Slabbed

Several hundred cubic metres have now been poured for the garage slab and the 'ring foundation' for the main house. Also delivered to the site are the first lot of many concrete blocks that will make up the garage, walkway and half the house. Good to get vertical ! We have just been away for a long weekend to Waikanae - great to get away from the beige box and we all enjoyed getting out for long walks on the beach.

Nearly out of the ground ...

This is all now set for the concrete pour for the slabs. Got the message today that the builders can't wait to get out of the ground. There has been a lot of muddy preparation work gone on to get to this stage.

Lego House

This is the house that the kids built (with some parental assistance). Not a bad attempt at the design but colours not representative!

Preparing for the concrete

All going well we are about a week away from pouring concrete. This image shows the garage foundations and steel-mesh. Following the concrete pour the block layer will commence his work. The plastic piping seen here running through the garage foundations will house the electricity wiring.

Soccer Action

J in action for the Brooklyn Northern United Cyclones - last game of the year. Not a bad season overall - won six, lost five. 36 goals for, 32 goals against. 10 goals for J.