Hot Days Ahead...

...but we don't mind so much, cos our Straw Bale House is nice and cool. 

It's a hot and windy 36C in Melbourne today and for those lucky enough to be working inside the house, it was rather pleasant.  For the rest of us in the sun, not so great.  I was up on the scaff painting more eaves... hot, damn hot!  I did enjoy a cat nap on N&F's cushy carpet after exhausting myself outside tho.

MOTH is on light duties only.  Still unable to drive and not quite steady on his feet, he was on routing duties only.

AC and Nama made the most of the comfortable temperature inside and continued on with painting duties.

Further delays...

Unfortunately MOTH has fallen ill and therefore works have fallen behind on the house.  Delays from suppliers is also holding us back, so Christmas 2012 in our new house will not be happening.

But we must go on without MOTH so the girls were on the job this weekend, sanding and painting the eaves... working hard to finish off the outside jobs so the remaining scaff can be taken away.

Water proofing AC's bathroom



Study/Lounge now plastered






Fuzzy mowing on the trusty tractor

  

Doors ready to be hung





Still painting...

Now that my shoulder tendon has recovered somewhat from the damage incurred during my last spell of painting, I'm back on deck, or in this case, the roof, to paint more eaves... woo hoo

More interesting news however, the plaster/painting is coming along in leaps and bounds.  Here's the kitchen/meals from 2 angles.

 

Nama & Fuzzy's vinyl flooring was laid this week and they've finished installing the cabinet and other fixtures in the bathroom.  Fuzzy's out of the shower BTW.

The work room has a hard floor for Nama's sewing area and the rest will be carpeted for Fuzzy's delicate tootsies.

AC who hasn't been too well lately is back on the job too, but has been put on light duties... get it?

Splash of Paint...

We're getting to the serious end of business here folks... and it's all about the painting.  As those of you who know us are aware, we were hoping to be moving in for Christmas last year... and right now we're so close to getting it on for this Christmas!  pray for us peoples... we simply don't have enough painting hands and Nama is doing her very best.

In the meantime, MOTH has built the bath hob and resumed fitting eave boards... only a few left to do my sweet...

Fuzzy loves his newly installed shower so much we couldn't get him out of it...

K1 came along to do some work today but spent more time posing for photos & taking selfies...

This photo shows you how the painted plaster wall (with black bracket) matches quite beautifully with the painted strawbale wall.  Nama & Fuzzy have decided to paint all their walls and discovered Natural Paint by Murobond, a product suitable for earth rendered walls.  Containing fresh milk, casein, egg white, linseed oil and a number of other ingredients, it adheres nicely while still allowing the walls to breath. See 'Fitout' post 13/09/2012 for comparison photo titled 'Upstairs'.  LOTH is now reconsidering her position on painting the strawbale walls!

Hic... the wagon wheel

I've outdone myself peoples... today I picked up my craftiest eBay purchase - and what a beauty.  You may recall from the previous post that I mentioned a light fitting?  Well, it's gonna be made from this...

... and what an amusing time I had loading it into my small car... the only way possible being via the front passenger door, past the gear shift which had to be moved to the lowest posi, over the fully reclined driver's seat and wedged behind with the seat returned to its correct position.  Fortunately, it sat there happily for the trip home but getting it out again was quite tricky.

Now for the really fun part... making the light fitting.  Again, stay tuned.

We're getting plastered...

The house is now two thirds plastered and looking great. While the inside scaff was in place to fit the plaster (see right photo), we also painted the walls our chosen colour - Dulux Buff half strength.  At the same time, the powered window winders were fitted to the two clerestory windows that open in that central area.  The hanging chain is waiting for the light fitting that we're creating as a group... stay tuned.

Moth & Fuzzy have been installing shower bases, mini LED lights in the stairwells and other bits and bobs.

Fit out continues as deliveries arrive and the ever so helpful chippies produce door frames & instal the doors for us.

And my ultimate purchase so far... the vanity for our powder room... off eBay... for a cool $62.  Thanks MOTH and Ian for taking the time to dismantle the beast from its former home and deliver to the pantry on Friday night :)

Ten days since workplace accident...

Ooops... Fuzzy had a rotten time last week after coming off worse following an altercation with the table saw.  After being sent home three times from the local public hospital, he finally had his pinky operated on Friday.

Here is Fuzzy recuperating in his favourite chair...

Fuzzy has promised to be more careful... he might not be so lucky next time!