Our Plaza 49 @ Sanctuary Lakes: SLAAAAB....!!!

Awesome week this week. The tradies have cracked on and the slab was finally poured on Friday 4th December. I was away in Malaysia for the majority of the week but Sonia sent me updates each day along with pictures of the progress being made. Fortunately, though, I got back home at 7am on Friday to see a procession of concrete trucks awaiting their turn to unload. A total of 16 loads (around 1000 tonnes) and 11 hours later, the slab was complete.

I spoke to the concretors in the evening and they commented on how big a job it had been. In fact, they had to return on the following day to begin clearing and removing the form work. That is a tough job, especially because it was a very hot day on Friday with temperatures reaching the low 30s. We visited a couple of times on Friday and then went back to see the finished product on Saturday.

Very surprised at the sheer size of the slab, especially the depth. Even the concretors commented that this house wouldn't be moving any time soon. Around the edge, the depth is almost 6ft in places but, then again, the slab cost a small fortune due to the fact that we are on a man made island. It has certainly led me to wonder how I'm going to get the levels right around the house. I might need to rethink my plans for a pool that is at the same level as the al fresco.

Overall, though, we're really pleased at how the house will sit on the land - it will have a great presence.

Friday was an especially big day because Sonia finally received her 50th birthday present - a Mercedes A Class with all the trimmings. It's the updated model and the first in Australia - gotta love it!!! So, a very expensive day as well. The slab invoice arrived around 3pm, swiftly followed by an invoice for the Merc! To round out the weekend, we met with our good friends the Whittakers on the slab this afternoon and shared a champagne toast. Happy days!!!

Early morning pour....