Building the new house was never going to be easy. I did not want to be a bystander watching a builder as this is something I have always wanted to do.

I did work with people to do specific tasks (like roof sheeting etc), some were more experienced than myself, others were just learning, but overall I ran it the way I wanted.

I learnt far more than I could have imagined - although at times having to learn new things, new skills, really did cause a lot of stress.

Working from DA drawings and a few 3D renders there were a mountain of small design and finishing decisions. There were larger decision like the design of the Kitchen and Bathroom.

I made a huge number of mistakes but luckily I am not a perfectionist* - and every builder I have talked to says no job turns out perfectly the way they wanted. It is a natal part of creating - when you get to the end you know a lot about how you could have done it better.

Just a few months on from being ‘complete’, I start to forget the 2 year journey. So here are a few images of it coming together.

* mathematically I believe you can prove ‘Perfection’ can only ever exist temporarily - more on that in another most maybe…