tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427351121214114392024-03-14T03:37:19.644-07:00building a cambridge 34 with eden braeeden brae cambridge 34 build blogClarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-65925585761420183802012-04-15T04:21:00.004-07:002012-04-15T04:26:46.437-07:00New Hedge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSMBx9hL4CECGqvTM1R0uHpB-6nOGkxzMZOPN5LgPyItENr1jH-KiI3qG9RR9oNaZbhJKmQN2ZnNfUB59W5lH5Othf2DVnl6rBfGaD4b3P_OA5yppQYnm8E_T3rMAqBEvoInYAgGgDw/s1600/garden+before+2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSMBx9hL4CECGqvTM1R0uHpB-6nOGkxzMZOPN5LgPyItENr1jH-KiI3qG9RR9oNaZbhJKmQN2ZnNfUB59W5lH5Othf2DVnl6rBfGaD4b3P_OA5yppQYnm8E_T3rMAqBEvoInYAgGgDw/s400/garden+before+2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731587000388954530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIevBTR_n97naWXWXsUS_0e08dlU0tkCFklrvQADImnVEMWdoDzM4fwVFFvACLk2qQx4Q5W2zHYnFs9YVtPy9BxYx4DgZChiRcCciksXobCY6-TX7vrckgrauv44EvpJH5CxvvcOPVw/s1600/garden+before+1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIevBTR_n97naWXWXsUS_0e08dlU0tkCFklrvQADImnVEMWdoDzM4fwVFFvACLk2qQx4Q5W2zHYnFs9YVtPy9BxYx4DgZChiRcCciksXobCY6-TX7vrckgrauv44EvpJH5CxvvcOPVw/s400/garden+before+1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731586991666738866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggosYmN41u2TDRpj9ekH4_MzFYvy6S8ZGgnyVajwSMyMDNgOubLtStJmZxcGeT1O5yCkPXKARmwvLV49XlKgrJzTDhSwmLrnxPeBnso0tqMbQ-g_qGJTa-_0hXMRDyMJgaQGd91-1lUg/s1600/garden+3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggosYmN41u2TDRpj9ekH4_MzFYvy6S8ZGgnyVajwSMyMDNgOubLtStJmZxcGeT1O5yCkPXKARmwvLV49XlKgrJzTDhSwmLrnxPeBnso0tqMbQ-g_qGJTa-_0hXMRDyMJgaQGd91-1lUg/s400/garden+3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731586987087542962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa8M5JDrwBa25gd549j4Nv2W-t94yU0btLp33fo70p689Vf2AvEpM4-Hg4D8s59zUgKxEvPFsjX9sLSyzHmsbhdfmGnKHfxKwLiyDrf9iPV6DN3aqmLMdYdFEz7hLfnl079XgwuwRaA/s1600/garden+2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa8M5JDrwBa25gd549j4Nv2W-t94yU0btLp33fo70p689Vf2AvEpM4-Hg4D8s59zUgKxEvPFsjX9sLSyzHmsbhdfmGnKHfxKwLiyDrf9iPV6DN3aqmLMdYdFEz7hLfnl079XgwuwRaA/s400/garden+2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731586984278295234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bYl86K4SFy-7XBhvXm3nlGgAm0W6GSIDs1_xlw85O7zGyQ7crqnISjmldeTzWS6kKjSbPp-ESpwgFy1ryLK7u5bn0LiHZdzhBxsNhCBFgyojIKh6XKZW9U6Dx2MkmuoLjpjaypU9mg/s1600/garden1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bYl86K4SFy-7XBhvXm3nlGgAm0W6GSIDs1_xlw85O7zGyQ7crqnISjmldeTzWS6kKjSbPp-ESpwgFy1ryLK7u5bn0LiHZdzhBxsNhCBFgyojIKh6XKZW9U6Dx2MkmuoLjpjaypU9mg/s400/garden1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731586978564889714" /></a><br />We've just finished planting a lilli pilli hedge along the fence line. The main reason is to give us a bit more privacy. They're fast growers, and should grow to a little over 2 metres. Once they're established, we'll look to clip it into a hedge, which should act as a decent privacy screen from the street. It'll also be better to look at than the plain fences. It's interesting looking back over the old pictures. The garden's come a long way since the days of the before shots :)Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-72380615385671853492012-03-16T21:45:00.002-07:002012-03-16T22:01:44.002-07:00Leaking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEoEsB7L0Pgq2hHaOdflp6snPn-me2hhy0MNpOC3tZwAHyRRQSnxyzK5KKXSRF1xCVTYTWO6Ev6ilbU8uzHUSmEI50rk3wx5dookKZIzsH4T0F7SBp8pIIYO_CLR_uhkiP3dhmm7bFA/s1600/leak2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEoEsB7L0Pgq2hHaOdflp6snPn-me2hhy0MNpOC3tZwAHyRRQSnxyzK5KKXSRF1xCVTYTWO6Ev6ilbU8uzHUSmEI50rk3wx5dookKZIzsH4T0F7SBp8pIIYO_CLR_uhkiP3dhmm7bFA/s400/leak2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720723707442174386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLYg0ontqH0pr_OrH2iMnO1tBysq3kPdkdHsd65ayhMR2cdMDsNIUPzUd_nQmh9-PKNULBEICxWhMhc25kdnET4B1n5KkdjuZaDSlgs9CMyMPA8M7SdkBKt3eXFEHA6PEYmjztGpsUg/s1600/leak1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLYg0ontqH0pr_OrH2iMnO1tBysq3kPdkdHsd65ayhMR2cdMDsNIUPzUd_nQmh9-PKNULBEICxWhMhc25kdnET4B1n5KkdjuZaDSlgs9CMyMPA8M7SdkBKt3eXFEHA6PEYmjztGpsUg/s400/leak1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720723699286167330" /></a><br />Around 15 months after completion, we're still chasing up incomplete items on our 3 month maintenance inspection. Eden Brae were relatively good during the build, but our experience of their processes in resolving post build issues is nothing short of woeful. After identifying a leaking balcony at the 3 month inspection, not surprisingly the quick "bodgy" fix didn't work, and it's continued to leak through, now making the gyprock mouldy. We've chased them up a few times since, and are yet to hear of a resolution. We had some other dodgy fixes. Patched gyprock that looks at least as bad as what they were attempting to fix to begin with, and a damaged skirting board from where the carpet layer hammered a tac in to pin the carpet down. We also have an unpainted bathroom ceiling from after the patching. Score for satisfaction on the post build maintenace, 1 out of 10.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-42755495319657280552012-01-06T01:17:00.000-08:002012-01-06T01:29:52.279-08:00Blessed with a rather large deck!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmRmTcLZds5CI_E8I4_6Kpt8rORD36MpnF0JVxlAIAh3DN1r_K3iidv8O_TYYQZwnwOEIRlmfNdyR38PHWs5ORy2oVM0HeH_ebxPfdbjjag3WUkXMr-pqG3VwHLIzo1YF21CZXA_e2g/s1600/deck5.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmRmTcLZds5CI_E8I4_6Kpt8rORD36MpnF0JVxlAIAh3DN1r_K3iidv8O_TYYQZwnwOEIRlmfNdyR38PHWs5ORy2oVM0HeH_ebxPfdbjjag3WUkXMr-pqG3VwHLIzo1YF21CZXA_e2g/s400/deck5.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694446648370974194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4s2IYG5ieA4ESquEyABmM1Y5jiVj7vn15PvVVCtrCOS1lt1b_mOfTf72R3wBnY-7XKKw2NW6evhcfrdOswvyL6HEKYIWZArmal14QjatBznR3_U-fwMYc4JvsZz2P5xFjp4rX_Gh3g/s1600/deck4.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4s2IYG5ieA4ESquEyABmM1Y5jiVj7vn15PvVVCtrCOS1lt1b_mOfTf72R3wBnY-7XKKw2NW6evhcfrdOswvyL6HEKYIWZArmal14QjatBznR3_U-fwMYc4JvsZz2P5xFjp4rX_Gh3g/s400/deck4.