Landscaping 23B
Two landscaping projects done and one to go. When we started on the site development, one of our objectives was completing the gardens as soon as possible after house construction. ...
23B interior finished
Finishing the 23B interior took longer than expected in a challenging 2020, but it's finished. We've moved into our new home and are delighted to be here. The team certainly used everything they learned from building the others to make this a special home.
Permeable paving and carport
Looking after the nearby canopy tree and doing justice to the front entrance on 23B meant using an unusual carport design and permeable paving.
Landscaping 23A
Finishing construction of our second home was the signal to start landscaping the front entrance and back garden with a variety of indigenous plants.
Winter sunshine benefits
A few cold, but sunny, days allowed our home to show off what it can do with sunlight. Light streaming through the large north facing windows quickly warmed the house in daytime. Solar panels produced more than enough electricity to supply our all-electric home's needs.
Number 2 interior almost done
With everyone buzzing around our third home, it's a good time to check out the number 2 interior. It still a work in progress but there's not much left to do.
Curved cladding on # 3
Cladding two curved wall sections completed the cladding on our third home. The high wall at the front entrance is now covered in Timbercrete bricks while the curved dining room window nestles into the embrace of reclaimed timber board and batten cladding.
Summer solar lessons
Summer solar means maximum production from the panels. With great power comes great responsibility so there were lessons to be learned in how to best use the electricity generated. The most important lesson I learned was to move power consumption to daylight hours whenever possible.
Miglas for number 3
Miglas supplied the windows and doors for our third home. Aluminium for the external frame ensures ultra low maintenance requirements while the interior wooden frame fits with the natural material theme.
