Peter and Natasha

1. Yay
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Kitchen looks great guys....keep the December photos coming, so we can see whats happening.....love and hugs, Mel

2. Kitchen delight
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Great to see the kitchen in the house. It makes it all seem very close now. I checked back on your photos from this time last year - you had rain then too with stump holes full of mud and comments abo

3. A family affair
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...re coming, it will be a family affair! Yes, the recycled posts will be in the living area, one next to the kitchen bench, and one near the other side of the wall near our bedroom door. Thanks so much ...

4. Matt Noyes
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...ot in winter. I reckon carpet is great in the living areas and either wood or tiles in the working areas (kitchen, laundry etc). Love how things are shaping up.... Matt...

5. Hot water at last
(Blog/Living and Finishing)

...orning. I turned on the shower and basin hot water taps (in our ensuite) and then the laundry hot tap, and kitchen sink hot tap. The laundry tap has been the most reliable in terms of getting hot wate...

6. One room to go
(Blog/Living and Finishing)

...nd having most of the stuff removed has allowed me to evaluate the whole job with a calmer mind. After the kitchen it is the second-most involved room in the house. I've also had lots of practice doin...

7. Pantry order at last
(Blog/Living and Finishing)

...I suppose before I launch into that I should describe how our pantry has been set up. One offcast piece of kitchen shelving, a TV trolley and a bunch of boxes on the floor. More storage than most plac...

8. Heaters and Cupboards
(Blog/Living and Finishing)

.... All of a sudden the house feels complete, not in a finished kind of way, but in a heart kind of way. The kitchen is the centre of the house, but the wood heater feels like the heart of it.  It ...

9. Deck prep and entertaining
(Blog/Lock up and inspection)

... appealing section of ceiling. With feeling! I couldn't wait any longer to get the last piece of the kitchen puzzle in, the splash lip and shelf that goes on the edge of the bench. With the love...

10. Me Chief Running Water
(Blog/Lock up and inspection)

We had the plumbers in to do some work including hooking up the water and waste in the laundry, kitchen and bathroom.  We still need to buy a shower and get a solar hot water system and these wil

11. Kitchen cabinets
(Blog/Walls and Render)

Now that we have our kitchen cabinets, we wanted to get them installed. As I have no cabinet making experience and time is definitely not on our side we decided to get someone in. Bryan from Marshall

12. Render, kitchen, doors
(Blog/Walls and Render)

...oking for various second hand hardware lately without too much luck. But on Monday we won an auction for a kitchen which we went out to the other side of Melbourne to pick up that night. With the ute ...

13. The joy of windows
(Blog/Walls and Render)

...which in a large quantity is very heavy and straw which is everywhere of course.   We cleaned out the kitchen, store room, office, walk in robe and most of the lounge. It is a big job which has b...

14. Nesting
(Blog/Walls and Render)

... next week, woohooo!) * Get deck joists done and get our North decking on (with steps etc) * Install kitchen, shower, laundry trough and toilet, solar hot water * Hang doors * Install veran...

15. Revealing Walls
(Blog/Walls and Render)

...’s hard to believe that the final coat makes them look soooooo good.  We got the lounge, kitchen, dining, and master bedroom/ensuite done yesterday, and now we have a much better id...

16. Catch up
(Blog/Walls and Render)

..., such as the backs of wardrobes which will not be seen much, and in the wet areas, ie bathroom, en suite, kitchen and laundry.Mel and Matt have come to help a few times lately and they always do grea...

17. Let the stuffing begin!
(Blog/Rafters and Roofing)

...our new addition to the house - our fabulous retro green vinyl divan which has taken pride of place in our kitchen. We picked it up from Ben who was offering the divan, in very good condition I might ...

18. Plumbing and purlins
(Blog/Rafters and Roofing)

After meeting with a plumber last Sunday we said let's do it! So it's been a busy week, starting to fix the purlins on to the rafters and getting the plumbing started on Wednesday. As our plumber also

19. An old friend
(Blog/Rafters and Roofing)

...eas in and around the house. The deck is looking like a brilliant place to be in summer and winter and the kitchen promises to be full of natural light. I could go on, but I have to leave some surpris...

20. Not hot
(Blog/Rafters and Roofing)

...hit the floor. Actually it never did hit the floor, it first hit the stack of rafters on the floor and the kitchen bench frame and then my chest. I got quite winded and had to stop for a while as I go...

21. Rain stops play
(Blog/Rafters and Roofing)

...od knowledge of local building recyclers that we could use for things such as doors, maybe windows and for kitchen fit out. We need rain, but if I could order it to my specs I'd get it in a big downpo...

22. Autumn
(Blog/Posts, beams, framing)

...se is complete with internal walls (master bedroom, ensuite, WIR, studio, toilet and store room) and our kitchen and office is starting to take form. This coming week is the last week Peter is work...

23. Gold mine
(Blog/Stumps and Bearers)

... at this op shop - they have everything we are going to need! A good deal of our internal fittings (kitchen, bathroom etc) will be second hand. I found a double sink/double drain for the kitch...