....gib!

The guys have been really busy working hard putting up the plaster board (Gib) and so the rooms are starting to look real and we are starting to get quite excited about how it will all look. Here they are juggling with one of the long ceiling pieces in the garage.

So we've moved from Rangiora and many thanks to Simon for his help last Sunday.

We've not had internet access for a week so catching up now with thanks to Rich for sorting it yesterday and our landlords for letting us tap into their broadband.

Apparently we're on the Port waiting list to have Broadband at 228 but today received a letter suggesting it might not be for to long, we'll see. In the meantime we're researching other options.

This rental is miles warmer than the last one and we're both excited about living here. It's 5 mins nearer town too which is cool.

Sky have been and installed at the new house , we've not got it here, but it's a work in progress.

To watch the Open we have to take up our tele to 228 to watch through the Sky box which recorded it :-) Mad or what, and bloody cold on Sat as the fog rolled in..........

Cant believe it's only about 7 weeks till we visit the UK so getting excited about seeing you all over there.

Sam arrived safely and only had a 2 hour delay at Singapore. By a stroke of luck a friend of ours was on the same flight so we were able to check them in all so they could sit together.

Ben

The Gib board, plasterboard, arrived last Thursday and Ben gave the boys a hand to unload it.

Mike plans to start this Weds :-)

Julian the "Brickie" has been very busy and completed the back wall, the sills will be done later this week. Realised not mentioned it before but obviously the windows are in.

The garage door is on but only operated manually .

All of the internal doors have been fitted.

This brown one on the left is the front door.

Been off line for a week so lots to update with, first of all the Pink Batts have gone in.

This is the insulation.Pipes in the middle are for the radiator :-)

Sam off to UK

So for his last day here we headed up Mount Hutt and had a great day.


Safe journey Sam and see you in Sept :-)

Have decided to do our driveway now as was getting a sea of mud


Mike took the top soil off and then we had 30 cubes of hardfill to pack down





We'll allow this to settle then top up with some decorative stone

Driveway today

Been busy of late

Been a manic few days lately so only just catching up posting.


Ben with his own topping out ceremony, although the corner next to water tank still need to be finished



Container being delivered for our worldly possessions



Pete has been down and done the first fix with help from his 2 apprentices Sam and Ben. This is the distribution board



Yesterday the bricklayer started, now we're moving :-)

Windows and Electrics

Well here is the container arriving to store all our worldly goods!!!!!!!!!
... and Ben finishing the roof on the shed he has built with his own fair hands:-)

Ben is 50th ...........

Well Ben was 50 the other day..... We had a party at Jim and Karen's and many thanks for their excellent hosting.
It was a Casino theme and everybody purchased $325 worth of chips for $1 and the player with the most chips at the end picked up the "Pot". It was $27 which has now been donated to Breast cancer.


My gorgeous wife.



A wee bit of camping


Jim with his very large party popper


And the aftermath





Pressies


Ruth, Clare and Heidi


Blackjack table with Sean, Jill and Rich


Serious stuff this poker, Kit, Sam, Clare and Charlotte

And some very yummy Chocolate cake