Not sure what he was doing out during the day….
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The concrete is poured
The slab is poured.
The house slab is down – waffle pod learnings
Lessons learned from waffle pod construction.
Plumbing and Electrics are in
The plumbing and electrics are in.
The shed is (mostly) up
It took an age, but the shed is finally up. It looks (mostly) great, but its been so painful and were still waiting for a couple of things to be finished, and we’re going to have to do some repairs ourselves. Sigh. The installers were lovely guys, but had never built anything so complicated before,Continue reading “The shed is (mostly) up”
I think we caught a Powerful Owl on the trail camera
Endangered in Victoria, powerful owls are a rare sight. We’ve seen one skimming down the track before, but this is the first photo we’ve got. The video shows it more clearly…. Sitting on a tree guard in the blue gum clearing – might be a good place to hunt. The Powerful Owl is the largestContinue reading “I think we caught a Powerful Owl on the trail camera”
The new gate
A couple of months ago, I said to Mark that I’d always wanted to have an automatic gate – so nice to just click a remote control… No fiddling around in the rain, and no obvious sign on whether you’re about or not – no chain and padlock, or gates left open. OK, it’s lazy,Continue reading “The new gate”
The Shed….
We can’t take a trick – aborted shed install.
The Fire Bunker is in!
Tuesday was a really big day – excavators at 9:00, building inspector at 11:30, bunker installation at 3:30, backfill at 5:00. Can’t believe something finally went to plan! We’ve been sweating on the bunker availability and the weather. Installation would be easy if the bunker was installed before the house – the truck could justContinue reading “The Fire Bunker is in!”
The driveway saga continues
Life would have been SO much easier, and cheaper if our driveway wasn’t so long…. Moving the bulldozer excavator, grader and heavy tractor along the road has trashed it. We’ve had such a wet winter and spring, the road was almost impassable after they’d been through, just churned up mud after they’d been along it.Continue reading “The driveway saga continues”
Off Grid Living - Building the Dream 