So close…
We’re so close. The electrician will finish up this weekend (apparently) but we have had a problem with the plumber and we have to find a new one! Benchtops will arrive in three weeks or less. We finally decided on the colour! Monte has had to re-do the kitchen after our builder did an unsatisfactory […]
Come together, right now…
Well, there’s still a lot to be done, but we only have Derrick for one more week and then we are going to clean up the house and move in! Hopefully the electrician will show up, and hopefully we will get the hot water system installed, but most things will be usable. Even if we […]
Cupboards
All speed ahead chez Fangorn. The cupboards have arrived. Most of them have been put together (except the doors – we wouldn’t want them to get scratched, besides, we have to have the cupboards in place before setting the doors). I came home today to see a lot of the cupboards in place. They are […]
Wardrobes
Indeed… it is coming so close now that we are fitting wardrobes. It took some time to decide what sort of fittings we wanted, but we eventually decided to go with this one because it is adjustable and we can add to the system as we want. We’ll use the same system in the pantry; […]
Skirtings
One of the lovely things about the strawbale house is the big, thick, curved posts and windowsills on the external walls. They give a lovely solid feeling, and lots of people come into the house and exclaim: “It’s like a castle I visited,” or “It’s like so-and-so’s big old house.” The other good thing about […]
Pleasant Frustrations
Err… things are slightly frustrating. The house is *so* close to being finished, yet so far from it too. It’s the little finishing touches that are taking time. Lots of people ask us when we’ll move in. Each person gets a different response, albeit with the same minor roll of the eyes and sharp blink. […]
Four additions
It’s great having power at the house now. We can listen to music and plug in lights, not to mention all the power tools that can be powered up without the noisy generator hogging the airspace! We are delighted with the return of our goats, Anna and Giddy, who have been holidaying at Craige and […]
Power among other treasures…
Indeedy-do – we now have power at the house. Just before Christmas, we had power connected at the cabin. Mick, the electrician, is also a farmer, so was busy cutting hay and butchering cattle, until he came over today and connected the house to the mains! Yay! Monte was listening to the radio whilst doing […]
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