Landscaping... the Aussie way

The week started with another trip to The Mount... I think Dora now knows the way without Rick at the steering wheel. This time to collect the Ensuite and bathroom floor tiles, trim, glue etc not forgetting to also pick up the wood laminate flooring for the ‘guests wing’. What we didn't manage to pick up and didn't realise till we were back home was the glue! No matter as it turned out... we had a wee bit of prep to do before the tiling stage.

Rick was given a lesson in Tanking - waterproofing the wet areas for the uninitiated. It turned out to be a really messy job. The green waterproofing was extremely sticky, stuck to everything it should and shouldn't have. One coat of the green sticky stuff and a thin layer of something which looked like a very large loo roll, followed by another coat of the very sticky green stuff. YUK. Poor Rick ended up looking like Fungus The Bogeyman by the end of the day, green sticky stuff everywhere. I think we are both glad I didn't do the job!

So now the Buildings Inspector needs to come and inspect and then hopefully we will then be able to start the tiling. Once that bit is done we can hopefully get the toilets fitted... so close then to being able to move in. 

Landscaping Aussie Style - Tuesday was landscaping day…. Aussie style.  Another early start at the block to greet Robert with his 23 tonne digger… which to start with looked a little alarming to say the least.  But fears were soon allayed when we saw the skill he used..... I reckon he could probably crack an egg with that digger without smashing it to pieces. Very quickly twin peaks disappeared, the rubble and rocks moved and crushed to level off the area in front of the house and the drive. We were previously told the rock would be far to lumpy for us to use but the 23 tonne digger in Roberts hands made very light work of it.

It is very exciting to be able to stand in the laundry and bedrooms that side of the house and see our neighbours sheep AND the veggie patch. 

Sadly the much anticipated arrival of the front and back doors has still not happened, apparently the back door is in but the front door has yet to arrive. So glad we are not holding our breathes!

It will all happen I guess in the fullness of time but I really wish at times the fullness of time would happen sooner rather than later... patience.......