Yesterday, after two months of solid rain, the sun came out and we took the opportunity to visit our muddy building site.
Although quite a lot of progress has been made in laying the lintels which will make up the first floor slab, there is not a lot of visible progress to see since our last site meeting and the forest of steel poles supporting the lintels make moving around the house quite difficult. All the bricks for the building of the second floor have been delivered and are waiting on site.
Work has begun on the staircase that will lead up to the suite of rooms above the garage:
The start of stairs leading to rooms above the garage.
The patio pillars which will support the upstairs balcony have also been put in place. Downpipes to take water run-off from upstairs are hidden within these pillars.
Patio Pillars encasing rainwater downpipes.
We haven’t been able to access the house through the front door opening for months. The heaps of building rubble and treacherous mounds of mud have made the approach virtually impassable. Instead we have to cross a plank bridge to the opening that will one day be French doors leading out of the library.
Walking the Plank.
I’m not sure what I’m looking forward to more; seeing the walls of the second storey go up or seeing the driveway graded. I think the contractor’s priority is getting the walls up. Yesterday I was simply relieved to see sunshine on the site again. It was shortlived though. Rain is forecast for the rest of the week.
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home-in-the-making 
Downpipes concealed in pillars. Very clever.