Throughout February 2012 the Hebel-ing continued in earnest, followed closely by the first coat of render:
While on the outside, we had the excitement of seeing what the finished product looks like - the final coat of render almost complete:
And then complete!
This grey colour ended up lightening up significantly, as you will see in later photos. There were some fantastic details that had taken shape - bullnosing around the windows plus a 'column' which marked the transition between the bale and Hebel walls:
As always, our little family loved walking up each day to see what was happening at the house:
Back inside, the second coat of the redder clay render started drying out, with a little assistance required due to the very wet weather:
Walking around the neighbourhood gave some opportunities to take it in from different angles:
Work inside then proceeded to the upstairs loft flooring, which was first layed wrong-side-up to acclimatise:
The next major step which really defined the interior was the installation of the gyprock, which we used in a reasonably conventional manner on ceilings and non-strawbale/non-hebel walls:
As the third and final interior render coat went on, by the end of the month we had what looked remarkably like a finished house:
However there was still plenty to do. We had originally hoped to be done by February, and as these photos show it may have been possible if we had have not had so many disruptions, but as I write this months later in August, maybe tomorrow is the day. Here's hoping!