet iron for the roof, plus several bales of insulation. We were only able to redo the back half of the roof this weekend. The rear is essentially in two parts – a steeper slope that covers the back of the original building and a flatter section over the added on areas. We also designed the flatter section to cover the verandah as well. It took a little time to get the original wooden facia off, especially since we had to work over the plumbing trench. But eventually the (slimy!) facia was off and we started taking off the old sheet iron. My father-in-law and the plumber worked up on the roof, while my husband and I did all the ground work to keep them supplied with tools, fixings and iron and carry away the old roof.
I hope you have enjoyed this little update. We hope to have the house completed by the end of the year. Next on the list is the remainder of the roof and the wet area concreting. Thank you for following along – hasta luego!
