Building has started

Well, the slab has now been laid for the machinery shed and building is due to start tomorrow (Tuesday, 25 July). On the weekend, we spread out the crusher dust into the three bays of the shed that will have open fronts and out the front of the shed, just so it's not so boggy driving in and out. We also spread out the sand next to the slab where the water tank is going.

We've started moving things like the insulation that is going into the shed and wood for the fire up to the machinery shed site.

We've had a brief respite from the weather - only down to zeroes and ones of a night - and have had a heap of rain which has been rather nice for the dams.

We're still getting quotes from various companies for windows, doors, frames and roof trusses. Because we have to have, according to our Basix certificate, timber frames and double glazing on our windows, this quote is proving to be pretty expensive.