A Tablespoon of Concrete

...and its Hardening Up!

As promised, the concrete slab was poured yesterday (31 Jan 2014). A drive-by at lunch time had the grano team finishing off the top with the helicopter, but not wanting to be those clients, we decided against stopping for a look while they were still there.

Home, Sweet Home

It looks tiny right now, but I assure you, its not!

Pier footing for the Alfresco

Today's visit has given us a chance to get a really good look at the work. The finish looks very even so we are very happy with the quality. No little cracks in the concrete at all, so it will be interesting to see if it stays like that after the cure time.

The site supervisor tells me the bricklayers are due on site on Monday to start setting out, before the bricks are loaded mid week and the brickies starting to lay bricks toward the end of the week! 

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In other news, we have also officially put our current house on the market. That's right, we don't do things by halves around here! The agent we have selected is local to the area and has been in the game for a long time. His fees are also approximately 30% cheaper than the last agency we tried to sell through [before we bought the block, waaaaay back when!] and he has given us confidence that he will be able to not only sell, but get us a decent price. We hope so, as any profit we make will go toward those unforseen retaining costs!

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Fingers crossed for a smooth selling journey. And a good price, of course!

Next Step: Brickwork