This weekend we started clearing the rubbish from the section: one van load on Saturday and one van load on Sunday ($55 ea). There's 1-2 loads to go. We also bought 100 secondhand roof tiles and went and picked those up (from way over West). They need cleaning with bleach and water and a scrubbing brush (water blaster would be quicker).
The garage sold - unbelievably for $171.00. They come to dismantle it and take it away tomorrow. Excellent to be able to trade so easily via Trade Me - this will help offset the rubbish fees.
The draughtsman is looking at the house tomorrow and then coming to look at the section and pick up our plans which we've drawn up on SketchUp which is free to download 3D Modelling software.
The surveyor is booked to confirm the boundaries some time early this week also.
Progress photos to follow.
Being Neighbourly
Some new tenants were moving in to the house in front, when we arrived at the section on Saturday. Don't know what happened to the Indian couple that were there for only 1-2 weeks? When we said we were taking away the rubbish they shot in to the garage to look through what was there. We said, take whatever and pointed out the good stuff (plates, some lengths of fabric, some kitchen stuff which we'd set aside to put out for free removal). Sadly, they asked for the couch and double bed mattress and base which were dry, but who knows how long they've been in the open-air garage? I'm covered in flea bites from working in the garage the weekend before - I hate the thought of anyone sleeping on that bed. Am searching on Trade Me for a better bed for them. But, would they be offended if we went back with a slightly better crap bed and said give us that other horrible one and we'll dump it? Maybe they won't want to give it up because they still don't have enough beds?
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