Site inspection...

New concrete stumps 

The day our ground slab was poured...

The plastic's down,  reo's in...

...and with the electrical conduits laid as well...

we are all ready to pour!

oh...and don't forget to toss the gold coin into the foundations for good luck!

The concrete pour begins...

Done!

And more progress...

After the front house was re-stumped, we arrived back at the house only to find large cracks developing up the walls and plaster....That's because the house is now actually level! The front door could not even be closed properly!

The moulding to the arch in the hallway fell off while the builder stripped off the existing lining.  

So much for trying to retain existing features...

Miranda : Ahhhh! The house is falling apart!!!

Trenches to the back are now dug, with the sand beds in, in preparation for the slab pour the next day. In-ground services are also in place - the foreground shows the pipe connection to our kitchen island sink.

Excavation & Bulk Earthworks

Here comes the excavator...

Digging the trenches and laying in-ground services

Our in-ground sewer pipe

The re-stumper at work...