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694446642992522530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUBnZWOh8jkbwCcflLrKnGK2waq617iZmcrHapxNBwnLsSgvX3lvdA8qMQBVoSXvibWtgB6fzPtOczoMweiAANb0grppshm7A1QP9XM7-qsSzzc6QQ2yimbHzqvSqRCF5t2fXILTbdw/s1600/deck3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUBnZWOh8jkbwCcflLrKnGK2waq617iZmcrHapxNBwnLsSgvX3lvdA8qMQBVoSXvibWtgB6fzPtOczoMweiAANb0grppshm7A1QP9XM7-qsSzzc6QQ2yimbHzqvSqRCF5t2fXILTbdw/s400/deck3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694446637629727266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXXk4g2wky55mSDxnYlsqqdsPem2DDCAjl4tohAsTL4phN4xS0Ra5hEIP8DSW9Q59PN9aVxtw6aNJZGyolOZxyzwIzfWARqu-hJCtwM0xPuS4Br7lCvKra2AhGNfb8_gtCDjoVC-Esg/s1600/deck2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXXk4g2wky55mSDxnYlsqqdsPem2DDCAjl4tohAsTL4phN4xS0Ra5hEIP8DSW9Q59PN9aVxtw6aNJZGyolOZxyzwIzfWARqu-hJCtwM0xPuS4Br7lCvKra2AhGNfb8_gtCDjoVC-Esg/s400/deck2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694446629641779650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6WAMu0n3UHrJoMpIuAL1K49IC27N9vFMS5GLt13E6rk4K2O9oNhxfWlU5TUQ31yJWTZZy0jrUYjPDnP5-UxoxQc7rJlZtngd4ZwSArw1WWdQ7dSFjSygE_J7TLEKg94sr-kao-F0jg/s1600/deck1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6WAMu0n3UHrJoMpIuAL1K49IC27N9vFMS5GLt13E6rk4K2O9oNhxfWlU5TUQ31yJWTZZy0jrUYjPDnP5-UxoxQc7rJlZtngd4ZwSArw1WWdQ7dSFjSygE_J7TLEKg94sr-kao-F0jg/s400/deck1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694446627421432002" /></a><br />I spent a very worthwhile 5 days over the Christmas break constructing a deck to extend the alfresco area. It extends it outwards by 1 and a half metres and adds a 3m by 1.8 m BBQ area to the side. I've also decked around the side of the house so that the french doors open up onto it. <br /><br />All up, it cost somewhere around $2.5K to construct. The bulk of that went on the boards which are white mahogany. They were $1500 delivered for 460 lm, from Windsor auctions, less than half the price from the local wood yards. The lengths were a bit irregular, but it's great quality, and it worked out fine, with limited waste.<br />It makes the alfresco area much more useable, and means that we're no longer cramped in the original smaller space. I've got some trimming up to do around the edges, and staining to complete, but i'll leave that until the blisters have healed. It's solid as a rock, thanks to the 30 odd bags of concrete used. It's probably over engineered, but it should last. The dogs are happy with it anyway. They now have a new favourite spot.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-65868005660503736052011-10-23T00:40:00.001-07:002011-10-23T02:24:07.080-07:00More pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwG-32xG0pl-2Gdff176M4eWSO81td8zqzYjHAgvJlgw73lxngSigabh7heoXgYPePEBLiMbZGxzipL11NRvQOuQypHltdGg3U4cYJOnyCKgKxG-wzguLI6XHdbA5gyaHHwD3ngxYNg/s1600/garden10.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwG-32xG0pl-2Gdff176M4eWSO81td8zqzYjHAgvJlgw73lxngSigabh7heoXgYPePEBLiMbZGxzipL11NRvQOuQypHltdGg3U4cYJOnyCKgKxG-wzguLI6XHdbA5gyaHHwD3ngxYNg/s400/garden10.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666597495109900610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UHk1TzBAAgmPUmvdfEtRV-P8IKm3GjOAp9PfGbBQXQO2nc5sClR3fVrYhUpu-CKAcTZsDSpjGgpN3_Ct1Kv6ZzGkc3phJIjs85DVal0XgYjzbQussvWKOYQsFzVdpQdCciMuESvH-Q/s1600/garden7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UHk1TzBAAgmPUmvdfEtRV-P8IKm3GjOAp9PfGbBQXQO2nc5sClR3fVrYhUpu-CKAcTZsDSpjGgpN3_Ct1Kv6ZzGkc3phJIjs85DVal0XgYjzbQussvWKOYQsFzVdpQdCciMuESvH-Q/s400/garden7.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666597461017943954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBA0FPSNJQeE8BhVu8QLfaodnIkDEK7Kef9nK8XD49iPK7WP_aDOzklaEYDm2NF41uFOX4khNauL6I7dm2qevy5bj8MfaiWHsjESf183VYgcwyLzInaYiAI2B-YqGKhSiw1fLlNP_2g/s1600/garden6.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBA0FPSNJQeE8BhVu8QLfaodnIkDEK7Kef9nK8XD49iPK7WP_aDOzklaEYDm2NF41uFOX4khNauL6I7dm2qevy5bj8MfaiWHsjESf183VYgcwyLzInaYiAI2B-YqGKhSiw1fLlNP_2g/s400/garden6.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666597443774411522" /></a><br />And a few more pics.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-53684059584188021412011-10-23T00:34:00.000-07:002011-10-23T00:40:32.683-07:00Finished the garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou3E6ZvcFl1FPuGjSKjYBzwriV9Mu87XLLAVtTbKt2uw6y828qozKkCtn7LcqX4dz9tr-jo_dXhHtdCQcAzZ4GFR7mNIgBpqwF4Njl9gYwgi353ZboN7CRRMJpvkcHwEK02dnklHdRg/s1600/garden5.png"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFHt18-lLKkL9Zuv2SsOixTNtkgaDepaV2yrw9xgnr8sDY99I0WINp76_KdVAvco3lemI0XJxuqWSHQ94aW4zPWO0W0j8Mzvs_6QuJWR4MeBAvy2lsfDZwEvnC4I0OS5tRQ66NFhtqg/s400/garden1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666589148869096242" /></a><br />Well, close enough anyway. We've got a few more projects down the track, like a deck, and a vegetable patch, but for now, the garden's pretty much done, for the time being. <br /><br />We added some mop tops, a gardenia, star jasmine, liriopes, a crepe myrtle, some lilli pillis, some red cordylines, and more viburnum.<br /><br />Hopefully by the end of next spring, the virburnums will start to form a hedge.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-13587007642740225212011-08-30T04:24:00.000-07:002011-08-30T04:29:40.617-07:00Path<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2gfdfCvlUqYsjORcbvmXNVheMTZVYEGa7q_d2qJPwbC6fMuHt4NZXLuIqzbPCmdvEG1X6cSH06w9tmgdNDh-nxnKk-G8OkVXvrwIdQmUq5dPVm804QbeEVpBsC7g3Z6Y2f465ela-w/s1600/path1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2gfdfCvlUqYsjORcbvmXNVheMTZVYEGa7q_d2qJPwbC6fMuHt4NZXLuIqzbPCmdvEG1X6cSH06w9tmgdNDh-nxnKk-G8OkVXvrwIdQmUq5dPVm804QbeEVpBsC7g3Z6Y2f465ela-w/s400/path1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646608888614683634" /></a>
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<br />Not overly exciting, but it's another job ticked off towards our final occupancy certificate. We used crushed granite and hired a compacter from Bunnings, (about half the price of Kennards)to finish the path up the side of the house. On reflection, the brown looks a lot like dirt. If I were to do it again, I'd probably go with the sandy colour, but it's tidy enough, and whilst it's a bit up and down in places, it does the job.
<br />Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-8111634191006071672011-08-06T17:11:00.000-07:002011-08-07T03:58:16.383-07:00Garden beds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bb6jkZ-1uqDr3k3gxRhJubLLIesixrqEU8K4Xx7xxLEgE_GLdeYSWwkVXHJhHwc_3CEvg8JwbYh4yeOtBnBWWps1FZeQ45GAfMFc6tQc54pE1tch6Q1kfRMW04oeKuJ25OlMkQEcxA/s1600/pic2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bb6jkZ-1uqDr3k3gxRhJubLLIesixrqEU8K4Xx7xxLEgE_GLdeYSWwkVXHJhHwc_3CEvg8JwbYh4yeOtBnBWWps1FZeQ45GAfMFc6tQc54pE1tch6Q1kfRMW04oeKuJ25OlMkQEcxA/s400/pic2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637900222264822882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWRMuQpWzli6BYna1XcLUXWwORIx1YmAsb2p8_VAicDvw33K4b5iWqwNZvk_hnOg-9zpBWhhbAI_OOT-HPHpauJEgE1WkI_dYc5zNzfKznMqP-akIa5c2FPd7EJ_8md070229Kv7vZw/s1600/pic1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWRMuQpWzli6BYna1XcLUXWwORIx1YmAsb2p8_VAicDvw33K4b5iWqwNZvk_hnOg-9zpBWhhbAI_OOT-HPHpauJEgE1WkI_dYc5zNzfKznMqP-akIa5c2FPd7EJ_8md070229Kv7vZw/s400/pic1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637900216341689682" /></a><br />We've finished some garden beds down the narrow side of the house. It's small area, but we wanted something other than the fence to look at out of our kitchen window, so we've planted some left over bromeliads, clivias, birdsnests and Aloe vera. We're hoping the weather will be good next week so that we can get some crushed granite in, to finish off the pathway.