As we march towards a completion date, things are really starting to ‘take shape’ for our Napkin House. Most of the scaffolding is down and the walls are up. The building team are almost done and it’ll soon be time for the painter to get started and the rest of the sub trades to ‘ […]
Read More Taking ShapeA lot can happen in a week on a building site. And when you’re both working full time, keeping up with the pace can get pretty full on. There’s more and more decisions to make, constant checking of all the things we still need to do and of course, making sure there’s enough in the […]
Read More Painting the town blueIt’s been a busy week. We met up with the plumber to discuss all things watery and managed to be on site as our joinery was being delivered. Cue much excitement, especially when I spotted something with my name on. Lots of chat about taps, toilets and tanks, and the realisation that pretty soon this […]
Read More Waterworks and WindowsIt’s crunch time. Our little Napkin House is shooting up and we’re only a couple of months from being finished. Which means all those little decisions we’ve been putting off now have to be made. And quickly. Wall colours, wallpaper choices, bathroom tiles, carpet, exterior colours, the size of Florence’s cat flap… the list seems […]
Read More Decisions, decisions, decisions…After months and months of looking for a decent builder and then a few more waiting for building consent to come through, it seems the pace is really picking up. We got quite the shock last night after arriving on site and discovering the walls had, quite literally, shot up! And the time spent creating […]
Read More We have walls!Week 2 and it’s time to put in the piles (I don’t know what that means but I think it’s the bottom bit of the house) so we were visited by some big trucks. With lots of concrete. This was very exciting; even more so when they tried to leave. Turns out the driveway is […]
Read More Truck versus drivewayFirst week of the build and some wooden things have appeared in the ground (really should get Shane to write more of the technical details). Nonetheless, it’s exciting. You may have noticed the little house comes with a fair bit of land. New to us and a little daunting, so we’re going to invest in […]
Read More The First CutWhat’s the most important part of the new home? The garage. Of course. And this one needs to house the toys. All four of them. Plus trailer. So much excitement this weekend when we discovered the gravel is in and it’s time to try out the new driveway.
Read More A test drive
The Napkin House 