2024 June - now the stairs up to the verandah were installed, a hand rail was added. This was purchased from the tip shop a few years ago, kept for this very purpose. To obtain the correct height, Josh pre-poured a concrete stand at the bottom. The top was screwed to the corner of the house wall.

     Below you can see the detail of the concrete support.

     This made for a very enjoyable experience walking up the stairs onto the verandah, and also back down the stairs. Much better than the old metal box we had been using for a few years.

      2024 July - The bathroom floor. We had decided we wanted to use sheet vinyl for the bathroom floor. I didn't want the hardness and coldness of tiles, and I don't like the way the grout always goes yucky after a few years. We purchased this from a store in Casino, and after cutting it the correct size for our bathroom, we laid it on the living room floor for a game of Giant Checkers for a test. Josh won!

Then Josh laid the sheet vinyl in the bathroom ready for installation. 

     It was difficult to find information about how to stick the sheet vinyl to the waterproofing. We would have had a professional come and do the job but no one wanted to travel over an hour for such a small job. In the end the best solution seemed to be just using really strong double sided tape.