There are always so many projects and things which either need doing or ought to be done at Havilah House. It’s a handy mans dream home! Cleaning out the Clay Grey Water Drains Services Map of Havilah House Lay new Grey Water Drains Clean out the Roof Gutters
Do something is my advice to you. It doesn’t need to big or ambitious, grand or complicated. It need only be a step in the right direction and you’re going get there if you repeat that simple action again and again, you will get there. “Do what you can, with what you have, where you … Read more
I receive frequent requests to purchase Havilah House, and I can see why. Havilah House is comfortably situated on 2 acres of land. It’s central to town and there are some highly developed estates and properties close by. On paper Haviliah House looks like an easy block to develop. The current regulations allow the blocks in … Read more
This year more than any other we’ve have started plating fruit trees. I regret not beginning to plant fruit trees when we first moved to this property in 2003, as the saying goes “Today is the the next best time to plant a Tree. We hope plant at least one perhaps two trees every fortnight … Read more
A friend of mine was living on across the road from the beach in Kawana and was living in his brothers container home, his brother an Architect had put a lot of thought into the design and had worked hard to push the design though council. My understanding was that the council approved the design … Read more
I’ve spent a fair amount of time money and effort building our cabin in the garden during the COVID 19 lockdown and having reached the point of having to hang up the roof. I had to make a design decision. Do I go with the Tradition Australian Tin Roof (I’m partial to time tested … Read more
Framing is a large part of of building a cabin, it’s also very time consuming. The main thing I learned is to build each side of the cabin on the ground first and then lift them up into place. You will see in the photos that I partially complete each side and then lifted them … Read more
I finished camouflaging the shed with green paint, and made the new doors. In the last two weeks it has rained a bit, and the Summer weather arrived … so everything has grown. So mission accomplished … the shed has virtually “disappeared from view” now we see the greenery and flowers.
This is a photo of building my second shed door. The other door is built, primed, painted and on the shed. The ply was leftover from a previous job. So far it cost 20 dollars for both doors … for one eight-foot plank of Poplar (which I cut into four strips, 4x 6foot long strips for stiles, … Read more
Bert and Lydia built themselves an outdoor BBQ which I feel works very well in their home environment as a place to relax and chill after work and during the weekend. The BBQ is conveniently close to their house right below the main access stairs to their veranda and front door. Bert and Lydia’s Outdoor … Read more