94% complete

two days work lost to rain and the faffing around by many of the subcontactors has eventuated in the site not being where it should be right now. we didnt reach our much hoped for 95% complete. it was a very big week (often 20 cars parked outside our property) which finally saw our cool as a cucumber builder pat turn red as a tomato. oh well, if it was ever going to happen it this was the week and he seemed fine yesterday now the worst (in terms of volume of subbies on site) is over...

the solar hot water system is now complete (finally at the preferred angle of 26 degrees for winter sun - as the sun sits lower in the sky over the cool months). the painters still havent painted the gyprock under the radial sawn timber but it was more important for them to concentrate on the interior (something they still havent completed - and should have!).

behold australia's first 5 star toilet. i cant belive this hasnt been thought of before! a sink has been placed on top of the cistern and when the user flushes the toilet they wash their hands in the water (fresh from our tank) that fills the cistern for the next flush. should we use a nice eucalyptus soap (or similar) then the flush will incorporate a semi-clean/disinfect as well....

almost done in the ensuite. The toilet has a soft close lid which means you can just drop the lid and the seat will return to normal position without slamming (perfect). we bought the duchess off ebay and the builder dropped the sink into it leaving a very cool "cottage bathroom effect". the lights are from ikea - a store i have come to respect greatly....

above are our bedroom lights that we found on sale in january. they suit perfectly. the blue frame around the window is painters tape that will come off soon.

lastly i thought we would show you a few of the local inhabitents that are always around the eco village. there has never been occassion when they havent been spotted and with 80% of the 465 acres being left in its natural state we dont expect them to be going anywhere in the near future. next week the floors should be sanded and polished which means the interior should then be ready for a final inspection and fit off... our fingers are crossed (and removalists booked) for august 11th....... but as they say in the building industry.... anything can happen....