Posts from 2015
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Snowplow is at the heart of everything we do
Here is the presentation I gave at the Snowplow Meetup Sydney last night. In it I talk about all the ways we've been using Snowplow. You can also view the original format on Google Slides here.
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We're in!
We moved in last weekend and are back in Marrickville. It's been a long slog and there's still a bunch more work to be done before we're completely finished, but it's looking good. Awnings and privacy…
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Move in this weekend
Huge amounts going on in the house. We move in on Saturday which is enormously exciting. Yesterday Holly managed to score a bunch of turf for free on Facebook, so this morning I was back at the house…
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Home stretch
We're moving in next weekend. It feels like it's been a very long time, though realistically it's been pretty quick. Yesterday we dropped in to check out progress. Rooms getting painted, bulkheads ins…
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Final details happening
Popped in this morning to check on progress. There were about 8 tradies on site putting in finishing touches. Painting, plumbing and carpentry all going on. All happening to allow us to move in the we…
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We have a move in date!
Big milestone reached this week. We got the builder to agree to a move in date. Everything should be finished enough for us to move in by 14th November. There might be some stuff still going on but al…
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Stairs done, rendering happening, plastering underway
Popped in on Saturday to check the place out. Rendering of the hempcrete is underway. Plastering the internal walls is ongoing. The stairs are complete and look fantastic. Bathrooms getting waterproof…
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Yakkity Sax improved everything
So I did this timelapse video of us setting up camp over the long weekend. It was pretty awesome but then I hit upon the idea of dubbing in Yakkity Sax. Immediate and massive improvement.
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Cladding done, plastering and rendering underway
The exterior cladding to the first floor is complete and looks fab! Recycled blackbutt timber. We're going to let it weather to grey. Inside the first layer of render is going on hempcrete, plastering…
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Kitchen and cladding
Things are moving along pretty quickly. Popped in on Saturday to have a look. The exterior cladding looks sensational. Really happy with how that looks. Kitchen is going in and looks vibrant. Applianc…
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Animation of the story so far
I've been taking photos from pretty much the same position throughout the build, so I thought I'd string them together in a dodgy animation.
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Kitchen going in
Popped in this morning on the way to school dropoff to look into progress. It's looking incredible. Kitchen is going in downstairs. Plastering happening everywhere. Exterior cladding going on the outs…
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Lockup, stairs in, solar hot water in
Popped in today and there's lots of progress. Yesterday, all the glazing was finished. We got keys and the place can now be locked up! On Monday the stairs went in. Today the pantry under the stairs w…
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Bath is in!
Popped in this morning to check on progress. There's lots happening and the place is basically weatherproof now. Windows are in, roof is on. External cladding has been happening and it looks beautiful…
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Exterior moving along
These photos from the builder. It's looking quite amazing! Cladding is lovely and crisp. Apparently the bathtub went in yesterday.
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Windows are in!
Popped in on Saturday to check on things. The windows are in and they look fantastic. Double glazing throughout and they're beautiful things. Also delivered on Friday was the recycled timber to used o…
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Windows arrived, chimney complete
Dropped in yesterday to check on site. Windows have been delivered and they look awesome. Double glazing throughout so it's gonna be quiet and perform well temperature wise. Yesterday they finished th…
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Hempcrete complete
I popped in on Saturday to see the house and there's been much progress. The hempcrete was almost complete and it's looking amazing. Even with walls and windows missing you can hear the deadening of s…
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Ground floor walls done
Ground floor walls were completed yesterday. I popped in this morning to check out progress. They're moving really fast with the hempcrete and the wall downstairs, which we're thinking we'll leave as…
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Walls going up
On Friday the first hempcrete walls went up. Holly took some photos.
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Hempcrete!
Holly just sent these through. The first Hempcrete wall is going in as we speak!
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Getting ready for Hempcrete
Popped in this morning to check on progress. Formwork for the hempcrete is going in. They should start on the hempcrete on Friday or so. I've booked in a day of leave to help out, cos I'm curious to s…
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Rooms are taking shape
Popped into the site today and saw that the frame is getting close to complete. It's great seeing the shapes of the rooms and where the windows will go. It's gonna be so light and airy upstairs, and t…
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That's a lot of cannabis!
A huge quantity of cannabis got delivered to our house last week. It's the interior (hurd) of the stem from hemp plants, grown somewhere outside Maitland. This will shortly be mixed with lime and wate…
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A trip to the first floor
On this morning's site meeting I got to climb up the ladder and see how the first floor is gonna look. Everything feels bigger than I expected. Downstairs ceilings are higher than I thought, upstairs…
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Taking shape now
Popped in on Saturday to take a look and it's really coming along well. Good progress. Builders have had great weather for it too.
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Frame going up
Holly visited site again today and the frame's going up. This is going nice and fast and the weather's been great. Hooray! Also Louis came first in two events at his school athletics carnival.
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Slab is down, now to get moving up!
Visiting site this morning we got a good look at the concrete. Looks great and the space for our new kitchen and living room is going to feel enormous after the disjointed, poky rooms we had before. O…
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Concrete is done
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It begins
Holly just sent this photo of the concrete pour.
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Concrete poured today
Slab was planned to be poured last Friday but sickness amongst the team meant they weren't ready. The builder brought in extra work and got things moving over the weekend. The kids and I popped in on…
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Excavation underway
So demolition is nearly complete. Builders are now working on excavating down for the main slab where our new kitchen will be. Concrete apparently should be poured end of this week or early next week.
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Demolition seems almost complete
Holly and I popped in on Friday to see progress. The back half of the house is now pretty much gone. Also some photos from a bit earlier in the week when Holly and Tracy visited.
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That happened quickly!
Holly popped in on the house this afternoon and snapped these.
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Demolition starts today
After a rather frantic week of moving stuff around the house and clearing things out, we're ready for the build to start. Holly's been working like a trooper on this! Builder moves in today with all h…
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Our build is about to begin
For those I haven't mentioned it to, we're about to do a major renovation on the house. We've lived here nearly 8 years and done a couple of little changes over the time, opening up the dividing wall…
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Recruiter hilarity of the week
I get about five calls a week where a recruiter finds my name in LinkedIn and call our company reception number asking for me by name. I can see this on my phone so I'm always prepared for them to be…