I am posting some photos of my off grid battery setup. I do not know why the BMS failed. I have simply decided to run without a Battery Management System…

The roofing screws are half done, wall sheeting screws are half done, time to move on to something else. I bought these wood look tiles from CheapTilesOnline for around $30/m2,…

Hardiflex fibercement sheets 3m x 1.2m x 6mm being installed the easy way.

Macleay Island 7 Star is back on track, now powered by sunshine and lithium ions. I now have a 5kw LifePO4 battery bank (about $1000 via AliExpress), a 24V Inverter/Charger…

I am now working to close off the garage/ workshop area under the house. Firstly I sealed off the concrete floor with paving paint from Crystal Paints (top place for…

Long time absent from the forum. The house build has hit a major hurdle in the form of two former Redland City Council Building Inspectors. One being the Private Building…

Thermal and acoustic qualities were considered. Another is that Hebel is completely water and weather resistant and I can slowly work on the framing upstairs without worrying about the floor…

I plan on using AES septic system.
Hebel floor area is 81m2 (9m x 9m) and the price includes the hebel adhesive, screws, maxbond and the trowel. Peachester Timber was my…

The time limit is imposed by the Council when they grant the development permit. In my case it is two years from the date of decision. You are allowed to…

I have included here the cost of the build. There are many more things to pay for but I estimate that all up the building will cost less than $80,000…

Stair making in four easy steps

I did my owner builder course online with Owner Builder Solutions. It was easy and convenient. Course materials are not the best but if you want the ticket fast, this…

Hebel floor is now half done. Not at all difficult to lay and well worth any extra effort over chipboard flooring in my opinion. I also took a pic of…

I have attached some pages from the plans drawn by the architect. Martyn, of Bay Island Design did an excellent job in drawing the plans and in taking me through…

Here I go with photobucket. Let me know how this works, I will have a heap more photos to load over the next few months. By the way, the…

bpratt, thanks for pointing out the photos non visibility. I have gone into my flickr account and set the images for public view. I will also try to attach…

First of all the Seven Stars refers to the energy efficiency rating that has been calculated for this house design. I am quite proud of this rating achievement and…