Further external works happening as the plasterer continues on the inside. This is the site for our future BBQs along with some associated drinking. The BBQ will be at the end of the decking (to the right of the brick pier) and you can see the pond intruding into the deck space with the rain water spout above it. I hope one is above the other and that the rain water lands in the said pond!!!

Further developments on the outside of the building. The external render has advanced and now we are waiting for the weather to apply the final coloured coat (around the front door and windows) The blueboard on the right hand side of the door is to be clad with sandstone, the fascia and eaves lining will be painted monument (to match the capping), the left hand "white" wall with corner window will be painted steel rust and the upper sunshade tothe window is tobe rendered shale grey. Note that we now have a moat at the front door and the draw bridge is currently being fabricated.

The central courtyard with its bricked pond ready for the waterproofing. There will be a chain downpipe off the mid roof that feeds the pond. A steel and timber bridge will extend over the pond from the doors (do I hear you saying "build a bridge") The upper white wall is to be painted steel rust and the lower white wall is to be coloured render. The foreground will be paved with a japanese style pergola over.

The rear decking and pond has been done, the lounge room (right hand side) is rendered with the final coloured coat to go and the "white" piers are yet to be painted and will be the rusted steel colour finish. The roof soffit will be flush jointed villaboard. That big thing hanging off the fascia is the rainwater spout which falls into the pond - wow. Stay tuned to see the render colour - we are even wondering how it will look. Needless to say it is not a light colour.

Now you just have to imagine that the blue will not remain blue. This photo shows that the white has been painted "near black". Some of the blue will be painted iron rust, the sunshades over the windows will be painted to match the eaves lining (colorbond Shale Grey) and the extreme right hand side blue wall will be lined with Sandstone and the extreme left hand wall will be rendered in a grey/green/brown - all in all it will be a virtual painter's palette

Colour is added to the external finish - the wall colour is the same as the roof sheeting - Colorbond "Monument".

Our carpenters have been newly christened "Luigi" and "Mario" as they turn their hands at some concrete work. They are screeding the base slab for the "cement pond" in the central courtyard area. Luigi on the right (Andy) and Mario on the left (Chris)