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-56251232358836163542011-07-02T03:19:00.000-07:002011-07-02T03:23:44.559-07:00Landscaping<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPpdhODQEZC9u3r2snzysdnNZXauLsHaivLqWlzRLMtT7KkyeZzvjiOdPR2xctH4Av_KHOCapcFgMaRkol3KHpQH_07hhrFrCpwfv5B3scgzto3eL11M7HirS9jDRaTR4PrFHBwdT_w/s1600/garden5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPpdhODQEZC9u3r2snzysdnNZXauLsHaivLqWlzRLMtT7KkyeZzvjiOdPR2xctH4Av_KHOCapcFgMaRkol3KHpQH_07hhrFrCpwfv5B3scgzto3eL11M7HirS9jDRaTR4PrFHBwdT_w/s400/garden5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624698015779800930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUKCfqN67HRMrYvSEYrzwHULCC00wlKaA9nbZpXkvOA2D22Ln0sy8o0K9nhx_KHxrhERRcez-DsYLXGzSYwFGDTIRpde1JwDT9tArfWOGO2zz6PXtivwEr5mpL_wmliKHumZAaBNYiQ/s1600/garden4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUKCfqN67HRMrYvSEYrzwHULCC00wlKaA9nbZpXkvOA2D22Ln0sy8o0K9nhx_KHxrhERRcez-DsYLXGzSYwFGDTIRpde1JwDT9tArfWOGO2zz6PXtivwEr5mpL_wmliKHumZAaBNYiQ/s400/garden4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624698015938855026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3wcobn19UuPTWEVw4J_d8AC6m_jvNkWbWY2HZwnOWaHoDwNOqPjftvKzFa7UDQlvNUjjtMLTaYdGeFH6Q2fSkqdnqVZm-BKnLWMYPs9-TLKpZBtVVwdfUbdNy3hExxPDels0PJrJBg/s1600/garden3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3wcobn19UuPTWEVw4J_d8AC6m_jvNkWbWY2HZwnOWaHoDwNOqPjftvKzFa7UDQlvNUjjtMLTaYdGeFH6Q2fSkqdnqVZm-BKnLWMYPs9-TLKpZBtVVwdfUbdNy3hExxPDels0PJrJBg/s400/garden3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624698007815665170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3cG4JGit0wjDoRCgJ8SiUya2cVv6NBP5IY2E-h_TKfymw0F3WUh9n-pCMtVlfYmneEUTTm6G7I1Jet0x0tQC6qzwx4QUb0X0i7juT6RIEB5-g5C6K-Ou-FhPg4iKpgC9miZ2Kqr_oA/s1600/garden2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3cG4JGit0wjDoRCgJ8SiUya2cVv6NBP5IY2E-h_TKfymw0F3WUh9n-pCMtVlfYmneEUTTm6G7I1Jet0x0tQC6qzwx4QUb0X0i7juT6RIEB5-g5C6K-Ou-FhPg4iKpgC9miZ2Kqr_oA/s400/garden2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624698007213164690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSnmYIPcp7cnO9ddEmEBNJEH22mzvuUyGtBrfcvADPfEb15wAnee_LoQcdNmaVfnv3Z04IdK67Wbt39rcpsU8tm4un4OcqVSvFUauHw3nWT7Iho8W7kRzIkSeij3DxB-jK-3vgVDTNQ/s1600/garden1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSnmYIPcp7cnO9ddEmEBNJEH22mzvuUyGtBrfcvADPfEb15wAnee_LoQcdNmaVfnv3Z04IdK67Wbt39rcpsU8tm4un4OcqVSvFUauHw3nWT7Iho8W7kRzIkSeij3DxB-jK-3vgVDTNQ/s400/garden1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624698003087036386" /></a><br />After hours spent getting the edging down, and preparing the garden beds, the planting was pretty quick. Finally starting to look more like a garden. Still plenty to do, but it's a start. Hopefully the pine bark mulch will keep most of the weeds away. We ended up getting larger, more established plants than was on our landscaping plan. A bit more expensive, but hopefully they'll hedge up a bit faster.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-92109597777668857232011-06-04T03:52:00.000-07:002011-06-04T03:55:51.419-07:00Still staining<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgF0GKOqHhFRd87fJtRukK7nMQrFQ3lMBdvS6b6coQfNC3h5v82Uwydqax1zWBXvh1Er9ZEb6UNVW8J12XB6NdkQnZ9Eoh7UaaW2FbR44qFa6z-84AFML0qHrWjhen3kfcfRIbL5T7g/s1600/fence5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgF0GKOqHhFRd87fJtRukK7nMQrFQ3lMBdvS6b6coQfNC3h5v82Uwydqax1zWBXvh1Er9ZEb6UNVW8J12XB6NdkQnZ9Eoh7UaaW2FbR44qFa6z-84AFML0qHrWjhen3kfcfRIbL5T7g/s400/fence5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614315966361156354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-yKSgNF1V1GJrnCNwV3wlpbR9yfl_2E_baMQqfa1oRylptFaMXE-Tm82S2Ix6DXX6Pw1GI3QUOMnzOx1rno7JSurxs8rU8ZygUCbV63WCsfizMYpDDb4vhAwl-Y-2b8eeTrJMOI_YQ/s1600/fence4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-yKSgNF1V1GJrnCNwV3wlpbR9yfl_2E_baMQqfa1oRylptFaMXE-Tm82S2Ix6DXX6Pw1GI3QUOMnzOx1rno7JSurxs8rU8ZygUCbV63WCsfizMYpDDb4vhAwl-Y-2b8eeTrJMOI_YQ/s400/fence4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614315958963454386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTqPQM83C-LD9QfM5HjSCaOgmaqM22ru5x1yvpod5hTVql1xVsDJIxpBHvKc3EPw2qIrP0rq9P8dWXDP_cydNkpNTdE1WQDmrM81LACJr7-GwjCjsRuhC-kiTYs8mxsc80ece3A_4fQ/s1600/fence3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTqPQM83C-LD9QfM5HjSCaOgmaqM22ru5x1yvpod5hTVql1xVsDJIxpBHvKc3EPw2qIrP0rq9P8dWXDP_cydNkpNTdE1WQDmrM81LACJr7-GwjCjsRuhC-kiTYs8mxsc80ece3A_4fQ/s400/fence3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614315958064943394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4zBCqzHfNQvUZUP_gVz_Ux0N3jNKU6D3GCb4CAEzJ1bp9QXCNA_U-yJIJjbc9EzAiBa6n5XorccL4vCgjr3MOvHUTScp1lqcHS0QxjFM6MlLdD4P0oyRRMPqoYoyoU8ld2oerTUWwA/s1600/fence2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4zBCqzHfNQvUZUP_gVz_Ux0N3jNKU6D3GCb4CAEzJ1bp9QXCNA_U-yJIJjbc9EzAiBa6n5XorccL4vCgjr3MOvHUTScp1lqcHS0QxjFM6MlLdD4P0oyRRMPqoYoyoU8ld2oerTUWwA/s400/fence2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614315953217666258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7-CRtt-rZPQ6B4XKs-dtmr51nwYjuXrJha897OyXqwKO108C6xP_wf0qW8JptKQp-_W17ZRLnHneuZveCioVCuHJ3zDhcy0pRcm9Lq1Rl8pcbCyUT_qp8_qsLOZB5feG9etcniJ_aA/s1600/fence1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7-CRtt-rZPQ6B4XKs-dtmr51nwYjuXrJha897OyXqwKO108C6xP_wf0qW8JptKQp-_W17ZRLnHneuZveCioVCuHJ3zDhcy0pRcm9Lq1Rl8pcbCyUT_qp8_qsLOZB5feG9etcniJ_aA/s400/fence1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614315949561531250" /></a>We're slowly getting there. First coat finished on the side fence. It only took a day and a half. Let's hope the second coat goes on a bit faster. Got some more edging done. Still need to take up some turf for the garden beds, but we're making progress. Hopefully we'll be planting in a few weeks. HopefullyClarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-64149461519720171482011-05-21T22:34:00.000-07:002011-05-21T22:40:34.346-07:00Nearmaps update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c5i-kKHUx6j7QVqKhmn33ZsKXKKEtOI1Oka-vcstqv2TJVqB1A454q-bLDkKQvwOMNic5zHz9qGSfXb8Vkkz5VuWKExmHnaKTY3gp3hu-YTHUH8x3U78VJa82CuMWWlGWstbcL8F0Q/s1600/overhead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c5i-kKHUx6j7QVqKhmn33ZsKXKKEtOI1Oka-vcstqv2TJVqB1A454q-bLDkKQvwOMNic5zHz9qGSfXb8Vkkz5VuWKExmHnaKTY3gp3hu-YTHUH8x3U78VJa82CuMWWlGWstbcL8F0Q/s400/overhead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609411092269582114" /></a><br />Nearmaps has just released its latest update. I've been waiting for this one for a before and after overhead shot.