Saturday was spent shopping for stuff: tiles, ceiling rose (again!), carpet, front door and front door locking mechanism.
Tiles: selected. A dark colored, large square tile for the floors. White, rectangular tiles for the walls.
Rose: two different roses selected, a large one and a small one. In the passage way, a large rose will hold a large ceiling light at the front door. Then down the passage two small roses will hold smaller lights.
Carpet: A very nice, very soft, dark grey carpet for the bedrooms.
Front door: fairly simple door in the old style. We will add stained glass panels to it.
Front door lock: We will fit an electronic system to the latch so it can be released via remote. Modern living!
Sunday we were back at the House. The Master's instructed us to offload a truck full of stones. For some reason they then disappeared. The truck was parked at the end of the ROW, we had to load up wheelbarrows can lump the stones about 25m to a spot next to the toilet. I forgot to photo the before, I only have the after.
After about 90 minutes of muscle tearing, apprentice-style labour we finished up. Forearms felt like jelly. Only at the end was I told the stones weighed 3 tonne. Three. Tonne.
The stones provide the underlay for the plumbing, which was starting on the Monday.
On Sunday the air con guy started. The pre-fit the three bedrooms with the things needed for the air cons.
After moving all the stones The Shadow and I then de-lathered another wall. I think thats the end of those jerks. Except we now have a storage shed full of them, waiting to be taken to the recycling station. I'm thinking setting the shed on fire and burning them all might be easier.
On Monday the plumber started. By Wednesday afternoon the backyard had been dug up and the pipes laid out [on top of the stones].
Probably no labour for The Shadow and I this weekend - the Master's aren't coming up Saturday and I am taking Sunday off to watch the Tigers play in the Prelim final. Go Tiges!!
On Friday [tomorrow] our security/cabling guy starts doing the security/cabling stuff.
Yes, a lot is happening.
Stone pile:
Dirt pile, reminds me of the garbage pile thing from Fraggle Rock
Trench warfare
Busy plumbers
Trenchy
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