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May 29, 20201 min read

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...

May 12, 20201 min read

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...

May 8, 20201 min read

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...

Apr 18, 20202 min read

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...

Mar 31, 20201 min read

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...

Nov 23, 20191 min read

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...

Sep 18, 20181 min read

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...