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-55783922165553224242011-04-26T03:07:00.000-07:002011-04-26T03:17:43.164-07:00Edging and staining<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyYLJNuO5T9bblD767GcjYR7_ptO2hEHjSdQdnDjrUxq_hotsmY4kOzxI0vKpv3WAD5p1FLgcEWJra2aeR8ZRRfPDLKBSrOsFllbPtRwW1T3UgIR95hu54m17YgcjBS3sJux4q4PNyw/s1600/edging7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyYLJNuO5T9bblD767GcjYR7_ptO2hEHjSdQdnDjrUxq_hotsmY4kOzxI0vKpv3WAD5p1FLgcEWJra2aeR8ZRRfPDLKBSrOsFllbPtRwW1T3UgIR95hu54m17YgcjBS3sJux4q4PNyw/s400/edging7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599832039283361458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptDAjqgPAqXIYNUJynWT1TFKuFoGaAvfCGA3kgmYw_1F2TumP3DfaeJTu1N87kwm1nji0JJNOJKKjm5zYf9akLIuGhIS2NpwNEt0_z65-VTMBaPlRhc6FbNgRltLm4aeCkYWd_eoDsw/s1600/edging6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptDAjqgPAqXIYNUJynWT1TFKuFoGaAvfCGA3kgmYw_1F2TumP3DfaeJTu1N87kwm1nji0JJNOJKKjm5zYf9akLIuGhIS2NpwNEt0_z65-VTMBaPlRhc6FbNgRltLm4aeCkYWd_eoDsw/s400/edging6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599832039425870834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUsVRE9_UYN0qbQplkvlx-GYmZlbzAyKcXQtcbK8m9D4I6NKGBPTd07QKFx8i1I4uOOGRTHA1bzPE8V_6IuT_irNH94UYc8Stbs-933LKKsviH7njP-Gaymil3e5Am88egOtxmKLidg/s1600/edging3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUsVRE9_UYN0qbQplkvlx-GYmZlbzAyKcXQtcbK8m9D4I6NKGBPTd07QKFx8i1I4uOOGRTHA1bzPE8V_6IuT_irNH94UYc8Stbs-933LKKsviH7njP-Gaymil3e5Am88egOtxmKLidg/s400/edging3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599832035581946018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3Cj5ajtPK3U-3hhh8qk6Z-7_Gu1W-Qx8HCiAYKzEn3ZP_WXzbgvL1TO4TuaVIQFKmWIAD_vfwgHMLzwQ2-0cgy7Fv8YVbXcMHP7UghNV0xJnDg6HMIwtHm67nW9bseWkTjhWYu6JCg/s1600/edging2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3Cj5ajtPK3U-3hhh8qk6Z-7_Gu1W-Qx8HCiAYKzEn3ZP_WXzbgvL1TO4TuaVIQFKmWIAD_vfwgHMLzwQ2-0cgy7Fv8YVbXcMHP7UghNV0xJnDg6HMIwtHm67nW9bseWkTjhWYu6JCg/s400/edging2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599832030917115522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDmOg83xq7USweX41vSZPr1vnteJr_ufoJqZ2EK9lhvtBrQQeL2pnEcq7JIyf09kKOXKT7Condn4V-_zUjg1FyX5sCms4cJxYSGESOLPaj3XV68wMbgFYSH1EinupPWmaIEHIkmK9vA/s1600/edging1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDmOg83xq7USweX41vSZPr1vnteJr_ufoJqZ2EK9lhvtBrQQeL2pnEcq7JIyf09kKOXKT7Condn4V-_zUjg1FyX5sCms4cJxYSGESOLPaj3XV68wMbgFYSH1EinupPWmaIEHIkmK9vA/s400/edging1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599832034314257858" /></a><br />A lovely way to spend a long week end. Out in the rain, digging the soaked clay and chipping away at concrete wall footings to get the edging in. The combination of rock hard soil, concrete and rocks gave me about a 50% break rate on the wooden spikes that anchored the edging in. We went for treated pine edging. It works out a bit cheaper than some of the alternatives, though I suspect won't be quite as durable as steel of bricks/pavers. We also started the staining, getting the first coat completed on the inside of the fence and giving us a preview of the finished product. My guess by our coverage rate so far is that we are looking at 4-5 10 litre tins of stain. At about $150 a tin, It soon adds up.<br /><br />I still have plenty more edging ahead of me. I still have to do the garden beds in the front and side gardens.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-82830679628845783132011-03-13T01:30:00.000-08:002011-03-13T01:33:04.578-08:00Watching paint dry<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDzJ0lw3XDVtM6kug_5lqa4ctlD91DEHI8jW3wHiW2hMQoDloylp9s3Z6VPL7ZnNRHhS_zoayW7C_FzTo-TFXXOFITBDYuNKbEMwmgwTfSYa9izUJzzUBcU2Y-hSdB_T3fvfnWW6tuw/s1600/fence10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDzJ0lw3XDVtM6kug_5lqa4ctlD91DEHI8jW3wHiW2hMQoDloylp9s3Z6VPL7ZnNRHhS_zoayW7C_FzTo-TFXXOFITBDYuNKbEMwmgwTfSYa9izUJzzUBcU2Y-hSdB_T3fvfnWW6tuw/s400/fence10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494739080553058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSGXhheln_z4iOx2jwtHmMGblXL-k8Gve4m-J50ifIZ-deFYTt04JaoREzlsRa41HJ0GIRlStEGugZXtmQdIMcbwT9tg27ZjKSGzDW5_0ZDgGkQlv8eojQ8vab69dtqv-oF2T5uCWig/s1600/fence9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSGXhheln_z4iOx2jwtHmMGblXL-k8Gve4m-J50ifIZ-deFYTt04JaoREzlsRa41HJ0GIRlStEGugZXtmQdIMcbwT9tg27ZjKSGzDW5_0ZDgGkQlv8eojQ8vab69dtqv-oF2T5uCWig/s400/fence9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494733419210242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb4Sz2Ntkrjaicqe2rzRFREYvLhX68srrkbWvmiXERYtzk4HB1ldofrfQv8iRlIITpm4s_dPwZFkTEQnBUVy63ww4ZvRnR9nJClcHY2-ECXTk2sZe6jFGWwlcSHdTd5JKgiE4nb4tQw/s1600/fence8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb4Sz2Ntkrjaicqe2rzRFREYvLhX68srrkbWvmiXERYtzk4HB1ldofrfQv8iRlIITpm4s_dPwZFkTEQnBUVy63ww4ZvRnR9nJClcHY2-ECXTk2sZe6jFGWwlcSHdTd5JKgiE4nb4tQw/s400/fence8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494730501785778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydB9TRMN-klK87eX8yGhoywS8yP_ZR18W8f95ajdqtwaFmtWC5WeJwIKwbG4mmqPr7j9NubA_iKluHbD-2mtDLT_9tCpL5CKcFiTEUeF5yYFCqi6jcSHn9rHlBHQKWe9rWDw9WEQHRQ/s1600/fence7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydB9TRMN-klK87eX8yGhoywS8yP_ZR18W8f95ajdqtwaFmtWC5WeJwIKwbG4mmqPr7j9NubA_iKluHbD-2mtDLT_9tCpL5CKcFiTEUeF5yYFCqi6jcSHn9rHlBHQKWe9rWDw9WEQHRQ/s400/fence7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494727251376018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOL-pBwooLhd5aHkFik24m8ogA5kYRcBTHlOYziXcNbsicFBgr91m1opK6oImESdsS1IfzbkZW5tVh_J1hjNwyiPVKqyG77ruZQGHi4MzBHpan67fBoPV3IBGEzDapWmqEsf64vHk0A/s1600/fence6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOL-pBwooLhd5aHkFik24m8ogA5kYRcBTHlOYziXcNbsicFBgr91m1opK6oImESdsS1IfzbkZW5tVh_J1hjNwyiPVKqyG77ruZQGHi4MzBHpan67fBoPV3IBGEzDapWmqEsf64vHk0A/s400/fence6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494724973071794" /></a><br />We had a few threatening grey clouds looming as we washed up our brushes. We had a light sprinkle of rain, but nothing that should do any damage. It seems to have held up well.