Underneath The House Blog Posts

So much for our Australia Day long weekend clean-up. As I type this Brisbane is being inundated by the left-overs of a tropical cyclone - it has rained non-stop for nearly three days and today we are being hit with some strong winds. It's not pretty.

After making some grand pronouncements in the last blog post about consolidating our funds for renovating in 2013, the washing machine just packed it in! The old machine was tripping our electrical safety switch, which is not a terribly healthy sign...

Well, all the work to clad the walls underneath the Sow's Ear is done. Jason spent most of last week getting the VJ (vertical join) sheeting up. It's the cheats option to get that VJ look without the big hit in the back pocket. We're really hap...

In some circles it's considered gauche to photograph a restaurant experience. Thankfully, I don't mix in that circle (if I don't include Jason) and snapped photos to my heart's content when Jason and I went to fancy schmancy Aria for lunch. How of...

Those coffee dates Jason and I have been enjoying petered during the week. There's too much work to be done.  Over the last few days, Jason has been working underneath the Sow's Ear, lining the walls with VJ panelling. Considering that thi...

It's so strange hanging out with Jason during the day without the children - we've been making the most of it and going to as many child unfriendly places as possible. I lie, most of the places we visit are "child friendly", it's just that we don't f...

Jason's started two weeks of annual leave today. I thought he was just going to mooch around and relax in his undies at the Sow's Ear for the next fortnight...I am so naive... At 6.45 this morning he ordered some VJ sheeting to line the walls in our...

You can see I was stumped for a blog title! The final hopscotch window was installed last weekend...in the rain of course. I don't think Jason even sees the rain any more and I've never ever seen him consult the Bureau of Meteorology for a...

Jason was his regular busy-bee self on the weekend. He successfully replaced one of the casement windows in his man cave/gimp room which is located under the house. He'll be replacing the other one next weekend. Have a looksy.  The new but o...

The work under the house is going great guns. Mr D and his trusty side-kick returned today to start framing the areas which will be weatherboarded. The builders removed all of the old wall framing on the sunroom side of the Sow's Ear and built up the...