So what's this all about. Well, after we built the last time we said we'd never build again... uncomfortable silence... yep, and I also wished we'd kept a record of the process (and the pain) we went through so others might learn from our experience. Now that we are building again I wish I had that record so that I could learn from our previous experiences. Who knows, maybe we even would have stuck with our resolve never to build again. I won't bore you with our justifications for building again, but let me just say that I've always thought building a house was somewhat like having a baby: after a while you forget how painful it was and you say, "It wasn't that bad was it?" By the way, we have two kids too.
Well I don't know about you but I'm getting bored so lets look at some pictures.
I don't really have any good pictures of the old house -- getting rid of it was really our focus -- but you can see part of it here. An old brick house, built circa 1950 with no redeeming features.
At the back of the old house looking at the townhouses being built next door. They're occupied now.
One super shed. In fact this was the best thing the place had going for it. Pity we couldn't keep it.
A big pile of rubbish. Unfortunately it stayed like this for about three months.
Finally managed to get George back to clean the site.
George gave the kids a ride on his bulldozer. They really loved it.
Another long delay before, finally action: the footings have been excavated.
All loaded up with reinforcing mesh and rods ready for the pour.
And finally, a brand new wet slab.
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