My Small Country Cottage - Aussie Style

Welcome to My Small Country Cottage - Aussie Style and my quest to reducing my environmental footprint by designing and building an affordable house in Australia. The project also included the refurbishment and renovation of an historical wood slab building that has belong to my family since my Great Grandfather helped build it in 1878. The complex is designed to be entirely off the grid and self sufficient.
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the inside of a building with wooden framing
Plastic Pipes? New Tech!
a calico cat sleeping on top of a pink blanket
Waif is the latest addition to the old wool co-op. We don't know much about Waif. Corah the border collie x just brought he home one day. Waif following along after her up the paddock. Walked inside and has never felt the need to leave the co-op or my bed for that matter.
a man sitting in a chair with a dog on his lap and fishing poles nearby
Meet Tom my number 1 bestest mate. Been with me since he was 9 weeks old, through good times and bad. Tom doesn't do much around the place, he figures he doesn't have to because his good looks always get him through!
a dog laying in the grass next to a pile of logs and a fedora
This is Cora - Border Collie/Australian Koolie cross. Corah is the larakin around the place. Rescued from the pound with 30 minutes to live, she got off to a bad start in life. But, what a treat she is! Loves frisbee and the ball. Her jobs are to keep the goats off the septic tank and out of the veggie patch. And to keep those Pesky rabbits out. She takes her responsibilities very seriously! No telling her what to do, she just does it.
an empty room with wooden doors and windows
Polished floors add the wow factor!
an empty garage with no doors on the inside and light coming in from the window
Those rewarding moments when you reach a milestone, sit back a look! The Gable section of the shed completed. Floor sanded and sealed - Thanks to Phil's flooring.
the inside of a building with stairs leading up to an open door that leads into a field
It's mornings like these when you wonder what in the hell was I thinking starting this?
a man standing next to a building under construction
Steel post insert in place . . . . Three more to go!
the inside of a building that is being built with metal bars and glass doors in place
Blending the old building methods with the new.
a man standing on top of a wooden roof
Time for the new roof.
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the inside of a building with wooden slats on the wall and windows in it
Wood slabs redressed and back in place.
two men working on wooden beams in a building
An excellent example of how floors used to be done. Bearers on rocks. We strengthened the old floor with star pickets and batten screws . . Worked a treat.
a hole in the ground next to a wooden fence post with grass growing around it
Termite and rot! We fixed the problem by inserting steel posts inside the old.
a woman is painting the walls in an empty room
Now for the makeup!
a house being built on the side of a dirt road with trees in the background
Termite shy? Steel frame!
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