Floors and walls in second home
Finishing the walls and floors in our second home made a significant difference to the internal appearance. Polishing the reclaimed floorboards and concrete slab brought out the character of both surfaces. Plastering the walls highlighted the distinctive shapes and angles in the rooms.
Frame means Unit 2 goes 3D
After a pause to recover from the exertion of pouring the slab, the team moved onto building the frame for Unit 2. Time to go 3D! Living in Unit 1 ...
Timbercrete walls worth the wait
The old saying “good things are worth waiting for” was stretched to the limit during the construction of the Timbercrete walls. Waiting day after day. Everything seemed to be going ...
Roof makes a difference
A lot has changed at the site since the old house was dismantled. Laying the slab for the foundations allowed work to start on building the house frame. Once the frame was finished, the team installed the roof. The distinctive shape of a sustainable home is now obvious.
Timbercrete order ready to go
We rounded a corner of the Ligna Group factory and there it was. Our order of Timbercrete (Ligna Stone) blocks was sitting on pallets, waiting for delivery. We could actually ...
Starting with the garden shed
After Planning Permit approval, David was eager to get out of the office and move away from the paperwork. Constructing something at the site would be a great way to ...
Green roof on a cool home
As part of Maroondah Council’s activities for Earth Hour, they organised a talk on using vegetation to assist a home’s passive cooling. Libby and I went along and heard how to use ...
