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We are the owners of a 1.4 hectare block of land on the Central Coast.

The site includes areas of rainforest which have been badly overrun by non-native plants. Our project is to restore the rainforest and to build an environmentally sustainable house on the site.

This blog records the bush regeneration work we are undertaking and the progress on building the house.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Photos from week starting 4th July

There did not seem to be a huge amount of visible progress inside the house this week, mainly because most of the work involved plastering the corners and joints of the gyprock.  Still outside work carried on with the guttering and the solar panels.


The gutter guards have been fixed on the west side, south end


and at the north end


The complete bank of PV panels on the middle section of roof


The handrail has been taken down around the pool in preparation for the swimming pool internal finishes


A couple of problems have emerged during the week.  They might seem small but once we noticed them we need to do something about them

The timber storm bead between the roof soffit and the external wall is at odds with the need for a clean right angle joint




You can see the difference in level between the corrected ceiling level of the back door alcove and the cupboard opening
We bought some tester pots of the colours that we want to use inside the house.  On the right is the colour of 


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