Planning

Considering that 2D images can be hard to visually interpret in your brain, I thought it was time to to get the house converted into a 3D model and rendered. Matilda and the kids were rapt to be able to visualise how the concept would look. SketchUp Model Below is an interactive 3D model you [Read More]

Our block has a drop away of about 1490mm from the north-east corner to the south-west corner. In recent years around Stawell, every single house that has been built has had a concrete slab. I cannot remember the house that was built with stumps. Considering our soil report rates our property as a class “P” [Read More]

As a kid I loved playing Tetris. We had it on our Pentium 486, as well as on a little hand-held device. Tetris can give you inspiration to fit weird shapes into spaces you wouldn’t think are possible. When playing around with different house shapes, I placed two rectangles together off centre which resembled the [Read More]

I first heard of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) before we started thinking about improving this project. Unfortunately, how I came across it was watching the following YouTube video. The ultimate flat-pack prefabrication, not available in Australia! Australia really frustrates me, we think we’re shit hot, however in reality, we’re very conservative and lag well behind [Read More]

Starting with a blank canvas should be an exciting prospect, however I found it to be somewhat a daunting experience at first. Overall, the size of the property is 617m2, so its a relatively decent size. In 2016 we engaged a surveyor to create a site plan for us, and to ensure our fences were [Read More]