our house renovations - exterior
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the front of the house
June 2003	Feb 2006	Feb 2006
the west side of the house
we added on to the back of the house (left side of the picture)	2 Jan 2004 this area is going to be the kitchen, so,we had that wall to Peter's left taken out	16 Jan 2004 and new walls built
17 Jan 2004	24 Jan 2004 and a veranda added on	12 Feb 2004
23 Feb 2004	25 Feb 2004	March 2004
Jan 2005	Jan 2005	we tried to make the addition fit in with the original style of the house same style shutters and doors, and same style windows (no glass, just bars, partly for security and partly to stop birds flying in!)
Feb 2006	Feb 2006	Feb 2006
the north (back) side of the house
2 Jan 2004 the area where the kitchen is going to be	16 Jan 2004 the new kitchen (the former back wall and door is to be removed)	19 Jan 2004 the bathroom is on the left, and the kitchen is on the right
23 Jan 2004 we had the back roof removed and raised,	12 Feb 2004 but we couldn't have tiles put on because the slope is too shallow	25 Feb 2004 (it still needs painting here)
Feb 2006	Feb 2006	Feb 2006
the east side of the house
2 Jan 2004 the scungy outside wall of the former kitchen	28 Jan 2004 we had the former chimney built up and the water tank put on top (there was no plumbing before)	12 Feb 2004 the wall was re-plastered and an outdoor shower was put in
17 Feb 2004 here they are doing some wood work	Feb 2006	Feb 2006
the shed (on the east side)
March 2004	March 2004	Feb 2006
we had a little garage/storage shed built at the side of the house
the gate
Feb 2006	Feb 2006	we put in a gate at the end of the driveway
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