There’s been a lull in house progress for some reason – plasterers disappeared and Painter was in Auckland. Anyone would think it was a holiday week. The house and site did get a bit of clean up whilst there was noone working on site but I’d prefer that there was more activity!

I was up on site today and it was a beautiful spring day – chilly but if you hung around in the sun it wasn’t so bad.

They’ve more or less finished the outside painting now – just the base boards to do when the verandas have been powerwashed and cleaned off. Inside there hasn’t been much done although the new front door has arrived and waiting for installation. As are the door knobs, wooden flooring, archway moulding etc. I’ll get some more internal shots to show when we’re up on Friday next week.

View to the back garden, soon to be site of the kitchen garden in the bottom corner.


Front veranda complete with heritage red and green

Backdoor and view (note no striped veranda here – no Jones to keep up with on this side!)

Close up to the turret bay windows

Upside down front door complete with coloured glass