Well that’s a wrap for 2021! One year on from breaking ground and look at us FLYING along…
It’s been a full on year juggling working in Architecture and with Healthabitat, trying to build a house on site 4 days a week and trying to keep up with the washing pile. We can both say it sure has been filled with lots of lessons, headaches, heartaches, splinters, questions, sore thumbs as we learn to use hammers… and cake!
Thankfully we got our roof on just before the torrential and persistent rain November and December brought, and with drenched rain jackets day after day working under the drip line, we managed to get the 2 layers of our Fyrcheck Flame Zone (highest bushfire rating) wall system up! We have learnt that Flame Zone means lots of layers of products and lots of tubes of gunk to make sure there are no gaps bigger than 2mm…crazy!
Having the walls closed in means you really can start to understand the form of the house in its place and what the openings capture. As more bits go on and up, although clunky and chunky in parts… we think we got the important moves pretty spot on.
We are looking forward to the home stretch.. quite literally, 2022 will bring!
We wish you all a safe and sweaty holiday season full of good company, good vibes, slow days and….REST!!!
Onwards and structurally upwards in 2022!
Love,
Dusty & Thirsty
We are taking note from The Grand Section on the value of documenting the journey whilst you’re in it by hand rather than just the final result by photograph.
At the end of each month we sit down and visually document the build journey of ‘Can’t Break Your Hip House’ up in Blackheath and the people who have been a part of that chapter. A great way to reflect on going-ons, small wins and lots of learnings
You can find further photographs on The Grand Section social media - instagram and facebook!