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-15032098921476826422011-03-13T01:28:00.000-08:002011-03-13T01:30:14.772-08:00Painting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcumveQamxzpjFnbFoLNaPXdBeHpaTKEVskKBMsiuGhCOomjpnbQL-tZNDXMnwOuZfVTP8dJ7beY13V6APJMr1WV1HT0iIOnSJ8NJSX_cMjKfnM2tz13R1CrCycnNKfQ72aujC9HqtiQ/s1600/fence5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcumveQamxzpjFnbFoLNaPXdBeHpaTKEVskKBMsiuGhCOomjpnbQL-tZNDXMnwOuZfVTP8dJ7beY13V6APJMr1WV1HT0iIOnSJ8NJSX_cMjKfnM2tz13R1CrCycnNKfQ72aujC9HqtiQ/s400/fence5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494211223688850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlTnUsXnem8qUIE8OYSzFgw85EQtz5LbPU8SmiiNnJrMlURcVWyp0e3gWMMAg3TLL3ugKUNI-67U7QSePI0kvIyfIcHa4lrJ7jpT-RyysKEa140o3mrNcZL8z27VYnqT1J5pLKe8q_g/s1600/fence4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlTnUsXnem8qUIE8OYSzFgw85EQtz5LbPU8SmiiNnJrMlURcVWyp0e3gWMMAg3TLL3ugKUNI-67U7QSePI0kvIyfIcHa4lrJ7jpT-RyysKEa140o3mrNcZL8z27VYnqT1J5pLKe8q_g/s400/fence4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494215140162466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2ZPldc33XXlcAJFAHgEBcgrwwwXkuYIy5peaFNRBDdCE7cQO89QjhekwJ-Xdp_qSQvDHM4QPuh7OTrIA-uzKV_JDxXhGwhHpjKgZpArNuuzXfdb3jPmRR62XK2py0_RueBDmIxTG8Q/s1600/fence3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2ZPldc33XXlcAJFAHgEBcgrwwwXkuYIy5peaFNRBDdCE7cQO89QjhekwJ-Xdp_qSQvDHM4QPuh7OTrIA-uzKV_JDxXhGwhHpjKgZpArNuuzXfdb3jPmRR62XK2py0_RueBDmIxTG8Q/s400/fence3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494208922144658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_36jwf7v-DnY8izybhXFwMelUz5yKf1ufJBkFnNDV-Z3WbZ6DfQZr7qGpOZKq4l9lA-UMGFXnU-82-oagN1NTKf7lqhm___C63V9RNuLnUvhyctCBagzBmEC7WUYu2QELxLEi2EL0g/s1600/fence2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_36jwf7v-DnY8izybhXFwMelUz5yKf1ufJBkFnNDV-Z3WbZ6DfQZr7qGpOZKq4l9lA-UMGFXnU-82-oagN1NTKf7lqhm___C63V9RNuLnUvhyctCBagzBmEC7WUYu2QELxLEi2EL0g/s400/fence2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494210982741858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqvOOeQLsAl1rHj_pcmXOv_4FFnMF44F7zM27KDh0itzr6JECqesUjds93RVbG5swA58lbMwgM7uhpOdohyrhUsOUMNPphmUaTv97mr0Mzpl-86qVnlLTgedu-rZN2nkihEIWZUrqpg/s1600/fence1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqvOOeQLsAl1rHj_pcmXOv_4FFnMF44F7zM27KDh0itzr6JECqesUjds93RVbG5swA58lbMwgM7uhpOdohyrhUsOUMNPphmUaTv97mr0Mzpl-86qVnlLTgedu-rZN2nkihEIWZUrqpg/s400/fence1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583494204518764770" /></a><br />A solid weekend of painting behind us, and we've go all the brickwork finished. Now just the fun of staining or painting the wood part to look forward to.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-23972211111628506552011-02-16T01:51:00.000-08:002011-02-16T01:53:46.385-08:00More fencing pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnALenx5WrcnLnb7FJpzh6aYXKa4OOOuxfScsWN2qguQXO3DDPXT6GrFpPTEQx6Kx0iV6ukn6fKV8j8T1wxGkRTA0aHQozm4Eiu8DIElTh8QHbTykdDpB4SSBGuC385QuIqXOkJMf7NA/s1600/fence10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnALenx5WrcnLnb7FJpzh6aYXKa4OOOuxfScsWN2qguQXO3DDPXT6GrFpPTEQx6Kx0iV6ukn6fKV8j8T1wxGkRTA0aHQozm4Eiu8DIElTh8QHbTykdDpB4SSBGuC385QuIqXOkJMf7NA/s400/fence10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574223324183812050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzwvV_z8fMY18DTSApB3jfuttKh3sP1g8zLFkaHsbknarA9-TgxYUam9CtyPsgnm9wDfDfll39PMloJuvvdE_n1zj1dyL25pSS7s93HV4T8GKBz7XcwZhPLA9u2V_JxnIFM4BYE7L-w/s1600/fence9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzwvV_z8fMY18DTSApB3jfuttKh3sP1g8zLFkaHsbknarA9-TgxYUam9CtyPsgnm9wDfDfll39PMloJuvvdE_n1zj1dyL25pSS7s93HV4T8GKBz7XcwZhPLA9u2V_JxnIFM4BYE7L-w/s400/fence9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574223319786522834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIwaQVtpouUqSx8jMm6emvSD0U-RZmhWdKI2nrp98Gkrl6TcGXz_lHcZWp_PnsoJX04xmXRtOAIDCqIQxHr27bNu-nObu4UB0P6khQjeMrnfkP80PIc_38iBaufc-MLk51YAIGZXJ_g/s1600/fence8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIwaQVtpouUqSx8jMm6emvSD0U-RZmhWdKI2nrp98Gkrl6TcGXz_lHcZWp_PnsoJX04xmXRtOAIDCqIQxHr27bNu-nObu4UB0P6khQjeMrnfkP80PIc_38iBaufc-MLk51YAIGZXJ_g/s400/fence8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574223315350180450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PFeaTpeFJB3r9oEERkVyDO9A7EscKDWmRIEHXw9jV_KNLkqOzd9Z0a4ofeStnc9ANnVMvT9bqgt_682K99MwaTVCj2hCYCKsAbBcsud2o_wXH0yPlFpvvx7xXl6skxIrjAaC7Lp1_A/s1600/fence7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PFeaTpeFJB3r9oEERkVyDO9A7EscKDWmRIEHXw9jV_KNLkqOzd9Z0a4ofeStnc9ANnVMvT9bqgt_682K99MwaTVCj2hCYCKsAbBcsud2o_wXH0yPlFpvvx7xXl6skxIrjAaC7Lp1_A/s400/fence7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574223311170735794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZNh94kskFcVpYMDS3_9dWbxkZAbtQPNkxIcmPgKy1UCqn48tdnjhepLl_9vDpzPNi3imRu4JnA4LsT3w4dhawFOTKXSixYsE2fICbVxc7JxQA-bwvNm1cvSD7xd3TE8tZLS-4wn8KQ/s1600/fence11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZNh94kskFcVpYMDS3_9dWbxkZAbtQPNkxIcmPgKy1UCqn48tdnjhepLl_9vDpzPNi3imRu4JnA4LsT3w4dhawFOTKXSixYsE2fICbVxc7JxQA-bwvNm1cvSD7xd3TE8tZLS-4wn8KQ/s400/fence11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574223305655288562" /></a>Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-5908028322575756012011-02-16T00:43:00.000-08:002011-02-16T01:51:07.147-08:00Fences Completed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLCa8k7_EhV3EiiSipQwXlucWKIvGi64yY_Qoj9I-oL5aDXibAFe1MrbqavcmSwo2fLEv834X_cp6k7q8pjEqKXtUjjWO8iROOnwtvFNTW7bbfIUVAdRmMeb8kTsSUIth0_pzBtQVBg/s1600/fence5.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5FXdPj5oNoutByFO2PZ61IrKBLb3GDm8wRCGJHlVdj7IfOD066if5oTg55fKuogdb49cE6IQIpFHM3OhKndnGRcTyz_SLHWLdLIlYbtr4b9847S15A4TQf8A66AXifh2toFxjunHHw/s400/fence3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574205755063947266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzaAWGEPDpNe1wDl8_MWt3WmTTJni06iD-Z16PfxbbldoxceaMT4edztHiFh9ErVk-pytji5bm24QhDwuwcGSWeqFr7AICUyQuGnPdaWoFDfWBqhsz-JCLARaqgHT0XAxKm7Ie5w73w/s1600/fence2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzaAWGEPDpNe1wDl8_MWt3WmTTJni06iD-Z16PfxbbldoxceaMT4edztHiFh9ErVk-pytji5bm24QhDwuwcGSWeqFr7AICUyQuGnPdaWoFDfWBqhsz-JCLARaqgHT0XAxKm7Ie5w73w/s400/fence2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574205751514839266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkAJKsnwzXtn35NngtLTfzcuXhU0C0gRULKTtWXPUd-6kqnUzrcRQMWjG13wljNhXQ5ij1rKAraFEvaGheL7bOAv4fpJiUZkrLmnN1p7u038WZa4vH6t_rqqUmCU-MobUd0Oxzj48cA/s1600/fence1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkAJKsnwzXtn35NngtLTfzcuXhU0C0gRULKTtWXPUd-6kqnUzrcRQMWjG13wljNhXQ5ij1rKAraFEvaGheL7bOAv4fpJiUZkrLmnN1p7u038WZa4vH6t_rqqUmCU-MobUd0Oxzj48cA/s400/fence1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574205744973483682" /></a><br />Fences are up. Looks good. Fencers from Amazing Timber Fencing did a good job.