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The greywater drains gather grim and eventually block up. Our drains have finally reached a point when they were unusable, and I needed to call someone in to pressure clean them.
It’s always exciting when this sort of thing happens, I called friend who advised me to call a drain specialist based in Maroochydore who because he was busy and the rains were coming advised me to call someone who had similar specials equipment and was based in Beerwah, He advised me to call Clint.
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 … [Continue reading] about Projects at Havilah House
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 … [Continue reading] about Do something my friend
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 … [Continue reading] about Resting in the Promise
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 … [Continue reading] about Planting Fruit Trees 2020
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 … [Continue reading] about Thoughtful Architect Designed Container Beach House in Kawana
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 … [Continue reading] about Cabin Roof Built from Structural Insulated Roof Panels
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 … [Continue reading] about Camouflaging the Shed
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 … [Continue reading] about New Timber Shed Doors
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 … [Continue reading] about Bert and Lydia’s Outdoor BBQ Area
I think "the whole thing" makes the rigidity it is not beam and post. This is how our shed is made. It does not use "sine wave" corrugation. It's "square wave" corrugation. Which gives it more rigidity when the panels are joined together and … [Continue reading] about Thoughts about a small tin garden shed in a cold climate