5 workmen, 4 feet, 3 days and 2 (near) meltdowns

4 days into the house move and things are progressing well. I can't get over how weird the house looks jacked up 4 feet off the ground with no verandah, decking or even piers underneath it. We're using a ladder to climb in and out of the house - not the easiest task to tackle with a arm-load of ice to chill the (soon to be turned-off) fridge contents.

Here's how this week has travelled:

Monday: steel beams delivered (to support the house), verandah / decking pulled down and turned into a MASSIVE pile of rubble, new house space cleared of turf / gardens, some piers drilled.

Tuesday: all piers are drilled, chimney exterior removed, monster-sized earth mover brought in to manoeuvre steel beams into position.

Wednesday: hydraulic jacks lift the front, then the rear of the house house off the ground (not feeling like a fun show ride but more like a weird dizzy spell). Cracks in walls and ceilings have started to appear and dust has littered the floor. Along with the dirt brought in from walking outside = messy!



We're still sleeping in the house, though services are limited. We're lucky we can use a separate bathroom as the sewerage has been disconnected. A temporary water line has been positioned to feed the house and power is still on until the house actually starts to move away from its old position today.

Though disruptive, it's kind of cool to witness the house up off its old legs and moving onto new ones . Still stressing out with too many balls in the air but we're doing O.K.