So what's happening with the actual house?

The slab has quietly attained its maximum strength whilst waiting for the frame to be ready. We've had a great old time wandering around on it, tape measure in hand, working out the reality of room sizes etc. Lots of fun for the girls, who seemed concerned that this house would not favor them in terms of bedroom size. They seem happy enough now the measurements are becoming "concrete" - ha!

The slab had been residing in the centre of a mountain range that emerged when the footings were dug, so Dirt Man came and (finally) scooped that all up for us on the weekend. Can't help feeling totally gouged by his bill at the end of it but nor do I want him to bring it all back!

At least we now have room for the framework to be delivered at the end of this week - hooray! It had been delayed by a week due to the wintry conditions but as of next week we will be able to walk through the ground floor level. Can't. Wait.

What else? Insulation company booked, carpenter details getting finalized, and the return of the Special Ops Painting Team from "the Northern Estates" episode happily booked in too :)

Some time spent deliberating over 8mm in relation to the front door sill height. We are ALL OVER these minuscule details!