Week 4 - Nothing to report

Checked out the site yesterday, and there's sweet FA going on for our lot. There was some brick laying going on other the other side of the site for the two story townhouses, which surprised me, because there's still no slab down, and there are big piles of dirt still in the middle of the sites where the brick work is going on.

But then, what the hell do I know about construction? Maybe that's how it's done.

In other news, have decided that I'm going to see the Prodigy next year up in Sydney with my man Rob. Time for some raver nostalgia! This does, of course, run the risk that they'll just play shite off their last two albums (which I have not bothered with, but have it on good authority from my man T-ford that they're a bit naff), but I'm crossing my fingers. Fat of the Land was the first CD I ever bought as a spotty teenager, and it's still a ripper listen to this day. Listening to the Scratch Perverts drop Outer Space at Digital 2001 (at the Entertainment Centre!), which was the first dance gig I ever went to, has to be one one of my best raver memories ever.

I can't miss the possibility of re-living some of that, exorbitant price ($101!) or not.

It's not the same without a room full of sweaty ravers singing along, but here's a taste:

Week 3 - foundations!

I made it up to the site last night to check out the progress, and the change was quite dramatic compared to previous visits. The foundations have been poured on most of the townhouses (including ours!) and there's building supplies, big earth moving equipment, site offices and multiple portaloos!

I took quite a few pictures, but unfortunately, due to the late hour and my poor excuse for a camera, they're not all that great. Here are the best of them, starting with our townhouse. Note the bloody great earth mover sitting in what will be our courtyard.

The view from across the road (sticklers for continuity may spot that the portaloo has been moved away from our plot - I consider this a victory for the general smell of the area):

And across another townhouse from the south side. To give you some indication of where things will lie, think back to the plans. In the right hand side of the picture below will be the master bedroom. If you follow the line of the foundation to the left, there will be the ensuite and bathroom, followed by the kitchen and the lounge/dining just about where the earth mover is. As noted earlier, the earth mover is actually sitting in what will be our courtyard. I'm not exactly sure why there are so many big piles of dirt in the house, but I'm sure it will all become clear in the end.

You can also see from this shot that we're going to be quite close to our neighbours. I maintain that it's still a step up from an apartment building.

Elsewhere around the site, you can see the site office (which is a new addition this week) and more big equipment!

Bricks! Their colour doesn't really show up very well here, but it's all fairly neutral anyway.

Things are slightly more advanced at the southern end of the complex. These are mostly multi-story units from memory.

Foundations are still being dug and poured on the north west corner of the site.