Updates on the landscaping

The Digger dude, Owen has been flat out leveling the property. It may seem a simple thing but getting the levels up has been a mammoth task.

This is pretty important for the garden and final look of the property, eventually of course planted out.

Whilst we put our landscaping plan on the blog ages ago I have reattached it. It will make more sense now.
The grey is the new house and the surrounding area equates to about 5 acres. The bottom of the page faces the sea and the top of the page faces the mountains

It has been a while, Xmas and all that blah blah

I know I know, it has been such a long time. Sorry to you all for my lack of ability to kep it up to date. Now that Xmas is over and things are progressing it is good to be able to update you all.

Well, since the last post we are well into the house and have been for months, great spending Xmas in the house and able to use the Kitchen etc. Rayburn in and heating the water is just fantastic!

I few photos from my phone and I will update more soon

With the house now done we start on the mammoth task of landscaping. It is a little hard to tell unless you knew it before but some of the pictures will give you the scale.

Plus we have another addition or two to the Hapuku Kitchen Family Serrano and Iberico..........Rare breed pigs

Day 1 as the digger rolled in, Jack is confused

Removal of all the old beds, we tried to save a lot but many were over 50years old

Iberico (Left) and Serrano Rare Breed Wessex Saddlebacks

Exterior Painting Finished Chiminey up

Well the exterior painting is finished, with the house now nestled into its jungle of overgrown grass.

Of course trying to cut lawns with building going on has been an impossibility.

The new chimney is up and puts the old one to shame so will need to replace that, of course the recent storm has done a bit of work on the old one as it now sits on a lean.

After 7 months we move back in!

There are still a few things to do around the house but the painting on the outside is finished and we move back in!

Looking West, now I need to mow the lawns!

The sliding doors open to reveal the living space and out to the mountains

As you approach the house and the front door,

Looking out to the NW up to the Mountains

The nook with the stunning wallpaper! Currently the Art storage facility

The entrance way

As you walk through the entrance to reveal the Lounge

The front door, check out the Tui doors!

The Entrance

I have been so looking forward to the light shades going up!

Still another 3 to go up but we really love them!

The Launch of Hapuku Kitchen

As many of you may know we launched Hapuku Kitchen at the Kaikoura Seafest on the 1st October.
Here are a few snaps of the site and the queues for the Paella.
Also check out Ken and Barbie in their outfits taking a bite out of the Masterchef cookbook.

Ken and Barbie, they had this outfit on all day!

The tent!, check out the signs to the right

The Masterchef table

The product table

The Master at work

Even Hazel got into the swing of it dealing with the Money.

Painting is finished and final bits are now done

The final bits just seem to take such a long time!!!

The new wallpaper goes up, it looks amazing!!

The interior wall with external weatherboard

Whilst we await the lamp shades to go up the Kitchen is now operational! Yahoo!

It all starts taking shape

It is fast an furious as the final element so the build come together

The bookcases are in, painting and ceiling finished

Rayburn (AGA) awaits its final move into position with the radiators

The colors go on the Pantry

Lighting, handles taps all go on

Still no water but the plan is by the end of the week.

Kitchen & Butlers Pantry go in, a week to go mmmm yeah right!

 Looking at main kitchen bench with view through to butlers pantry

Stainless Bench, looks small at this angle but is 6m long

 

Butlers Pantry, lots of cool space

Ceiling finished, don't worry the colour is coming!

Seating in the nook for chilling out by the fire

Wallpaper for the nook!! It will look stunning!

 

Painting Starts, under coat goes on. Counting down the days!!

Well the build is largely complete with the painting started. It is blimmen white but dont worry the colour will come.

The spouting goes up!

The first coat goes on the ceiling

The kitchen goes in along with the Rimu drapery counter that is now our bench

View out the new Kitchen Window

Finally the clouds have broken and sun shines through to dry out the paddocks and site.
Lots of progress and now is a logistic dance as the painters and the gib stopper work around the sparky and kitchen install guys.

Restored Haberdashery counter goes in (4.5m long!!)

Andrew putting in the new kitchen goes in.

Looking from the Driveway to the front door

Looking into the sliding doors that lead out onto the Garden

Out of the open doors onto the deck on a sunny day

The boys hard at it