Yep, unrelated image above.. but Lamb Chop learnt to drive.... and now onto the business of reno's.. With the kids up in Newcastle with Nana and Pa for the week, Marika and I smashed out the prep and paint of the three rooms and hall at their end of the house. The kids got to... Continue Reading →

A really important part of the upgrades to the kids rooms, and the rest of the house for that matter, is replacing all of the glass and window frames. The original windows in the kids rooms are 3mm glass and offer absolutely no protection from the heat in summer on the hottest side of the... Continue Reading →

Just a quick update to show the finished product. We have finished pouring the steps, let it cure, and then removed the form-work... Overall, a very good result in my opinion.

The plan for the Lounge is to extend the kitchen about a foot into the lounge area to accommodate a deeper kitchen island. This kitchen island will probably end up having the cook-top on it, so i wanted it to be extra wide so that splashes aren't going straight down onto the lounge floor. We... Continue Reading →

Well we have been welcomed into Mel & Amy's awesome property in Glenorie! We have been here a couple of weeks now and have settled in really well. Mel and Amy moved into there new house on the property on the same day we moved in, so has been a hectic period for them also.... Continue Reading →

Before heading back to Wagga after the trip to Portugal, Mum and Dad went to town on the front garden, and gave it a real clean out. Looks about a million time better than it did before hand, and probably about 100 time better than I would of done (sprayer + roundup = no garden).... Continue Reading →

Keith and I took advantage of the beautiful weather over the weekend to start the work on the outside. We also had the Tree removal team lined up for Saturday morning, but issues with the chipper prevented them getting much done. Basically started by clearing the driveway of all of the crap that was encroaching... Continue Reading →

The insulation is in, electrical done and the plastering completed.. Thanks Johnny for the help with this. Also a great idea to put the ceiling insulation in as we are installing the ceiling, one less thing to do later! Oh yeah.... what a wonderfully warm furry blanket these rooms are wrapped in... R6.0 and about... Continue Reading →

The plan for the kids rooms, which make up the northern end of the house, is to essentially gut them and start all over again. When we first inspected the house in November, that end of the house was at least 5 degrees hotter than the rest of the house. That section of the house... Continue Reading →

A tough day.... ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Had to hand in the keys to 11 Glenwood Way today, and say good bye. We have shared a fantastic time with her, raising our family from just the two of us, to the six that make up the crew now (yes, Roxy gets a mention). And while Roxy had already... Continue Reading →

What a hot mess the move out is... It's always hard to predict, but the amount of crap that you can accumulate in 9 years with 3 kids is mind boggling! Marika did an amazing job of boxing (championship level tetris) the entire house, just a bummer she didn't find my set of keys, which... Continue Reading →

Once the floor had been cleared, it was time to get the concrete grinder into action, and create the most dust per cubic meter physically possible. The sad excuse for an industrial vacuum (sorry Ozito) didn't stand a chance. Thanks Cris... I'll give you a call once the roof insulation arrives..... But for now, Number... Continue Reading →

So Lamberti made the mistake of telling me he'd love to have a crack at some hard work the next time I am doing reno's... he got exactly what he bargained for, and empty 8 tonne (8m/3) skip bin just begging to be filled. A big thanks to Cris for the help, I'm sure that... Continue Reading →

So now it was time to rip up the old floor. This included the tiles/screed in the entrance and kitchen and the carpet/screed in the kids TV room. I had high hopes this would be an easy job, as during the kitchen wall removal, a bit of the floor had come up very easily.. Plan... Continue Reading →

So first things first.... lets smash that kitchen wall out. As you can see, hard to believe we are even bothering to redo the kitchen given how amazing it is.... Here is the before... Keith and I then took to it with the impact driver and the hammer, so the bare bones ended up looking... Continue Reading →

Well, had to sell our home... 11 Glenwood Way which was our first home and has seen Marika and I raise our family from 0-9 years old is now contractually in the hands of its new owners. Like Marika and I were when we we purchased this home, they are newlyweds, with plans to start... Continue Reading →

So here is the LJ Hooker Video and the "before" photos that come from the real estate agency... most people would look at these and think that there really isn't that much work to do. Like all good real estate pictures, not much of what the show has any basis in reality, but I thought... Continue Reading →

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. – Earl Nightingale Well we bought a house, on some land, with plans to make it our home. This blog will tell that story, how ever long it takes. We are here.... 8 Karalee... Continue Reading →