The slab is poured!

On Tuesday, our slab was poured and has been sitting idle for a couple of days for the concrete to cure before they start putting the frame up. The frame has already been delivered to site and is ready to go and most of this should be up by the end of next week. Hard to believe that after what will only have been 3 weeks, we will be able to see the "outline" of our house :)

The downside of the house progressing is that we have now received our first invoice from Plantation......oh well......the price one has to pay to get a lovely new house :)

The block to the left of us (looking from the front) was in the process of being "cut" this morning and on return this afternoon, has worked out perfectly as the level of our lots is virtually identical. Great news as it means that no retaining walls will be required, other then possibly right down the back - but if required there, would only be minimal. Another cost avoided!!

With the slab now poured, it is also now very apparent that our driveway and front yard will actually have a very marginal upward (positive) gradient to the front of the house and the garage. This is ideal as it means we won't need a drainage grate anywhere on the driveway and the water will run away from our house rather than towards it.

Some photos are below from our visit today:

Frame delivered and ready to go

More frame delivered and ready to go

Looking across the front of the house

The view up to the alfresco area

Looking from the front left corner of the slab

Looking from the back right corner of the slab