Chesterfield By The Sea: A Water Tank and More Plaster

We have had a week of horrible building weather with storms, down pours and extreme humidity. The plasterers have been in the house every day, but I can imagine that the conditions haven't been great for drying plaster. We had a huge storm on Wednesday night and as I was driving home (past our block) I noticed an open window that might let in rain. By the time I got in and out of the house to close it I was drenched and covered in sticky red clay. It's horrible stuff when wet - it sinks, gets into your shoes and stains as it dries. Even our bricks are stained red where water has been splashing against the ground. We are now thinking that having a driveway, side path and grass are going to be fairly essential in keeping our new house from getting filthy when we move in.

We had a progress update today from the regional building supervisor (as our SS is away) and things happening in the near future are:

- Plastering to end Monday or Tuesday next week.

- Carpenters returning to install skirting boards, architraves and doors next week.

- Installation of garage door upon completion of cornices.

- Kitchen fit-out in the next fortnight *happy dance*

The cornices were delivered today and the plastering just looks like it needs a little more of a sand. The cutouts for most of our electrical were also completed and the electrician has redeemed himself a bit as all of the light placements are spot on and perfectly lined up. As we were standing at the back of the house talking about landscaping this afternoon, we realized that we were leaning against a newly installed water tank! It looks great, and matches in perfectly with the height and colour of our neighbour's existing fence.

The detached tank