Our 5 acre plot & house position
First the shed!
The shed construction foreman!
A perfect place to hide!
July 2010
Top soil removed let the basement excavation begin!
All powered up - the kettle can now be boiled!
265 mts later! - the other end of the water pipe!
A similar HUF house!
The plans!
Big Boys' toys are delivered!
Let the dig begin!
Trenching underway for the burial of 11000 volt overhead power lines!
The start of the water pipe.
Driveway excavation!
Soil excavated from the entrance - what to do with the 'phone cable!
5 tonnes of Elm stump removed from drive entrance!
Oh for some dry weather to hardcore the drive
Driveway turning area
New driveway or water feature!
Dry at last, the entry from the track is formed.
Drive creation begins, Terram and hardcore go down!
Terram sheet in place
Please enter here!
The 'foreman' has arrived!
I want it over there!
You can't do that!
The heavy gang arrives!
Down to rock and 2 metres further to dig
I wonder if I could do that!
Lunch has arrived!
Another 20 tes!
Some pile of soil!
More landscaping ideas!
Yes Beryl, that is part of our bedroom!
Getting to grips with 2 metres deep of rock!
Just in case inquisitive visitors get too close
Tony having fun!
Getting the base level
The HUF Team start laying the foundation
Building the basement
Easy does it!
The Guest wing takes shape
All insulated!
Where has that concrete delivery got too?
So that's where the concrete is!
Yes mate you need look worried!
35 tonnes and going nowhere!
Yep! his last day as a Readymix driver!
Life in the old girl yet as she winches the load out!
The first lorry arrives like a gift wrapped present!
Unloading gets underway
.... and slowly down!
Gently does it!
Safely in place!
Now for the side of the basement
Looking good!
So that's where the front door will be!
It' starting to look as if we have a ground floor
Lower level and ground floor all enclosed
3 tonnes of glass and timber - scary!
Now for the barhroom wall!
.... and the bedroom wall!
The Roof goes on - another busy day!
Roof, almost there!
The Boss in HUF livery!
Now for the garage and workshop
This is one way of turning a 40' trailer around!
The final connection in the now buried 11,000 volt cable
One way of safely moving a tree!
What a workshop
The view from the bathroom balcony
Built and tiled in a day!
Finishing touches to the chimney
The 'A' team!
Not sure how Beryl will fit the washing machine in here!
Underfloor heating waiting to be fitted!
Underfloor heating laid and ready for the screed
Only Beryl could insist in hand picking the 'chuckies'!
It's raing and the first test for the drains!
500 mts of ground source heat pipes installed!
Thank heavens for this power barrow.
All of the 5 x 100mts of pipe meet here!
You've guessed it - raining again!
Ouch! The laser has got me in the arm!
The other end of the pipe trench.
Yep, you can loose your wellies in this!
More pumping needed!
12 kw's of power today!
1 tonne rockery stones!
Wish I could tile like this!
Master bathroom tiling complete
Tony's 'car wash' looking good!
Oh dear Beryl has had them instal a sink in my plant room - what next!
Bute's annual snow flurry has arrived!
Almost camouflaged!
Lounge carpeted and ready for furniture
We can sit down for breakfast now!
The dining table has arrived
The entrance defined!
The start of the drive!
Drive laying underway
The end is near!
No way am I carrying you over the threshold!
The flower girl!
We have moved in!
She likes it here!
Open sesame!
March 2011
May 2011
We can now receive mail!
The new lawn & patio furniture
How quick grass grows!
Some of the 5000 daffs!
Log store, Swiss style!
What a cheek!
Now that's just not fair!
Mini Huf Haus
For the Birds!!
Steps to the guest suite
No more steps, please!
A start on the 'formal' water feature!
Felted and ready for the liner!
That's the liner in place!
Good God - this water's cold!
Yep - I should have fixed it right in the first place!
Almost finished!
Reflective dye added!
A time to reflect!
View from the guest suite!
View from Guest Bedroom No. 2
Diverted burn makes it's own way down!
Across the water!
Viewed from a different angle!
Waiting for the lawn seed!
Dinner is served!
Watched over by an "old timer"!
Master bedroom
Main Guest bedroom
Yep - we should drop the blinds!
