Final stages???

The scoria is spread, and painting starts - a stark white base coat...

and Andrew Teer returns with our specially crafted house number...

The painting continues - three more coats matching the house colour...the number included so it is clear in relief. Then the letterbox face is added.

All simple, effective, classy - like the rest of the house (if not the owners)...

We are mighty pleased, and ready to get our hands dirty with some landscaping...

Mik has already planted some ivy to grow up the side of his house, so that eventually our eastern side will be green, now we do our bit:

A weekend of extra levelling and rubble removal, then Monday deliveries of lawn underlay and turf then lots of hard yakka (and help from neighbour Mik ) and by the end of Monday we had lawn.

The rest of the week; good soil, cow manure and more hard yakka - and in go the roses along the front fence and the Bacopa along the entry way, followed by a weekend of mulching and lots of watering...

The next weekend and there's a bit more planting...Plum surprise along the border with number 18, 

and a sprinkler system to boot.

Getting there!

Andrew Teer finally had a clear run and finished the wall and columns. He is a real craftsman and his work is legendary...and receiving many many compliments from passers by.

Then along came the man to drill holes in his wonderful work...a necessity for the fencing...

Following closely behind were Snow Contractors - the structural steel specialists to fit the fencing:

First craning the pieces in,

then fine tuning to fit!















(and the pathway scoria was delivered during the process too - it's all happening)


Then finally the gates...

Then at last, the security fencing is taken away from the front of the house and we can see the building in all its spleandour (even if the front still looks rather like a building site)!

 We're not sure exactly how long this building had been hidden behind security fencing, but we have evidence that says at least 15 years, and others are of the opinion that it is 20 years or more!!

The postman is pleased he now has easy access to a REAL postbox, even though our post is redirected so he doesn't have too much work to do...

Now for next steps - 

House number, painting and gardening!