Demolition Time

The past few months have been a frustrating bureaucratic exercise. Without going into too much detail, here are some warnings for anybody considering a knockdown-rebuild.

• Banks don't like architect designed homes; I think it's fear of the unknown.
• The local council's only purpose is to make your project difficult.

But after several months I finally have approved plans, certification ticked off, a builder onboard, construction diagrams, and the total price is still within budget.

So without further ado, here is the demolition of the old house.

This is a 20 tonne excavator. 

The demolition seemed to take about 15 minutes. But the excavator needed several hours to load all the rubble into a convoy of trucks.

It was an odd mixture of emotions watching the house come down. A little sadness to see my former home destroyed, but mostly uncertainty as to whether I'd made the right decision.

Too late to back out now!