Things have been moving at a pace – the engineer decided standard foundation piles were OK rather than driven ones. That will save a few $s and have meant things have speeded up. Now we just wait for the Council to inspect and then the foundations will get concreted in and the framing can start.
Four thousand holes in Kaitoke, Wellington……
A wide view of holes and stakes to show the house building lines
The foundation piles and frame materials (yep, we’ve got piles)
Powerlines looking back up the drive
Typical electric companies, they want their billing meter in as fast as possible!
MT renews study of archaeology – signs of Roman post holes in NZ
Yes, still struggling with the plans !
Amazing isn’t it? Not 12 months out of the country – but you still haven’t lost the knack of looking important, holding bits of paper and pointing at me in a menacing way.
Great piccies though!
PS NZ has dropped off the radar on the World Map on my Blog.