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-22973473928230750912011-02-03T02:30:00.000-08:002011-02-03T02:45:34.079-08:00The 'key' to customer satisfactionWe have now been in our home for 2 months. Unfortunately in that time we have never been able to open our french doors leading off the dining room. When we moved in we noted that the door had no key that fit. We contacted Eden Brae, who sent out the key. That key also did not fit, we again contacted them again a new key was sent out. This was exactly the same key that was sent the first time! AGAIN we contacted them and yet another key was sent. AGAIN IT IS THE WRONG KEY. <br /><br />Overall we are happy with our home thus far, but this seems to be an ongoing issue with things that were promised to us on the handover of our house. The day we moved in, the site supervisor stood in our kitchen telling us that a painter would be here the next day to complete the painting that was left unfinished and do some 'touch ups'. That was 2 MONTHS AGO. We have emailed and called. We were also told that a rail that was left off one of the windows would be fixed quickly, haven't seen any evidence of that yet either. Without the rail we cannot have a flyscreen, which again is another window which cannot be used. Hmmmmm .... out of sight, out of mind ?????Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-69034967011075698332011-01-26T01:29:00.000-08:002011-01-26T01:30:07.858-08:00Turfed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXG01ys2ReSF14ihpiXKz-Y_MfdlmEgdsMYasiMtYgQ9akwaG44SfZrGH0kE_NrygBZyB0rHQV-FNoPMgttBlZgbC1oF_cpWwHyCm-ywF5FxfQAzyGHq4f7V2b0Z20CNyICQHlLDtbg/s1600/grass5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXG01ys2ReSF14ihpiXKz-Y_MfdlmEgdsMYasiMtYgQ9akwaG44SfZrGH0kE_NrygBZyB0rHQV-FNoPMgttBlZgbC1oF_cpWwHyCm-ywF5FxfQAzyGHq4f7V2b0Z20CNyICQHlLDtbg/s400/grass5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566424428021046274" /></a>Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-84441283194725873222011-01-26T01:23:00.001-08:002011-01-26T01:29:02.595-08:00Grass<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqza_o8s3HoqiKUYMZciqSCH0QClgggSuOXsy-j1Tv16G0EN0sfFDWMHvPsMDyo1Sg2NMuTtEQjgb3z6Gi_RxxUwJ3CTKZofW9_8zc8KSUOiBexr1TNVfmKfFN4qLegMMHPIjK1wXiQ/s1600/grass6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqza_o8s3HoqiKUYMZciqSCH0QClgggSuOXsy-j1Tv16G0EN0sfFDWMHvPsMDyo1Sg2NMuTtEQjgb3z6Gi_RxxUwJ3CTKZofW9_8zc8KSUOiBexr1TNVfmKfFN4qLegMMHPIjK1wXiQ/s400/grass6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566423092048503042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VR2Oz8eN-pQdrIMrdROsJZUnlfRUcvp5xXmiwrITqOKV3jxHDALVImxZCKszuC9HY6jsFfOEEgVS-Sjn5w2yD41zys50wpjXoRx56JlW0JioTaFv42WKxsgZIpSdKyuhkxIgbLtvBw/s1600/grass4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VR2Oz8eN-pQdrIMrdROsJZUnlfRUcvp5xXmiwrITqOKV3jxHDALVImxZCKszuC9HY6jsFfOEEgVS-Sjn5w2yD41zys50wpjXoRx56JlW0JioTaFv42WKxsgZIpSdKyuhkxIgbLtvBw/s400/grass4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566423085583278450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1iqHYy0_veechSujj-7F7Fpne7-Yu3wPQq1fEMXF5-4aGn-6TgeXrwXkvbFqWaaeM8lMpLhtuQ3n0VCJd7x0Fym4Me1P6YFr7kfbVRWNgI5Wk4mpjR5YfDMiA2UfJAJFbnXg51JX5g/s1600/grass3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1iqHYy0_veechSujj-7F7Fpne7-Yu3wPQq1fEMXF5-4aGn-6TgeXrwXkvbFqWaaeM8lMpLhtuQ3n0VCJd7x0Fym4Me1P6YFr7kfbVRWNgI5Wk4mpjR5YfDMiA2UfJAJFbnXg51JX5g/s400/grass3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566423083616222418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrmsnE5H0QamtCCJHEJTWLPY8j03DD2ZFK8rsB-w-mqUWekD7chJWNqEXdN1NqA05kT4iqkVPJ1qlFcbatleOcJhyxGNiuLOAlUvhLLK3bidPYVTlxDz0wcPBQ9zoZfeG2fDwpCPOhg/s1600/grass2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrmsnE5H0QamtCCJHEJTWLPY8j03DD2ZFK8rsB-w-mqUWekD7chJWNqEXdN1NqA05kT4iqkVPJ1qlFcbatleOcJhyxGNiuLOAlUvhLLK3bidPYVTlxDz0wcPBQ9zoZfeG2fDwpCPOhg/s400/grass2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566423080305548818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJ6KiNqqN47577GbZn7KPVmY5D37nyfk3SJD9lBHaoFX8mHxK4oiy3tXX84cerLeg4SttjNwM9c6xYd03ogdjRgTvCd8kOrwFRUc1f0r1u7wEMbJmcpO8yrhjC-CRz5ppaLhBn-WEgg/s1600/grass1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJ6KiNqqN47577GbZn7KPVmY5D37nyfk3SJD9lBHaoFX8mHxK4oiy3tXX84cerLeg4SttjNwM9c6xYd03ogdjRgTvCd8kOrwFRUc1f0r1u7wEMbJmcpO8yrhjC-CRz5ppaLhBn-WEgg/s400/grass1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566423075880883858" /></a><br />Grass was layed yesterday. Today we had 41 degrees of heat as the sun tried its best to fry it. We fought back with an army of sprinklers, and it seems to have stood up well, touch wood. It's an amazing transformaion from last week's builder's rubble and dirt.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-53552431505260619852011-01-24T02:23:00.000-08:002011-01-24T02:26:40.160-08:00Landscaping<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hDZUfSiiQz8ggKkzv4GUc0sJOr0KEKXPdI7S1wrlntElEhPctm8z55d2UWpkA84GEgVTO3ntDc2XXiL9LyQlm1FVkDL1VINgeLQBpRMEwe3UqaO_VNQwfoDVoe77wDVBnL5PCNLw6g/s1600/turf5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hDZUfSiiQz8ggKkzv4GUc0sJOr0KEKXPdI7S1wrlntElEhPctm8z55d2UWpkA84GEgVTO3ntDc2XXiL9LyQlm1FVkDL1VINgeLQBpRMEwe3UqaO_VNQwfoDVoe77wDVBnL5PCNLw6g/s400/turf5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565696369022907602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdf0e1K0YrJolr3t0HEbZD8rRIgk3p3AG5bPxFxAaP3F1hyphenhyphen2AQvTbF4CwAER0-b63zEX9wCdfQbb8ayERx_beI8dzqaLeDflCOaAbNl6CtnlRRA6ittuFwc5RKRR82BG_i7_vfsAkTQ/s1600/turf4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdf0e1K0YrJolr3t0HEbZD8rRIgk3p3AG5bPxFxAaP3F1hyphenhyphen2AQvTbF4CwAER0-b63zEX9wCdfQbb8ayERx_beI8dzqaLeDflCOaAbNl6CtnlRRA6ittuFwc5RKRR82BG_i7_vfsAkTQ/s400/turf4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565696363630141810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_MvRqBiUhbVoVAobv2npq53Q60fbArtF3CgWGsT96544CrjpQvvToYBLXmumN8aNqCaT5WafjePx1hNbnlclYL2vS1UALGNx1OY2dh_UAHsiN7x0t_skEzmcNl17-r8299x7gLejvQ/s1600/turf3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_MvRqBiUhbVoVAobv2npq53Q60fbArtF3CgWGsT96544CrjpQvvToYBLXmumN8aNqCaT5WafjePx1hNbnlclYL2vS1UALGNx1OY2dh_UAHsiN7x0t_skEzmcNl17-r8299x7gLejvQ/s400/turf3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565696361997445106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroHknRsdzvYstu6zrRuD87KlnhqIuism4HgjFkqARwvXMRkGPMt8CQlBzim7cRs1v9ohIK32zD62SZmNFueVub2qlG8MU6XybaTRzUtFpeDGJi2-cV0yITgcgXcMfuzdRgtKyLTk-jw/s1600/turf2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroHknRsdzvYstu6zrRuD87KlnhqIuism4HgjFkqARwvXMRkGPMt8CQlBzim7cRs1v9ohIK32zD62SZmNFueVub2qlG8MU6XybaTRzUtFpeDGJi2-cV0yITgcgXcMfuzdRgtKyLTk-jw/s400/turf2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565696357316605986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8wNMnRy9Ctdy5ABBs1tdN_rRnIBXzDOFTWkmGKLekP7xa2ycFrxoiSdVZ9gNearlJArkbzIvZdvKrDMyq_LX3l5a7qbg9pZWA0xcLpY-cAg2NjgAbVoOEkUKaM3jhBlvBESojeDoIA/s1600/turf1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8wNMnRy9Ctdy5ABBs1tdN_rRnIBXzDOFTWkmGKLekP7xa2ycFrxoiSdVZ9gNearlJArkbzIvZdvKrDMyq_LX3l5a7qbg9pZWA0xcLpY-cAg2NjgAbVoOEkUKaM3jhBlvBESojeDoIA/s400/turf1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565696353978584690" /></a><br />Our landscaper worked about a 12 hour day today, shifting 39 tonnes of turf underlay ready for laying. The weather is going to be hot hot hot, so Kate's off at bunnings buying another hose to keep it wet. Thank you Sydney water for not having managed it out to our block to fit the water meter yet. Woohoo!Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-58646305162278451352011-01-21T01:38:00.000-08:002011-01-21T01:39:55.990-08:00Fencing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECoFcKaQDZXm5hVS5upVn76HEtm6642VjzSBsKtg0GPhyqhpyfu1LftqwQoziB3P1asY_vEPlfQZiux7RF-2utGLvuXVSLyarGW-bO4YRwU4mE5Y5m1WGAk0Rqc-iAG3nV-ayheecwg/s1600/BLINDS6.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECoFcKaQDZXm5hVS5upVn76HEtm6642VjzSBsKtg0GPhyqhpyfu1LftqwQoziB3P1asY_vEPlfQZiux7RF-2utGLvuXVSLyarGW-bO4YRwU4mE5Y5m1WGAk0Rqc-iAG3nV-ayheecwg/s400/BLINDS6.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564571445690343522" /></a><br />Another pic of the fence.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-29691499471258325962011-01-21T01:32:00.000-08:002011-01-21T01:38:06.758-08:00Blinds and Fencing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafX1HS3xH-AsRi6JF_cT3oFp7DVEQJAcT5YEgLe2lKVID6pUc4hAEei6w1otJavt0kJCgdqOs8M7gBg_I_1HjnTFgUBy2lFu5-fyHk_hYvUrOB8Qz9yfuiS39W6gZ0vHXdMELpSkIEw/s1600/BLINDS5.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafX1HS3xH-AsRi6JF_cT3oFp7DVEQJAcT5YEgLe2lKVID6pUc4hAEei6w1otJavt0kJCgdqOs8M7gBg_I_1HjnTFgUBy2lFu5-fyHk_hYvUrOB8Qz9yfuiS39W6gZ0vHXdMELpSkIEw/s400/BLINDS5.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564570773491316434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lU4sYRBbLIjp1zlOVEUEuJNf3MoEnQ6g7WSjz0Ame5KjVckzi03Gj6CVCZBCEGnJ8yqlc0TlKhyphenhyphenQat3pTfD-Wkr2bt1jhNV-N5GbJE12NO6J9hWpDVaZ3AjAd3NSP6Zna7_pulw_hw/s1600/BLINDS4.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lU4sYRBbLIjp1zlOVEUEuJNf3MoEnQ6g7WSjz0Ame5KjVckzi03Gj6CVCZBCEGnJ8yqlc0TlKhyphenhyphenQat3pTfD-Wkr2bt1jhNV-N5GbJE12NO6J9hWpDVaZ3AjAd3NSP6Zna7_pulw_hw/s400/BLINDS4.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564570770076209314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-J1DextUt-FKYUMMbZtaFmx0Dq5UleMC-36PXh6RcjfrIyIK88_ciEGgQjxWuhUKpFFyfViBTDB_47pXsj4AgQvznr-sMzvk4uRFf6riQddYUOTe1EjobcsHBN49EYZ6gdgyCM8m2A/s1600/BLINDS3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-J1DextUt-FKYUMMbZtaFmx0Dq5UleMC-36PXh6RcjfrIyIK88_ciEGgQjxWuhUKpFFyfViBTDB_47pXsj4AgQvznr-sMzvk4uRFf6riQddYUOTe1EjobcsHBN49EYZ6gdgyCM8m2A/s400/BLINDS3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564570761498921762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-QeNXhH28J40GfoeBiovfPs-W-jw5nIu-jjaG9P1h4Bk3JiXvXSG2poT7S2ihV2R45wFRE-Mo7XSMhtF42VNnyJHkgEbJIU6PLM8TdUQ4otWLRrsK1LWuDg4PhFtKdLaNBpFYHgM7A/s1600/BLINDS2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-QeNXhH28J40GfoeBiovfPs-W-jw5nIu-jjaG9P1h4Bk3JiXvXSG2poT7S2ihV2R45wFRE-Mo7XSMhtF42VNnyJHkgEbJIU6PLM8TdUQ4otWLRrsK1LWuDg4PhFtKdLaNBpFYHgM7A/s400/BLINDS2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564570760487057858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUsR_5Qq-zqlJKMXQx2cY7JTiv9mwXSPPgpAmV3ZENUgYrdhjVK1rcXPLFofTSDfsJbjjFmXqfHs5kHQPAoVJWIZG4zvKAccQ3BURYsRtLbf8VteNMiLtmcMBZdOtngp8BYqwTARCkQ/s1600/BLINDS1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUsR_5Qq-zqlJKMXQx2cY7JTiv9mwXSPPgpAmV3ZENUgYrdhjVK1rcXPLFofTSDfsJbjjFmXqfHs5kHQPAoVJWIZG4zvKAccQ3BURYsRtLbf8VteNMiLtmcMBZdOtngp8BYqwTARCkQ/s400/BLINDS1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564570760552763730" /></a><br />The fence was finished shortly after Christmas and the bagging is drying out before we paint it. We're going with Taubmans Athena, the same colour as our top boards on the house. <br /><br />The blinds and fly screens have taken a while, but screens went in last week, and the blinds were, well most of them at least,fitted today. We have a few more door screens to go on, and a few more blinds, but hopefully they'll all be finished by early next week.<br /><br />Still lots to organise with the wooden part of the fencing and the turfing.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-79291508468476813142010-12-30T01:47:00.000-08:002010-12-30T01:58:41.829-08:00Fencing started<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWQ39D1rDm6RJh8m2EQ2jE474qLdHvbzNjCtUC1VU9D14EyCn0NjsUuUYZmXIJStihT_4Mmzx8DyGuK-dSPiq72y9j8vdONbKlZI6_Yyeu02YSdoaJGx_3lD5UuBZbva3twx9QMwDAg/s1600/fence4.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWQ39D1rDm6RJh8m2EQ2jE474qLdHvbzNjCtUC1VU9D14EyCn0NjsUuUYZmXIJStihT_4Mmzx8DyGuK-dSPiq72y9j8vdONbKlZI6_Yyeu02YSdoaJGx_3lD5UuBZbva3twx9QMwDAg/s400/fence4.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556412540755640818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE60crnwhk1lG8wpNFkqaEaXUqKM6c8oZSFtQllc_kVZOpuxKZzx7li9QvTBIQ4XAPxPIHOh0Vr7MOYX9z9zC_6nkVEJP4-bxqtnAKYEDg1dn3pw2vBGWZnFa_Vydwm3Pf1NQx3Le_iQ/s1600/fence3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE60crnwhk1lG8wpNFkqaEaXUqKM6c8oZSFtQllc_kVZOpuxKZzx7li9QvTBIQ4XAPxPIHOh0Vr7MOYX9z9zC_6nkVEJP4-bxqtnAKYEDg1dn3pw2vBGWZnFa_Vydwm3Pf1NQx3Le_iQ/s400/fence3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556412535512630850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx2zphJt1c77E9CQm7OAh9Qmc6UJiVnVwjf19pNkdAlucxMNuAUzaA6nchyphenhyphenCl3MC6sh9kBfSXGPz1puAYCR26Sz5y-l2RdTFiS7llBnSEHgmvj7OW16MuUWh9UisMzqOasYfll-1KwQ/s1600/fence2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx2zphJt1c77E9CQm7OAh9Qmc6UJiVnVwjf19pNkdAlucxMNuAUzaA6nchyphenhyphenCl3MC6sh9kBfSXGPz1puAYCR26Sz5y-l2RdTFiS7llBnSEHgmvj7OW16MuUWh9UisMzqOasYfll-1KwQ/s400/fence2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556412536661738610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pUsnurLPCWBY9X_pRncgZuiJGI6xIrsN3DYl0Bm5e_1O7M1weGXFCexGCJj91hs73_Mdff8qok-aAM4wt8G3m_oU-L0UdC0wUZBd0R2cGukiSh6kDhHy2MpHa5Xv5g9dVE-hXMldPw/s1600/fence1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pUsnurLPCWBY9X_pRncgZuiJGI6xIrsN3DYl0Bm5e_1O7M1weGXFCexGCJj91hs73_Mdff8qok-aAM4wt8G3m_oU-L0UdC0wUZBd0R2cGukiSh6kDhHy2MpHa5Xv5g9dVE-hXMldPw/s400/fence1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556412533579564754" /></a><br />After 2 days of solid work from our brickies, our fence is about two thirds complete. It looks good, and progress has been fast. They'll only be working a half day new years eve, so my guess is that they won't finish it tomorrow. They are also bagging it, so with any luck, it'll be done early on after new year.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-80267445152332907952010-12-22T12:37:00.000-08:002010-12-22T12:51:03.136-08:00We're inIt's been a while since our last post. We've been in for a few weeks, and have had no net access. We've been busily getting quotes on fences, fly screens, blinds and other things that you don't really consider as much as you should when building.