First Two Months in the New House

The week we moved in.



Spray painting the walls and ceiling.


Tom helping with the carpet.


Two months after we moved in.



Carpet in the girls' bedroom.

Cladding

Patchwork house


Putting in batts.

Tuesday's Working Bee

On Tuesday Gavin gave us a whole day and worked on the electrical with Sam. Then several heroic beings came in after a day at work and helped us into the evening - in fact, I'm at home blogging, and they are still at it, and it is 9.30pm! Thanks, guys - especially Gavin, but also Tim, David, Isaac, John, and Dad.
I hold a greater respect for a light switch than I used to after today!


The kitchen crew - Cindy and Carien. Thanks ever so much!


The man in the blue overalls is the man with the power - the electrician.
Thanks, Gavin!

The team and families eating dinner.

I don't know where she got the black moustache...

Ira stuffing himself while no one's looking...

Saturday's Working Bee

On Saturday we had a working bee. The guys got in the rest of the windows and lots of other stuff done. It was an amazing day.


Windows and doors!


By His Grace

Light discussion

It was a bitterly cold day, and many, many thanks to all the folks that came and helped out!

Cooking the first meal in the new house


Kadesh and Kristen checking out the new kitchen


The pantry arrives

Stan, Sam, and Peter (with Derek behind Stan)

"The oven goes here."


The main kitchen unit comes in.
Note windows!




Peter is hangs some lights up while Stan supervises...


The Inspector

It's a ROOF!

Just like a Present

With the beginnings of a roof!

Still getting ready for the Roof

With the guttering and flashing



100 sheets of ply wood - the cladding - all stained and shifted by yours truly.

Preparing for the Roof

The roof line is a little different from planned.

I know... it's big.

But it means there's lots of room for you!

Upstairs

The loft upstairs


Looking downstairs from aloft. All those sheets of ply stacked in front of the fire are the cladding. Doesn't look like much, does it? We'll be painting it soon - it'll feel like more then, no doubt!



Looking down from aloft. The hole in the wall on the left will be a window, the one on the right, french doors.


Looking down, still. We're hoping to run a window seat along these windows. On the right is a small playroom/nursery. Behind it (for the record, if you're visiting) is the toilet and bathroom.


This is my favourite bedroom. If you come to visit, I'll try and put you in here. Marijke has first dibs on it, though.