Do you see the similarities with the model I built from the plans last year?
It's fantastic to see the building clad in Zincalume and with the windows in place...
The silver cladding is really funky!
The bank of gel batteries in the shed that will store our solar power until we need to use it
One of two ground mounted solar arrays that will track the sun
Here's the other one with darling husband next to it, to give a sense of scale!
Things seem a lot more 'real' now the physical structures are going up, and we are really excited. It's all made a lot more pertinent given our current renting situation. For those that haven't been following my DoubleElephant blog, the sorry tale in brief is that after weathering weeks of uncertainty and disruption owing to fractured water pipes in the lovely house we're renting (including having to move out to emergency accommodation for two weeks and then back in again), our landlady has told us we can't continue our contract beyond the beginning of January... It's been highly stressful and I am currently investigating our options, in the sense of whether we have any recourse to a tenancy tribunal with regard to the fact that we haven't had full or peaceful enjoyment of the property during our rental contract.
That's another story, I guess, but what has been exercising our minds is what the *&^% we do now that we can't stay in the rented house? At this point I'd like you to put your hands together for wonderful Warren, our builder. Despite all the shenanigans with our mortgage he's been solidly behind us and is, in fact, suggesting that he can complete the studio building before Christmas so that we could move in there for a few months until the main house is finished. What a star!
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5 comments:
What a great space on great property. I'm glad to hear that the NEW house is going along well.
Standing applause for Warren!
That idea of living in the studio is a great one. I had a friend who built a fantastic studio for herself, and she & her husband lived in it for about 5 years until the house finally got built -- adding to the family along the way, so their use of the small space got highly creative :)
...and by the end of their time in it, she had a damn good idea of how she wanted to set it up as a studio!
I hope the progress on your house makes the problems with your plumbing and moving fade into the background. What a lovely spot! Studio living, especially in such a beautiful location, should seem easy after the mould and damp.
Wow. I'm green with envy. Your studio will be fantastic! Hope you get to move in there rather than find more rental accom.
What a great house! And yes, live in the studio for as long as it takes. I lived in a double decker bus for a year and while it was great fun at the time, it does really make you appreciate your house when you finally get it.
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