Views, Glorious Views

Things are really happening now.  The sun is shining, surf's up, the first floor is closed in and the second floor is taking shape.

THE BOSS: The General pretty pleased with progress. Angourie Village in the far distance.

What has been really exciting this week has been the revelation of the view that will be in front of us. So far we've been down in the hole getting the underground floor sorted so it's been all about sand, blocks and about seven concrete pours. But now we've moved up a floor and it's glory glory glorious. With the subfloor going down today we can now walk on the floor that will be our home, and see and feel the views and angles we'll be living with. We can see ocean glimpses of Angourie's Back Beach, Angourie Village, Lover's Point at Yamba and Yamba Hill with the light house flashing us all night long. We are also completely surrounded by Yuraygir National Park, which is quite superb from the glory floor.  How lucky are we!

FLOOR: The floor went down today. The lighter shades are all the wet rooms.

SAFETY FIRST: Specially constructed safety rail so Sailor, our one-year-old won't fall off the side. 

The General has constructed a double railed safety rail around the house so the girls and I will be safe for our daily site visits. What a guy! Safety first round here.

So decisions are flying thick and fast now.

Any thoughts out there about stairs? I'm totally addicted to Pinterest and have honed in on black stairs. I'm also interested in finding out about recycled tyres for stair treads. I did a story on a house at Piha, NZ years ago that had a nice chunky layer of recycled tyre on top of each stair which I loved. Looking to find something similar so any leads would be appreciated.

Speaking of recycled, the General and I have been having a laugh recently about the word recycled being phased out and 'recycled' into 'reclaimed' and lately......'repurposed'. Poor 'recycled' got what was coming to it didn't it. I think we'll stick to the old school for a while longer.

Also, check out our website that has just gone live .....  www.jsconstructions.com.au. Let me know if it's taking too long to load. I'm not very tech savvy, but I might need to make some of the photos smaller.

INSPECTION: Pippi and I are happy with progress today.

A WEEK AGO: This was the pour a week ago when we poured the suspended slab for our inside outdoor room...if you know what I mean.

Thanks xxx