Check out our water feature!....

We went to bed listening to the sound of rain on the roof last night. I love that sound but couldn't help thinking - I hope that all that water's going where it should and there's no leaks...

Now I was expecting to see mud in the morning but I didn't expect this...









It seems Mother Nature had decided to give us a hand with the landscaping overnight and in her infinite wisdom seems to think that a water feature... or perhaps a moat... is called for..

Apparently she forgot that DOG + CLAY + WATER = D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this morning we had to figure out how we would keep Tyler (our dog) contained and safe (and mud-free) while we were both at work for the day...

We ended up having to put her into the laundry and set about removing the 'temporary' forest, and dog-proofing it, including putting the child lock on the laundry cabinet (which I'd discovered taped to the inside of the cabinet door a couple of weekends ago)... but were faced with another problem... we suddenly realised that the stupid lever door handles that we had to have (they would have charged us extra for normal ones) would be very easy for Tyler to open - even though the door does open inwards, I'm sure that she would find a way... So eventually I came up with this...



We might have to look into a lock of sorts...

Photos from the inside!!!!

Finally I have had a chance to walk in the house!

• The plaster is mostly finished - just a few cornices and architraves to finish off in the ensuite and kitchen.
• The kitchen cabinets and benchtops have been installed - the sink still needs to go in (and appliances too but that's not until after handover)
• The bathroom vanities are done and the bath and shower bases have been installed.

SS tells me that the painter is booked to start on Wednesday next week and the tiler should start about a week after that. All going well he says that the house should be finished in about 5 weeks from now!! (That would be great if it happens but I'm not holding my breath just in case something doesn't go right).

Anyway, as pormised... some internal photos...

The kitchen...






Bathroom...




Built in robe...


Laundry...


Garage...


Solar panel for hot water...