From the Ground Up

It's almost the end of our second week on the job. We've been warmly welcomed by many members of the Committee, and we seem to have endured every season and weather category that exists.

We arrived to a forest of poles at the site; Geotec reports indicated the necessity for piles to find rock below the sandy base. About 6.2m down. Most of them had gone down something like that before they hit a solid base. Rob and Mark had a rugged couple of days playing lumberjacks to level the piles so site work could begin. No need for the gym last week. Poles that long don't come skinny! I wasn't going to be hefting these offcuts to the rubbish pile this time. A job for the digger.

A forest of poles...

And a bit of logging required to turn them into foundations

This week has been spent rolling hardfill with the vibrating roller (not as much fun as you'd imagine girls), shovelling and raking sand, and if you're Rob, wishing you were the digger driver. Oh, and the never ending measurements with the dumpy to ensure that everything is level.

We've made ourselves very cosy on site now - two builders sheds with a shaded area in between and, thanks to John the electrician, power to them. Lights and the kettle as well. And of course, the flashest on site loo you could imagine.