Quick update

Just a quick post today, not much has been happening at Waterford Estate this week. The painter is away until next week so there hasn't been any dramatic progress on the cottage.

The electrician has connected up the power to the septic tank. We can now fill in the trench.

The builder has started putting in the "floor" of the overhead cupboards.

Planting trees

Chris and I had a big day out at Waterford Estate yesterday. Chris had ordered 40 betula maximowicziana (Monarch birch) trees from Appleton's Nursery which arrived last week. A you can see had a very productive day.

Believe it or not, there's 40 trees in there

Planting

First few trees in

Planting the larger specimens in the tree triangles for shade trees

Mulch for around each tree

Its a long way down the driveway at the end of the day

 Here are some pictures of the mature trees to give you some idea of what the trees will look like in a few years time courtesy of the world wide web:

Mature specimen

leaves

Autumn colour

Silvery bark

We also shifted the horses to a fresh paddock and harrowed where they'd just come out of. They showed their appreciation by galloping around the new paddock like loonies doing very impressive sliding stops. So much for new grass!

Doors

The builders have been busy inside the Cottage this week. Some of the doors are in, and the skirtings and architraves are going up nicely.

Door onto verandah in Master bedroom

Laundry cupboard

Laundry cupboard with extra overhead storage

Bathroom window

Door into office/spare room

Office

Wardrobe in master bedroom with storage overhead

Master wardrobe

Finials and scrollwork to go up on the exterior

Stormwater complete

The stormwater trenches and dripper lines were completed today. The trenches have been backfilled and are ready to plant grass seed on them when the weather improves.

downpipes connected to stormwater and trenches filled in

Trench for power to septic tank

septic tank

trench containing pipes that take treated water to dripper lines in garden

trench out to dripper lines

left over dirt

dripper line field to disperse treated water into garden

pipes from septic tank to dripper field

stormwater soakage trench

overflow pipe into drain

stormwater drain and soakage field in the paddock

Septic tank installation continued

The installation of the septic tank and stormwater drainage continued today. Here are the lastest pictures.

Septic tank in

Closeup of septic tank

Stormwater drainage trench

looking back up towards the cottage

stormwater soakage pipe

stormwater soakage trench with pipe to go in on LHS

Trench being backfilled

Septic tank and drainage

It was a big day out at the block today. The drain layers created more earthworks havoc installing the sewage and stormwater drainage pipes and digging yet another hole for the septic tank. Chris was out there all day helping digging trenches and also planting a hedge behind the cottage.

That diggers a little close to the new cottage! I can't watch!

drainage pipes

another digger, another whacking great hole!

septic tank hole

slight mistake with the pipe work, note the level of the ground and note the depth of the grease trap. Plumbers mistake putting the pipes in the concrete too low, drain layer not happy, and neither is having to pay for risers at $200 each!

septic tank pipe (poo hydroslide)

drainage metal for soak hole

planting

mulching and planting

trench for power to septic tank