Category Archives: House

New Ceiling In The Main Bedroom

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Franky

We were not completely happy with the ceiling in the main bedroom so I redid it with orientated strand board (OSB) and oiled it with Livos Kunos oil in walnut. I am really liking this oil it is easy to … Continue reading →

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3 Rooms Done Sounds Better Than One

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Franky

The lounge dining and kitchen are all done apart from some electrical I am not allowed to do. Apparently DOD has offered to come down and clean the windows for us;) I have to take all the painting tape off … Continue reading →

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Flashing the Kitchen wall.

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Franky

Dave who along with Stan is used to handling long and floppy things came out and gave me a hand to install the flashing between the tiled wall and the ceiling. Again it really finishes it off nicely. Cheers Franky

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Kitchen, Dining and Lounge Lights

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Franky

I have installed the lights in the lounge/kitchen/dining room. The lights in the kitchen above the island bench are the strainer inserts out of pasta pots. A two for one bargain really light and a pot!! Annette Blair a local … Continue reading →

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The Full Benny Hill or A Flash Bottom

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Franky

The house has a rather flash bottom thanks to some help from Stan. Nathan was worried the bottom would look to fat. I think it looks rather trim and finishes it off nicely. The flashing on the bottom is 50mm … Continue reading →

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Running Water In The Kitchen

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Franky

Stan and I fitted the tap in the kitchen. We put it in the corner so that we are able to fill large pots and then slide them onto the stove without having to lift them. Just like this.   … Continue reading →

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House build up date

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Franky

I have been busy doing lots of little bits that were not big enough for a single post but mostly involved lots of tedious sanding. The laundry bench is all oiled. Callum’s door is painted just waiting  to add a … Continue reading →

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Pantry floor tiled

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Franky

Last week with the help of Dave the famous/infamous jerky maker from Canberra the tiles went on the floor in the pantry. The walk in pantry is 2400mm x 3200mm which negates the need for under bench cupboards. Our fridge and freezer … Continue reading →

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Finishing the island bench

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Franky

 Last week I started finishing the trim on the island bench. I sanded to 120 grit as per the instructions from Livos Australia with Abranet and then applied their counter too oil. I find abranet gives a better finish than paper abrasives. I … Continue reading →

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More power, more power, more power, more power. 

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Franky

Yesterday Stan and I wired up the new solar panels. Today we made over 20kWh😀 Now we have a pair of Midnite Solar Classic controllers.  Both the pos and neg lines have breakers in Midnite Solar combiners. All the solar … Continue reading →

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