Author Archives: ptandfrizz
Photo Finish …. Nearly
Guest Shower & Ensuite Another flyover, with builders rubble and all.. Kitchen cabinetry: has been finished. Next is to measure for all the glass splash backs. Downstairs: in the “Secret Mens Business”… Finished workstation. Painting: The outside painting is underway Inside … Continue reading
Continuing with the Curves
The last week was a continuum of building the two retaining walls. The one on the lower road is 5 blocks high with backing blocks up to third row height. We made the curve of this retaining wall the same … Continue reading
Beginning the Finishing
Progress From the last Four Weeks: The Disappearing Warmboard & Pex in… The Kitchen/Dining.. ..and the Tiled /Wet Areas Starting to Finish …the Internal Doors Starting to Finish …the Cabinetry Starting to finish…. the “Secret Mens Business Room Starting to Finish… the … Continue reading
Carpentry, Cupboards, Concrete and Tiles
Carpentry plus Monday January 30th 2017 – February 10th We we had to fix the whoops 👀 moment (when we penetrated the pex in the passage) with a standard compression fitting used to join domestic water pipes. It was a neat … Continue reading
Working the Interior
First things first Wednesday 4th & 5th January: During the Christmas break all the Jarrah timber for our flooring (which had been unpacked and stacked in the garage) was taken inside the house and re-stacked to acclimatise. We intend to … Continue reading
Bremer Bay -Much Ado About …
The outside Sunday 20 November 2016 – Sunday 11 December 2016 Its been a millennium or so since the last update and although the speed of the build and the changes to the physical appearance of the exterior have slowed somewhat … Continue reading
Bremer Bay – And So It Goes
Staying Outside… Saturday 19th November 2016 Although it’s been three weeks since my last post here, and we continued to build as quietly and methodically as ever. No rushing, as the house continues to consume timber, time and technical know-how. We have … Continue reading
Bremer Bay – Of Corten, Gyprock & Windows
Corten Cladding: Monday 24th October 2016 Then time has finally arrived when we are able to free the corten steel from it’s packaging and begin the exterior cladding of the downstairs “Secret Men’s Business”. We were instructed to talk to Matt … Continue reading