The outside ...

There 's been quite a bit of progress on the outside of the house.

The butt glazed windows have been installed and the scaffolding has been removed now the curved wall has been stained.

The tank is in, and the floor joists for the decking are in place.

Adjacent to the deck is a small shed, perfect for storing outdoor furniture and garden tools.

Tanked up

The timing for the tank is perfect.
It went in this week ... just before the rain came this weekend.
So all those lovely raindrops are running off our shiny new roof into our beautiful tank.
We've already got several thousand litres of water.

Soon we won't be able to see the tank.

The deck will cover it.

The floor joists are in ...

and the circular deck will float into the garden.

Tanked

I finally made it to the house today to take some pics.

Remember that bloody big hole?

Now there's a bloody big tank in it!

Well - bits of a tank.

The concrete has been poured forming the walls.

The tank will hold10,000 litres ... that's if it ever rains again.

The tank is right at the back sliding doors that lead into the living room.

The deck will be built over the top ...

And we'll step off the deck into the garden.