Earthworks completed

The sand pad has been completed and has passed it's compaction test.  We are now ready for the concrete pad (see timelines below).  The weekend been was spent finishing the leach drains and leveling the tank pad ready for the tank installer.  The installer started the job Saturday afternoon and will return Wednesday or Thursday to finish the tank.  We have arranged for several loads of water to be delivered so we will have water for the weekend.

The Shed

The application for planning approval for the shed was finally passed this week  with a few amendments.  Basically the shed will go where the second tank was going to go and the second tank will go North of the house.  The planning department wouldn't budge on letting us build the shed forward of the house in our preferred location so once more we had to compromise.  The plans have now gone back to council for building approval.

Concrete Pad

Work on the concrete pad starts on the 27th of October.  The concrete contractor will set up string lines to define the extents of the concrete pad.  Then Dave the plumber and I will dig the trenches and lay all the sewerage pipes.

The next day the concrete team digs out the footings. Then the termite spray people come and spray the sand under the concrete pad for termites.  Once that is done the concrete team can lay the plastic and the mesh.

Hopefully the following day they pour the concrete and we have the start of a house.