Category Archives: Warmboard

The last week was a continuum of building the two retaining walls. The one on the lower road is 5 blocks high with backing blocks up to third row height. We made the curve of this retaining wall the same … Continue reading →

The outside Sunday 20 November 2016 – Sunday 11 December 2016 Its been  a millennium or so since the last update and although the speed of the build and the changes to the physical appearance of the exterior have slowed somewhat … Continue reading →

Corten Cladding: Monday 24th October 2016 Then time has finally arrived when we are able to free the corten steel from it’s packaging and begin the exterior cladding of the downstairs “Secret Men’s Business”. We were instructed to talk to Matt … Continue reading →

The Cladding: The Agony Monday 3rd of October 2016 As described before, when Nino and Ash were framing the walls they took particular care to ensure the curve remained constant, and accurately followed the template (nicknamed Timothy) which was cut to … Continue reading →

Back on the Job: Monday 19th of September last week I travelled to Perth, (1100km round trip) left my ute there and drove a truckload of window and door frames back, unloaded them, then travelled back to Perth the next day in … Continue reading →

Cabinets & Blue Paper Monday 22nd – Friday 26 August Cabinet maker Keith Conner, of AOK  Design Service, accompanied by his wife arrived onsite with his caravan, and set about measuring for the manufacture of our cabinets. Having previously met with him to discuss and finalise our plans … Continue reading →

More of the Same Monday 15 August Nino and Ash were back at it again this week. Another brief respite in the terrible weather gave them a window to apply the roof flashing. However, as usual, it is not the normal cut for the … Continue reading →

Things That need to be done, get done. Monday 8th August: No builders onsite today as both took the time to attend to other matters. Ash having worked nearly non-stop for the past 10 weeks, and of course Nino is only back home … Continue reading →