OT: Projekt Haus II

[monkeysrus]

House is looking good Lima. Is the garage going to be rendered as well? My neighbour has a company that supplies those car stackers, would be useful if you had the roof height as they are not expensive.

Have been working away at the new place, put 5t of road base down on the weekend to fix the driveway. (Where i have been bogged in the past few weeks – nothing like being unable to get out of your own house!) Also cut in about 40m of drainage trenches and ag pipe to drain water into the dam. Never done so much manual labour in my life.

Also finished the design for the glass hallway / dining room to join the house and barn, new pergola and deck + a 2.4 x 4.2m shed for the motorbikes and other stuff. Going to take a few weeks off work in 6 weeks or so to build it all hopefully. Will be putting in around 120m of vines to make some homemade vino at the same time. Hopefully by summer time ill be able to relax and just do general maintenance.

[Lima]

The brick wall on the boundary will be rendered. The rest of the garage will have architectural panelling. The en suite walls will have stone. Sounds like a bit of a hotch potch in written form, but should look good when done.

I haven't measured the internal height, but not sure there'd be enough space to stack two cars. Can't see it being much more than 3m, if at all.

Kinda nice that the largest and most spacious room in the house will be the garage.

[auR32]

Ok, is it about time for an update yet?

[Lima]

Although, our meter and fuse box were moved on Tuesday, along with the mains connection to the house.

They all connect to a stud wall in the garage with sheeting around them to keep them dry.

The builder has been moving house, farkn, so "it's gonna be a big week this week" is a bit like tomorrow … it never comes.

[Lima]

The moat around the water tank is probably complete after the last two days. Might be full as well.


(Tuesday)

[auR32]

You're taking extra care to plug air leaks? Have you considered passive house design a la Grand Designs? (I only ask this because we have no hope, our pile is leakier than the colander we use for the spaghetti) Even so, during the last reno, I spent a lot of after hours time with cans of expanding foam while the envelope was open filling spaces that would be hard to get later.

At least in Cranberry, I think you can actually get a blower door test. Out here in the southern regions even the architect returns a blank stare to that one.

[Lima]

Slow but steady progress this week. Great to have all the crap removed from the backyard.

Might have a roof on the garage by this time next week. But we might not too.

[craig_m5]

Are those large sheets polystyrene thingys ?
Whats this being built off, enquiring minds need to know

[Lima]

The sheets/panelling is made from Neo -> http://scyon.com.au/matrix.html

What do you mean by what's this built off? Sorry for being daft.

[craig_m5]

Construction method, materials used etc
Apologies for the poor sentence and grammar - it being built off plans of course

[Lima]

Mostly pretty standard materials, nothing too out of the ordinary.

The en suite/garage extension will be a combo of brick, stone and panelling to the exterior. Confirming a stone mason is proving to be a bit of a hassle, but we'll get there. Yes, we agree, this should have been locked in a while ago.

The extension off the new kitchen will be panelling to the western side, with glass or bi-fold doors to the north/north-east.

[XXX 1.8T]

how much are those car stackers worth?

[TMK-001]

how much are those car stackers worth?

Check out the back of Unique cars... there are heaps of places selling them for under $4000.. dads had one for 4 years.

[Saxton Hale]

Check out the back of Unique cars... there are heaps of places selling them for under $4000.. dads had one for 4 years.

As an avid sh*thouse browser of this fine publication I'm fairly sure I've even seen 4 posters lifts for around 3 grand, they seems to drop in price every month lately I keep talking myself out of one, but it can't last forever

[IML337]

hahahaha these days, the only opportunity I get to read Unique Cars (which I like to do) is when I'm visiting Wes at his house and need to go to the john

[monkeysrus]

My neighbour owns Lift King that deals in stackers. Think they are 5k?

Update from Monkey farm, I planted a couple of rows of vino on the weekend. Not sure what ill do with it. Thinking of buying a still and making Grappa.

[Tank Engine]

Start your own thread Monkey.
I dropped into the Settlers Arms late on Saturday with extended family for a quick one while the kids went ape at the playground. Lovely smell of burning horse shiiit from the week's activities.

Made a friend for life as one of the Arms staff has the same breed dog as mine who was in situ at one of the outdoor tables while we downed some beers / ciders.

[monkeysrus]

To disorganised and haphazard in my updates to start a thread. If i start to do some proper work maybe. Ill try to stay on topic.

That pic was taken Sat arvo. If you had looked out over the camp grounds from the back of the pub you would have seen me digging up on the hill.

Which dog? Big fury white thing?

How are those garage panels fixed? Are the fixings hidden?

[Tank Engine]

That pic was taken Sat arvo. If you had looked out over the camp grounds from the back of the pub you would have seen me digging up on the hill.

Which dog? Big fury white thing?

There was a big furry white thing there that I think was debarked? We have a German Shorthaired Pointer (Gun Dog) that would love to come live with you.
I took him down to the river to burn off some energy.

We were at the front attempting to look like we were supervising 5 kids so didn't get to see some winemaker up the side of the hill - looks good from the piccy and a great spot.

Sorry Lima - back 2 u. Nice day in Cbr today - not slowing down work I would say.

[Lima]

Still no roof on the garage.

And slow progress on the exterior panelling. They've been faffing about with the roof/gutter over the back bedroom extension in advance of the roofers turning up. At least the en suite walls have the fibre cement sheeting on and are now ready for the stone...

[auR32]

Please tell me you're undergrounding that birdsnest...

Looking good!

[Lima]

Haha, the point of connection to the house only moved a few weeks ago. It's looking much better than the original connection.

Underground service not possible in our case AFAIK.

[Jono171]

Drove past yesterday- cladding looks really schmick from the street

[Lima]

Just waiting on windows and roofers now...

[mikinoz]

Very sharp.

A few doors might be handy.

So, in before Christmas?

[Lima]

So, in before Christmas?

We're in now, so yeah, we'll be in by xmas.

[mikinoz]

We're in now, so yeah, we'll be in by xmas.

Make sure you turn down the sheets before I arrive for roast lunch then!

[Lima]

You're game if you think you'll be making it this far south.

[Lima]

The last pic was taken at the start of the month and since then the roof has been added. Still slow and steady progress but at least we now have a plumber after the last one went AWOL.

[auR32]

How's the solar output? They look to be amorphous panels from here?

[Lima]

How's the solar output?

They're not connected yet... waiting on the sheeting of the garage walls and then the installer will come back to fit the inverter. Then the planning authority has to sign off on everything. If they're operational before the end of the year I will be amazed.

They look to be amorphous panels from here?

Yes, they're Kaneka panels.

[Lima]

Slowest fkn build ever.

[mikinoz]

Wow. That does seem a bit slow.

Make sure they are not charging by the hour!

Finished before next winter seems ambitious right now.

[dkr]

Canberra builders...

My neighbour just got a quote for replacement of the simple timber deck in her backyard (about 4x12m rectangular with basic laserlite roof) for $23k

[Lima]

Make sure they are not charging by the hour!

No it's a fixed price contract. That's what we signed.

Fk knows what the builder signed because he obviously has a different contract to us.