We are almost there! Handover is confirmed for 8 August, so the move is booked for Saturday 9 August. Last weekend painting was complete and the flooring had just begun. Because we have two dogs, we have chosen an easy care vinyl planking for the kitchen, dining and family area. I would have preferred real timber, but it would have been much more expensive and you quickly find when you build a house that all the extras mount up. The ability to mop these floors will be especially important when we first move in because the house is surrounded by mud. We have had a particularly wet winter and it looks as though most of the outside work won't be done until after we move because it is just too wet to get machinery onto the property. Dogs are not good at wiping feet, so I am relieved that we have part of the house they can use without making a mess of the new carpet in the rest of the house. As the fences won't be finished in time, they won't be able to run free outside - so we will have to take them for lots of walks. Minty would love to chase the rabbits on the hills - but she would probably end up over the hill in Lyttleton!
The kitchen has been installed - it's enormous. That bench is 4 metres long. We could have a party at one end while cooking at the other end.
It's hard to believe it's finally almost done. Although I have started packing I keep thinking something will crop up and we won't end up shifting. We've been in limbo for what seems like forever. It is two years this month since we bought the land we are building on. It's also hard to believe how many books we seem to have acquired in the 16 months we have been living in town. We started with an empty bookshelf because most of our books went into storage. I have now emptied the bookshelf again and packed several boxes. Just as well we are putting in a big built in bookshelf in the new place.
Right, must get an early night for a change - while I listen to the rain on the roof and wonder how long we will have to put up with mud everywhere.
The kitchen has been installed - it's enormous. That bench is 4 metres long. We could have a party at one end while cooking at the other end.
It's hard to believe it's finally almost done. Although I have started packing I keep thinking something will crop up and we won't end up shifting. We've been in limbo for what seems like forever. It is two years this month since we bought the land we are building on. It's also hard to believe how many books we seem to have acquired in the 16 months we have been living in town. We started with an empty bookshelf because most of our books went into storage. I have now emptied the bookshelf again and packed several boxes. Just as well we are putting in a big built in bookshelf in the new place.
