Now its back to work! We’ve moved on since the basement, with a host of issues! Where the toilet soil pipes will go, finding out all the fittings we need to select and source, how to deal with surface water – the plot is on a slope, and part way down a hill. But the outline is taking shape. So now we can begin to see how it will look!
The shuttering and steels are laid for the strap beams which will support the floor slab. We think the level will be at least 60-70cm higher than the cleanng concrete level.
Bit of disappointment at first that it looks smaller than the 3D walk thru. The Atrium which seemed to be imposing is quite small – snug as Yasmin said. But the views will be tremendous. And the whole thing becomes a bit more real.
At the moment it looks almost subterranean as the ground level in the SE corner is more than 3.5m above the cleaning concrete. We need to create more space around the house and reduce the surrounding ground level too. And we’ll need railings to avoid falling down the cliff face.
Looks pretty solid tho, can’t see those concrete structures letting us down, even with a massive earthquake.
Closer to everyday, We are concerned about ground water running from above, and running down the tiled and concreted slopes towards the house. We’ve just had some pretty big rains – 4cm in a day – to remind us of what it can be like! We’ve talked with our architect whose suggested some drainage troughs with grilles over around the edges of the path. Emptying out into our plot below the house.
And inbetween a time off to eat at Ginger Concept amongst the jungle of banana palms.
We ve begun the task of selecting fittings, starting with toilets, sinks, taps and tiles.