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Day 16: First concept drawings from Box Living

Today we went into Box Living’s offices in Eden Terrace to see the first concept drawings for our house. It was a little surreal going into their offices, because it wasn’t all that long ago that we (and especially Regan) … Continue reading

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Day 6: Paperwork

After lots of discussion and research, we signed some bits of paper* today and paid some money so that we’re on the way to getting Box Living to designing our house. *Normally they send out the paperwork via mail, but … Continue reading

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Day 5: Plinths and such

Do you know what a plinth is? Thanks to Ikea’s helpful kitchen planning guides, I now do. We’ve been looking through all their guides that we picked up when we were in Sydney. Even though it’s a little different to … Continue reading

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Day 3: Meeting Tim Dorrington and Dan Heyworth

Today we met with Tim and Dan from Box Living up at our land. We were running a little bit late but in hindsight it was probably a good thing for Tim and Dan to have a look around without … Continue reading

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Day 0: Meeting with Dan Heyworth from Box Living

Six months have flown by. We’ve been talking with a friend who is an architect since April and he’s been so helpful in getting us to the point we’re at now. In short: we’ve gone through the phases of dreaming … Continue reading

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Pinterest

I got hooked on Pinterest recently and here’s some houses I love the design of….

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Plowing a field

Yesterday Regan and Dad spent a full day plowing a section of the land so we can plant veges in it. Sounded like incredibly hard work using the hydraulic rotary hoe!!

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Sheep fencing

What kind of fencing to keep the sheep away from our vege garden? “Wire netting is also a good option for containing sheep. Sheep netting is usually 800 – 900mm high, and has stay wires (the vertical ones) 150mm or … Continue reading

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