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The deck lights went in on Thursday. I had some time this evening to take some photos as the weather was comparatively mild for this time of the year. These shots are taken from our bedroom. I am sitting on the bed with the camera on a tripod just inside the room, and the french doors opened onto the...
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The wires for the deck railing have now been installed. They look so awesome! There is a lot of them, due to the new regulations. here is no way kids will fall through them. The look is fantastic. The deck roof is taking shape. Just about ready for the laserlite sheeing. Matt and Tom have done a great...
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The rafters for the deck roof are mostly installed. The roof is huge! I like the feeling of space under the high roof, and that Jarrah looks awesome! The hand rails are on. Just right for resting the beer bottle on! The plumbing and tiling in the ensuite are complete.The spa works great. I had to run...
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The old lounge room is looking more and more like a bedroom. The skirting board has been installed around the floor, window, doors, and soon-to-be built in cupboard. The picture rail is also installed. The deck roof has been started. The wood is beautiful, and will look awesome when it is done! The ensuite...
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This week saw the tiles go into the ensute, and the skirting board go into the lounge room, kitchen, and new bedroom that was the old kitchen. The small square you can see near the spa is the overflow drain hole. It uses a piece of the floor tile, which looks fantastic.
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There is now a small white frame around the french doors, which finishes off the doors nicely. The two sets of deck stairs are now cemented in, and the post holders are cemented in to hold the uprights for the handrail and roof supports. The brickwork is now complete around the ensuite windows and everywhere...
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Well we finally got rid of the old kitchen cupboards, and even better, the granite bench-top arrived! It is Galaxy Black, natural granite, and it looks awesome! It is a deep black, with gold and silver coloured specles throughout, which I am told is created by deposits of ferrous rich Enstatine (Bronzite...
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The plumbing for the Ensuite shower is done. The old Kitchen which will now become the fourth bedroom has now been clad ready for painting. The deck stairs are done. It is great to be able to step onto the deck from the back yard.
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The deck looks so awesome! I It is a great view looking out the lounge room doors onto the deck. It's a little too cold to be out on the deck at the moment They are starting on the stairs to the deck. The ensuite ceiling has been stripped back to allow a new ceiling to be placed over it. The ceiling...
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Wow, lots of work done this week, so lots of photos to upload. We are getting excited now, as we can see that we are on the home stretch. All of the windows and doors have now had architraves fitted. The top left one is the bedroom window. The deck flooring was completed. Just the stairs and awning to...
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The deck was started this week, It is great to be able to step out of the french doors onto the deck. Of course it rained a lot during this week, which was MUCH needed, but delayed the work a little.
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The first of the deck flooring is attached. Looks great, even in the rain. More of the uprights to support the roof are installed. The plumbing for the ensuite is installed.
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The footings for the deck are poured, an the deck work has started. The blue wood is Design Pine, and the natural wood is Jarrah. A close up of the deck work. The window picture above shows the height difference between the old and new windows. The extra size does let in a bit more light. The front door...
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Week 11 of the renovation is complete. The front window is complete from the outside. All of the brickwork is done. The laundry floor was removed using a jackhammer. Looks like there was a lot of concrete in there. The side door was removed. This was our main entrance to the house, so it is strange to...
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Well it is now the end of week 10 of the renovation. We are getting very tired of all the decisions! But it will all be worth it when it is finished! This week they put in the french doors in the bedroom and spare bedroom. They really look awesome! They let in so much more light than the old windows...
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The laundry has been cleared. The kitchen door frame was removed. This doorway will be bricked in. The kitchen window has been removed, ready for the new window. The new kitchen window is in. It looks awesome! The new window is thinner than the old one, which creates a bay window effect which looks great...
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Well week 8 of the renovation is underway. They are starting on the deck.
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Here are some pics of the renovation work during week 6.
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Here are some pics of the renovation work during week 2.
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Here are some pics of the renovation work during week 3.
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Here are some pics of the renovation work during week 3.
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Here are some pics of the renovation work during week 2.
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Here are some pics after the end of the first week of the renovation
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With some help from Dad, Carole and I have removed the tiles from the kitchen and laundry! What an effort that was.
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