 Rain on the Decking Boards |
 ..and hail |
 .. and more hail |
 The night of the "100 year storm" |
 See we get snow too |
 The morning after |
 We have a swimming pool |
 I don't think the pipes are too happy |
 The Sun will come out |
 Tanks are no longer level |
 Andrew goes for a swim |
 Hired pump gets rid of all that bonus water |
 repairs to joists damaged by tank lifting |
 secondary wall plate |
 Relaying the decking boards |
 First boards get attached |
 Hey! Mum can use a drill! |
 Last boards go on |
 Don't they look good |
 Ladder to the sky |
 Notice Andrew is on the house side |
 Noel the gnome |
 Got to get those angles right |
 Roof structure beams are in place |
 View from above - party lights in place |
 Our first meal on the deck |
 Kitchen party at our Christmas drinks |
 The band sets up to play |
 Yum, look at those sausage rolls Lisa made |
 The bar gets a workout |
 Don't lean on the wall Ronnie! |
 Pretty lights |
 A D&M |
 Happy family |
 The deck dwellers |
 More lights |
 Can I get into the kitchen please? |
 The stayers |
 For something different - upstairs bathroom gets started |
 Working hard at a great hight |
 painting begins on the ground |
 Don't forget to hold on! |
 Look at the color of the sky! |
 Where's that safety officer? |
 Painted, now ready to go up |
 roof structure ready for battons |
 battons installed |
 Hold on Andrew! Don't drop that brush |
 we can't see how firmly Andrew is holding on |
 First sheet goes up and looks nice but... |
 False start - better to put the flashing up first |
 Noel and his collection of planks |
 Dad working the high jobs |
 nice sky, but the view is not waterproof |
 One half done |
 Wow look at the back of the house now |
 It's a long way down |
 One side finished - whats the rope for? |
 A new type of ladder and the other end of the rope |
 Roof is officially attached |