All jacked up

Roofless and stumpless - the dear cottage is not quite as cute as she used to be.

It's all jacked up and ready to go. We're now just waiting for the big trucks and the VicRoads permits.

The house will be loaded onto two trucks during the day and moved in the wee hours of the morning when traffic is at a minimum.

The relocation company will do a letterbox drop to all the homes in the street asking them not to park their cars on the street so the trucks can get past. We are wondering what happens to the cars that don't get moved.

Work starts again

The crew have started work again and holes are everywhere. The fireplace is gone, the roof tiles are being taken off and some windows removed. With extra supporting beams and a tarpaulin to cover gaps, the house looks a bit like a trussed up chicken with a piece of foil on top.

While things are going to plan at our end, the woman buying the house has some challenges. Her block in Mansfield is under water and is unlikely to be dry enough to put the house on by the end of the month (as per the contract). So the house might half to be a halfway house for a while.