Framing almost done...

So after all of that concern last week, the doorway issue turned out to be a non-issue after all. At the same time that the framer was informing Ben of the problem, FK had already noticed the issue on-site and informed one of the other framers as how to fix the problem...so no changes required to the design, and the doorways will be wide enough to comfortably walk through - great outcome all round I think!

In other good news, the framers have now finished the framing for the garage and have started on the roof trusses:

Front shot - roof trusses almost done

Long shot down the hallway

Side shot

Side view of garage / bed 2 / bed 3

Back view of the garage/laundry

Back of the house

Ben is very impressed with the height of the garage ceiling. It has been raised to 3.1 metres in order to match the roofline of the main part of the house, which is actually quite huge once you are standing inside - great for storing pet giraffes!

Ben jumped in the back of the ute to see if that would help him touch the roof...

Moving inside the house, not much progress has been made in terms of laying down the flooring inside. Apparently the local building inspector paid a visit to the site last week and decided that a higher level of ant capping was required. So the builders have been busy lifting up the floor joists piece by piece and replacing the ant capping on each of the stumps. From what we could see, they are almost done now, just a few more stumps in the family room to do.

New and improved ant capping

Just a handful of stumps left to change over

While the flooring is still up, PK took the opportunity to get the plumbers in to start on the drainage on Saturday. We now have lots of pipes running up the hallway to each of the wet areas and the kitchen.

Pipes running to the en suite, toilet and bathroom 

Changed our minds at the last minute on Friday afternoon and decided to
go for the double vanity in the en-suite

Kitchen pipes