Tuesday 9 December 2014

We've got a driveway now!

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Roy, our concreter, and his helpers were onsite this morning at 7:00 a.m. laying the steel re-inforcement and preparing for the cement mixer truck to arrive.  By about midday they had finished pouring and laying our new concrete driveway and the paved area that extends around to, and just behind, our 4,500 litre rainwater tank.  Roy did a marvellous job with the concrete and we're really happy with it.

Holroyd City Council refused to give us permission to do anything to the "cross over" section of the driveway, which crosses over the Council's footpath.  The Council considers that part of the driveway to be their "asset" and they will not let us colour, paint or stencil that part of the new driveway.  The Council will only permit us to repair any damage to the "cross over" section of the driveway that might have occurred during demolition or construction.  There appears to have been a small area that has been damaged.  Roy will come back to cut, remove and repair that damaged section of the "cross over" at a later date for us.

In about 3 weeks' time, Renocrete will return to lay the painted stencil finish to the new concrete driveway (excluding the Council's "asset").  They will also paint and finish the concreted front steps and patio/entrance area, and they'll paint and stencil the concrete in the Alfresco Cabana area at the rear of the house.

For the past 8 days we've had really bad thunderstorms and heavy torrential rain.  It was overcast here all day today, but, luckily, no thunderstorms or rain today.


Here's some photos that show our new concrete driveway and paved area that extends around to the rainwater tank.

(Click on photos to view enlarged images)






 Above:  Photo taken from inside the garage looking down the new driveway.
 

1 comment:

  1. her family. My intention was to finish the cleaning process with the Gerni a couple of days after they came home but they loved it so much they wanted to keep it. Of course I was more than happy to let it stay!
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