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Curved Roofing arrives
Finally today the long awaited delivery from Ritek turned up on site:
The packing material for the roof over the stairs would make a good skateboard ramp!
Our builder had put lots of thought into installing the composite roof panels...
Meanwhile, downstairs the ducting, plumbing, wiring and insulation had been installed.
And the window frames did just that - framed the beautiful view across our terrace (well it will be once the scaffolding comes down!)
We even found we had some "fossils" from the gum leaves that had dropped into the formwork just prior to the concrete pour. Seems a shame to cover them with the timber floorboards.
Back upstairs, the roof on the garage quickly materialised:
with a ready made ceiling inside:
One more sheet to go...
And Kate's happy!
And the builders are happy!
The Cheese Tree that survived:
The view from the street:
Within hours, the roof over the internal stairwell started taking shape as well:
From the flat roof looking back; the "foam" panels are certainly strong enough to hold young Paul's weight (you would hope so, as there's a long drop underneath down two storeys).
This is kinda what it will look like looking out the narrow windows in the top stairwell:
And this is where the large skylight windows will be installed:
Then the "slippery dip" is ready to go on, connecting the garage with the front door:
This panel was always going to be a bit tricky, but with a bit of pushing and shoving and a trim here, and a nick there it was in place and fitted perfectly on the shaped walls:
So, as the sun began to set it had been a big day, but the shape of the curved roofing was quite clear, with the inverted curve over the entry foyer now visible. 
We were quite amused at the local residents driving home from work craning their necks to see how it was shaping up. One of the neighbouring kids saw us staring at it and asked "Is that your house; are you waiting for it?" to which we could only say "Yes mate, we've been waiting a long time!"
The packing material for the roof over the stairs would make a good skateboard ramp!
Our builder had put lots of thought into installing the composite roof panels...
Meanwhile, downstairs the ducting, plumbing, wiring and insulation had been installed.
And the window frames did just that - framed the beautiful view across our terrace (well it will be once the scaffolding comes down!)
We even found we had some "fossils" from the gum leaves that had dropped into the formwork just prior to the concrete pour. Seems a shame to cover them with the timber floorboards.
Back upstairs, the roof on the garage quickly materialised:
with a ready made ceiling inside:
One more sheet to go...
And Kate's happy!
And the builders are happy!
The Cheese Tree that survived:
The view from the street:
Within hours, the roof over the internal stairwell started taking shape as well:
From the flat roof looking back; the "foam" panels are certainly strong enough to hold young Paul's weight (you would hope so, as there's a long drop underneath down two storeys).
This is kinda what it will look like looking out the narrow windows in the top stairwell:
And this is where the large skylight windows will be installed:
Then the "slippery dip" is ready to go on, connecting the garage with the front door:
This panel was always going to be a bit tricky, but with a bit of pushing and shoving and a trim here, and a nick there it was in place and fitted perfectly on the shaped walls:
So, as the sun began to set it had been a big day, but the shape of the curved roofing was quite clear, with the inverted curve over the entry foyer now visible. 
We were quite amused at the local residents driving home from work craning their necks to see how it was shaping up. One of the neighbouring kids saw us staring at it and asked "Is that your house; are you waiting for it?" to which we could only say "Yes mate, we've been waiting a long time!"
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