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Acid Stained Concrete
Our kitchen and wet areas we are leaving at the current rough troweled surface with a penetrating sealer (rather than a film-forming...
downesville
May 29, 20201 min read
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Redgum features
Last year we visited Timmermans and picked out some stunning Redgum slabs which Pete will make into kitchen counter tops for us. He is...
downesville
May 12, 20201 min read
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Trusses and Fires
We were so excited to see the trusses going on, the outlines of our house are complete! We were surprised though, that the eaves did not...
downesville
May 8, 20201 min read
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Framing, and render trials
The post and beam style frame is going up. The windows and doors will each hang between two of these 90x90 posts. Notches will be cut in...
downesville
Apr 18, 20202 min read
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Foundations
Our footings were poured at the end of February, since then a truckload of straw bales arrived and were carefully stacked in a container...
downesville
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Groundwork
After years of paperwork we are delighted to be breaking ground. On a rise in our lower paddock, we cleared the scrub, flattened the...
downesville
Nov 23, 20191 min read
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We’re building with Straw Bales.
there are so many things we like about straw bale buildings. Just to name a few: • The fabulous insulation so not much energy is needed...
downesville
Sep 18, 20181 min read
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