Trenches full of water and mud
Reinforcing, pre-welded in sections
A close up of the reinforcing welds
Reinforcing is in the trenches, ready for concrete to be poured
Concrete has been poured for extension footings
Concrete poured for extension footings
New drainage tied into existing sewer line
Drainage pipes laid in the trench
Area levelled for sunken slab
Some more plumbing
Drains for the ensuite
Council approval sticker
Lots of dirt from the trenches!
Termite barrier installed
Termite barrier laid at different levels for sunken slab
Retaining wall backfilled and crusher dust layer laid down
Media room slab formwork
Media room slab reinforcing
Media room slab reinforcing - slab mesh tied into starter bars
Site has been cleared of dirt, levelled and bedding sand brought in
Concrete poured
We have a slab
Additional reinforcing added at engineer's request
Additional reinforcing added around edges at engineer's request
Small holes in the vapour barrier have been patched up with tape
Slab area filled with road base and bedding sand
Space left for thickening beams
Ply sheets used to box up the slab area, leaving a space for the slab to sit on the footing
Still 2 sections to go
Most of the area has been filled
Bedding sand is screeded level within each section
Brickwork almost finished
My dad hard at work laying bricks
Road base before levelling
Down goes the plastic
Brickwork complete
Trench mesh reinforcing is used for the slab thickening beams
All the plastic is down
Slab reinforcing mesh
Termite barrier around ensuite drainage
Thickening beam reinforcing
Formwork in place
Reinforcing completed
Formwork is anchored to the sunken slab with dynabolts
Slab is poured
A bridge over troubled waters
Slab is poured, now it's waiting time
Sunken slab has a step down
Stewart on the trowelling machine
Stewart is an experienced helicopter pilot
Darren floating off the slab
Two days after slab poured
Two days after slab poured - media room steps
New double glazed windows
9 days after slab poured
Slab is drying out in patches
Starter bolts and wall setout
Tearin' down the wall!
Hebel blocks waiting to go
First row construction diagram
18 days after slab poured
Rest of the doorway knocked out
Finishing off the starter bolts with my little helper
Started laying blocks for the walls
Drilling holes for the tie down rods
Half a wall up!
Hole for the tie down rods
Preparing for another wall
Wall base
Galvanised angle for the skirting
All set up to go for the second wall
Reveals attached to window
Bedroom wall going up, window in place.
Bedroom wall going up
Dressed and primed timber for reveals
Timber before planing
Second window in
First wall is nearly complete
Threaded tie-down rod
String line set up for second wall
Looking down the side of the house
Lintel has to be cut down to size
Base row of blocks ready to go
The walls are closing in!
Installing the toilet cistern
Blocks are glued to the cistern frame
The cistern frame is bolted to the slab
Laying Hebel blocks
The block is cut to size and drilled in the correct position for the tie-down rod.
Door frames!
The wall is coming along
You can almost tell where the rooms are now
Last window, ready to go up (covered to protect it from the rain)
Window held in place, ready to be built in
Back wall
Final extension window put in place
Home theatre flooded again
Timber beams have arrived for window lintels
Timber studs and noggings for garage frame
Last external wall going up - inside looking out
Last external wall going up - outside view
Trusses delivered
More trusses
Trusses trusses everywhere
Hebel blocks for last wall completed
Last internal wall for extension
Door frames in new master bedroom
Master bedroom
Office
Looking from the office down the hallway
Hallway to the rest of the house - back wall of home theatre still needs to be built
Putting a lintel into place
Ready for the lintel to go up
Ready for lintel to go up
Storms ahoy!
First bond beam block in place
T Lintel placed above window
L Lintel above window
Steel pipe welded on for extra width
First beam is poured
Bond beam blocks
Formwork set up for concrete beam
Half filled bond beam and reinforcing
Reinforcing put in place for concrete beam
Lintel extended to reach across window and doorway
Concrete beam above ensuite and wardrobe doors
Formwork for corner windows in ensuite
Concrete beam above office door
Looking over the extension
Dad welding the reinforcing together
Roof trusses!
Above the media room
The hip end of the roof
Looking up from the end of the hip roof
Jack trusses
Jack trusses tied down with triple grips
Corner of the hip roof
Still need to put up a few more jack trusses
Looking across the end of the hip roof
Roof sheeting has started
External shot of roof sheeting
Media room - the ceiling is going to be really high!
Media room, looking up at the hip end of the roof
My office, currently serving as a workroom
Roof is all covered
Sarking is on
Sarking is on the roof
Looking up from the corner of the house
