We can't thank my Dad and Chris enough for helping us build our retaining walls! Chris was a champ and led the team. Chris is a fence and retaining wall builder by day so charged through everything so easily and quickly. We wanted to get an early start on Saturday so the concrete would set for long enough before having to build against it the next day so we headed up to the house on Friday night and camped out in it ha! So much fun but I don't think my nostrils have ever been so full of dust in my life!! Going to the Coast on Friday night and camping out in the house allowed us to get up early and start working, the boys busted out a big day and got all of the holes dug (by hand and the dingo!), concrete pored, posts set and all the hardwood cut and ready to go for the next day. We organised all of our hardwood through Chris (thanks champ!) and our gravel, geo fab, ag pipe and concrete mix through
T & G Sand and Gravel who were really helpful, delivered early for us and gave me a little discount.
We had such a hard busy day on Saturday but it was so much fun! We had plenty of visitors - Alex's mum and her partner arrived and helped out and my mum, aunt, uncle and cousin arrived in the afternoon with wine woooo! A hot shower at the end of the day never felt better. That, and an amazing BBQ by my aunt and uncle. Such good times Xx
Next week - coating the retaining wall in linseed oil to protect it from the elements and to prevent it from drying out and going grey.
Bottoms up!
Sunrise at the block to the sound of the ocean and black cockatoos. Bliss
Oh! Kitchen cabinets went in. Very unexpected but awesome surprise
Summer pooped out completely on the way home. Paws caked with dust and clay.
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