<br /><br />We've had a fair bit of rain, which has tested the roof well, and unfortunately we had a failure in the garage, with water coming in through the roof. It seems to be some flashing that wasn't installed correctly. After this was fixed the first time, it again leaked in the next lot of rain we had. Hopefully we'lll get some more good rain to test the new fix out. <br /><br />Our first fence quote came back at a whopping $29K. I nearly fainted. The second quote came back at 25K, which still seemed a little steep. Quote 3, which didn't include the wooden parts of the fence came in at just $9.5K. The wood part should be less than 5-6K, so it pays to shop around and get a few quotes. We should end up doing it for half the price of the first quote.<br /><br />I'll post some pictures of the fence as it progresses. The footings are down, and thankfully no ruptured has or water lines in the digout.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-38437144341336350202010-11-15T01:58:00.000-08:002010-11-15T02:01:20.986-08:00Move in date, November 30th?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTG52r2abpgcYKIGQo0VwkUYCPXQ2XQRMBA6N6CRVhTbEjfRXcds-ZHjL4HvQBKkuGTrxDatEjJWlxXATCcKaBAyVh76E34g3uNsCgEQfKI2Kx7umZi8D0I5gHebBo4D4U8iIgddyFQ/s1600/pci10.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTG52r2abpgcYKIGQo0VwkUYCPXQ2XQRMBA6N6CRVhTbEjfRXcds-ZHjL4HvQBKkuGTrxDatEjJWlxXATCcKaBAyVh76E34g3uNsCgEQfKI2Kx7umZi8D0I5gHebBo4D4U8iIgddyFQ/s400/pci10.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539714358587404706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcdzgTyAqgTBGF9E5QQFhaU1f8_w09UGhhusY5PnBWpXXxobbb36q8P_7LHiDjudir3HdVC2LYPIW4haULAk5OosI3XgqNe9lzbfdL_Ll_vxnzs42mFb9Nv5OUs6bxDwzrfZ4kNM-eg/s1600/pci9.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcdzgTyAqgTBGF9E5QQFhaU1f8_w09UGhhusY5PnBWpXXxobbb36q8P_7LHiDjudir3HdVC2LYPIW4haULAk5OosI3XgqNe9lzbfdL_Ll_vxnzs42mFb9Nv5OUs6bxDwzrfZ4kNM-eg/s400/pci9.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539714354618887538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9jU4UDTDLLjGofXgAn2gej4mYV8jRoWq0jHEIxuzkc3Ob1GWsi_Q-4B2cHGCEIOEi6WZwJMj-cLccO93rYr5n5P2FQ3H2H6EAXptrq-ZJSkSRBcAnlBn0jxR9stB0zq5ZruD6eMZbg/s1600/pci8.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9jU4UDTDLLjGofXgAn2gej4mYV8jRoWq0jHEIxuzkc3Ob1GWsi_Q-4B2cHGCEIOEi6WZwJMj-cLccO93rYr5n5P2FQ3H2H6EAXptrq-ZJSkSRBcAnlBn0jxR9stB0zq5ZruD6eMZbg/s400/pci8.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539714343226576370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67L0-1qr6288mW8uk4MNAmc0OGxsvYciOTM67GmCwcZeKfH4Nh7r1KcQCXJWs4eqmlYrnvII3D3dxlzzw2NMJ_IasDEqop7_TU8pCDHWHQaszbLEMvBgZxcq9wC-by3kEqNH_GB2jaA/s1600/pci7.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67L0-1qr6288mW8uk4MNAmc0OGxsvYciOTM67GmCwcZeKfH4Nh7r1KcQCXJWs4eqmlYrnvII3D3dxlzzw2NMJ_IasDEqop7_TU8pCDHWHQaszbLEMvBgZxcq9wC-by3kEqNH_GB2jaA/s400/pci7.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539714335914419426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAp1B4tlF4jgS2f_ETBPeiPC4nvzu-FOpOND9y-zuf8BTg6q_fGHzRsoArq8RtcnMNroXthljFHKlp68WKY13-Z9oB-rB5Nq0uRHd-FgZx0tfvRVF3C-wz_8_mX7MI31oTCxfDaflVA/s1600/pci6.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAp1B4tlF4jgS2f_ETBPeiPC4nvzu-FOpOND9y-zuf8BTg6q_fGHzRsoArq8RtcnMNroXthljFHKlp68WKY13-Z9oB-rB5Nq0uRHd-FgZx0tfvRVF3C-wz_8_mX7MI31oTCxfDaflVA/s400/pci6.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539714333151017826" /></a><br />With a little bit left to do after the pci, our site supervisor believes that we will move in around the end of November. Time to book the moving truck, and start boxing things up.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842735112121411439.post-60457937890910395612010-11-15T01:51:00.000-08:002010-11-15T01:58:21.272-08:00PCI done<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiWme7pQuFKtx7FITyA-3FcJzOkw9nb_C7u-1GuogGTvI-r_H7yfMgcTpUSpvbLPMlZA74MXvNg3Xzr_hRloa6-GgcRpsU35h3fhFtBoyIdBndkWAU6OqiKJJ-yOJdhW74zncCkWZ9A/s1600/pci5.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiWme7pQuFKtx7FITyA-3FcJzOkw9nb_C7u-1GuogGTvI-r_H7yfMgcTpUSpvbLPMlZA74MXvNg3Xzr_hRloa6-GgcRpsU35h3fhFtBoyIdBndkWAU6OqiKJJ-yOJdhW74zncCkWZ9A/s400/pci5.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539712512346383858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF42TdvEn_6blnSszeuDyZX8pXbsng9NxDzhNNp2W8tu8-lXm8N8cL5MhjEtnGLgjUKrERXRBP8IEVHTGLRnOXyqyG3djBZv1troF_6x0RLqZ99CpyMBf9qZpFL2eRGJ5d62eOB2t1A/s1600/pci4.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF42TdvEn_6blnSszeuDyZX8pXbsng9NxDzhNNp2W8tu8-lXm8N8cL5MhjEtnGLgjUKrERXRBP8IEVHTGLRnOXyqyG3djBZv1troF_6x0RLqZ99CpyMBf9qZpFL2eRGJ5d62eOB2t1A/s400/pci4.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539712512687810338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqHlq-qvsympc9f0lPm7CwQvqNzivLb7RY9C3wbxIzR3NLVO1GLcsqXkM1O3uZ683Mq_1tJcwwGQw9VUOivkUoBdSKYasD9KXyIjM1BW3eWzeA4XNJ8usFAWCcyOhjiSJbhZZd3MiNw/s1600/pci3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqHlq-qvsympc9f0lPm7CwQvqNzivLb7RY9C3wbxIzR3NLVO1GLcsqXkM1O3uZ683Mq_1tJcwwGQw9VUOivkUoBdSKYasD9KXyIjM1BW3eWzeA4XNJ8usFAWCcyOhjiSJbhZZd3MiNw/s400/pci3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539712502101047026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjD02Xq8CNP9kzLUgz31tRWMQZvVm2T63ZcN1UIU7TNJKatOU-I8xB1fLVYQABcRCIOk5Limkb-JyJPC6P4IbGZpfdc1ysl_q0lMfjLYvtGDYXTqqe2fgHmcEIBzY7sF-SSuKHjC2Pg/s1600/pci2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjD02Xq8CNP9kzLUgz31tRWMQZvVm2T63ZcN1UIU7TNJKatOU-I8xB1fLVYQABcRCIOk5Limkb-JyJPC6P4IbGZpfdc1ysl_q0lMfjLYvtGDYXTqqe2fgHmcEIBzY7sF-SSuKHjC2Pg/s400/pci2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539712491068660930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrQwTVQCq-mWcIk2IBVt2Mf-7FSPCGwCIAD_KUBttPg31hS6asO3rsbXkHvVSQ1d5NH7foOx_b_MdvjKL75cbYtQvK8DCeKiOrthYW5XuPz0cvzwb0XO67SVyai1ukqBNNl-2hpTpmg/s1600/pci1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrQwTVQCq-mWcIk2IBVt2Mf-7FSPCGwCIAD_KUBttPg31hS6asO3rsbXkHvVSQ1d5NH7foOx_b_MdvjKL75cbYtQvK8DCeKiOrthYW5XuPz0cvzwb0XO67SVyai1ukqBNNl-2hpTpmg/s400/pci1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539712482782113410" /></a><br />We were hoping for a nice dry day for the pci today. Alas the dry weather didn't hold, and we found ourselves wading through the mud as we did the pci. We picked up the usual expected issues. Plenty of spots of paint to be touched up, a few scratches on the window frames. A few bricks that need to be replaced. Some Maroka finish that needs to be refinished, a few leaking pipes. Nothing too major at this point it seems. It's good to see the final, or near final product. We are pretty happy overall with the colour selection.Clarendon Bowral 42 With Loft Build Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/16893112521402400939noreply@blogger.com0