The roof is out there...

Although there were many potential lines to do with the roof (my personal favourite is from The Hangover "why don't they call them floories, because you're more likely to hit the floor than the roof"), the 't'roof is out there seemed appropriate, as our new home has a roof now. A big shiny Woodland Grey colourbond roof (provided by Bluescope Steel of course) has been placed on top of the big wooden frame of the Cranbourne North site that will become our home sooner, hopefully, rather than later.

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond (or perhaps completely under) my control, I've been unable to get out there and view our future home. We spent Friday night and Saturday moving into our new temporary digs in Armadale and then I've been up in Darwin for work since Sunday. Whilst it's lovely up here (weather excepted, with it being hot. Then wet. Then steamy. Then dry. Then hot. Then thunder. Then wet. Repeat…) it's a long way away from being able to view the construction taking place. I'm sure our possum friends in Chadstone are now missing us, but at least our new temporary home is exceptionally comfortable and close to the city. I'm sure it's going to be difficult leaving in a few months time, even though we'll have our own new home to be moving in to.

Although I didn't get the chance to visit Cranbourne North, Sare was able to take her parents out to view the work that had been done in the last week. The following photos show the progress that has been achieved since our visit on the previous weekend. Windows are now in, the roof was mostly completed by Sunday and they are now able to start work on the bricks to give us a proper appreciation of what the house will eventually look like...

 Shirley admiring the magnificent entrance hall, with 3m ceilings and plenty of space  for us to fill.

 Some instructions noted on the wall by our helpful builders.

 The underside of the roof.  Maybe our Chadstone possum friends will come out to visit us sometime?

 The big window out the back of what will become Sarah's Studio in the future.

 The view through the rear door of the rumpus room.

 On the outside looking in through the rumpus room.

 Our al fresco area on the side of the house.  So much natural light, so little time to enjoy it.