Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 7Jul 12, 2012 5:11 pm Amazing build there Johnson! Magical place to have a home methinks.. Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 8Jul 13, 2012 9:40 am Thanks Dee. It does feel a little daunting (especially doing it solo) but the builder is great and seems confident that every weird idea I throw at him can be done. I'll have to get up there today to take some more pics... My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 9Jul 13, 2012 9:56 am WOW, such a unique design... very canadian/american which i love Cant wait to see it all come together Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 10Jul 13, 2012 10:09 am A more modest home? Wow! Still looks like a palace to me! What a beautiful spot. Would love waking up to that serenity! Oooh those ceilings are beautiful! A wonderful house! Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 11Jul 13, 2012 3:54 pm Floor level... really?
I was a little surprised when visiting the site today: the blockwork is going well, and apparently it's almost at floor level... at 3.7 metres tall on the far side...! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Sloping plots are so deceptive -- I had no idea the wall would be that tall on the downside, and apparently neither did the builder (he's ordering more blocks as we speak). The engineer has also insisted the walls be core-filled with concrete, which means bringing in the concrete pump again before the floor can go on. One good thing is the space under the floor -- it'll be relatively easy down the track to add one or two new bedrooms, with the staircase winding down from under the main stairs above. Ummm... bonus? *** Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 12Jul 13, 2012 7:05 pm Yes- bonus! Mancave? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 13Jul 13, 2012 7:21 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 14Jul 13, 2012 8:37 pm Pop some windows in now...for the future. Call it storage, council will never know your evil designs. Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 15Jul 15, 2012 11:53 am kiwi Pop some windows in now...for the future. Call it storage, council will never know your evil designs. Nice idea -- problem is I need to source the BAL29 fire rated windows from Stegbar, and they won't be here in time. Future cut outs! Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 16Jul 22, 2012 3:04 pm Tanking time
I was out on site this weekend, tanking (with waterproofing paint) the upper face of the house sub-wall. Things are progressing nicely: the inner piers are now done, and the brickie's moved on to the sub-walls for the studio (to the back in the picture below)... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I can't help but feel a little daunted. The size of the walls, the amount of concrete, the excavation that's been required... all very exciting, but so involved. I guess everyone has these feelings when things get started? *** Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 17Jul 31, 2012 2:21 pm Singing in the rain
The delivery of the timber and batts for the floor went like clockwork, but the weather's refused to play ball... near-blizzard conditions at Fern Tree forced everyone to pack it in (even the bricklayer, who reminds me of Jack Palance in City Slickers)... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I did manage to get my Green Tape down on the home theatre room joists. The tape's made by the same people that do Green Glue, and apparently very good at isolating the floor from the rest of the house (to stop any resonance). Expensive stuff, but from all reports it's well worth it. *** Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 18Aug 09, 2012 11:46 am Taking shape
After a bit of a delay due to the weather, the first floor walls are finally going up. An interesting process... the builder and I marked out the wall locations from the plan, then rejigged them a little to resolve some of the dimensions (eg: the pantry space was *tiny*; and the proposed linen cupboards were far too narrow, so they became built-in bookcases!). Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Another thing: the wet rooms look remarkably small at this point... an optical illusion? Although the height of the living areas (2.7m ceilings) seems to be enormous. No doubt this'll resolve itself as the walls are enclosed... *** Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 19Aug 09, 2012 2:13 pm So we dont have linen or a pantry anymore? Re: My new house at Fern Tree, Tasmania 20Aug 09, 2012 4:15 pm kiwi So we dont have linen or a pantry anymore? Heheh... the linen cupboard's now "moved" (well, it's now being shared with the bathroom cupboard). The pantry's now about twice the size, with a little less drawer space in the kitchen. Easy fix! Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 9528 Fellow Perth dweller. Looks like pruns nigra. It's a dark leaf flowering plum. Doesn't get massive and is easily trimmed deciduous tree. Very popular in small gardens in Perth 7 2760 |