... and a design problem as birds were still able to get into the house through the garage and breezeway roofspace. Dave was pleased to be entrusted with blocking off the hole, using offcuts from the inner layer of plywood.
Meanwhile the proper builders were progressing well, creating a bathroom ...
and some more stripes. These were meticulously done and looked awesome.
Wednesday was the day to be there, which was lucky as it was the only day of the week that I am there! And it was full of action. The plumbers came to put in the soak field for the septic tank and four of them turned up to do the job.
The pipe that had been coiled up waiting for them seemed to have a mind of its own but they eventually managed to unroll it ...
... and get it and its inner pipe safely in the trenches.
At the end of the day we were left with some rather unsightly mounds and a row of white mushrooms just next to the drive that we will see every time we drive in or out. I hope this is not the finished product.
Things were also springing up in the soon-to-be orchard with some prototype rabbit, hare, pukeko and wind protectors around our new feijoas and the first of the other fruit trees - an apple, a plum and an apricot tree.
Then the garage door man came and soon ...
... we had a rather smart door to match our windows. Pity there is no electric connection to drive it yet but it does look good.
And again the real builders pressed on with the battens though it was jolly chilly out there.
Thursday was so cold that even our tough builders retreated inside but Friday and Saturday turned out to be beautiful sunny days after the bitter cold of the previous days and by the end of the week we had a ceiling in the living room ...
... a frame for the bath ...
... and lots more stripes.
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