Below 265 SQ/FT Hewey's 1950s single garage & cottage

[latterbrian2003]

hey y do you have anymore photos of youre mates straw build please

 

[hewey]

Thanks Guster, the dry garage is great - even survived our massive rainfalls and flooding back in February. Sorry Latterbrian, no more pics of the strawbuild.

Sad news, yesterday we lost our dog Bailey suddenly. He was 14.5 years old, I got him when I was 23, so had him for almost all my adult life. He had a heck of a lot of personality for a little dog, and was by my side through both the worst and the best days of my life. On Sunday morning he suddenly became really listless and unwell, so we rushed him to the vet. He had some emergency surgery and they warned us he was really unwell but they'd do their best. He passed away after surgery, just didnt wake up from the anaesthetic. It's a kick in the guts for us to lose him so quick, but he was happy and healthy right up to the morning, he had a good long and full life, and he passed quickly and without suffering. I'd be happy to go the same way to be honest. We picked him up this morning, and gave him a burial in our yard with lots of tears. I'm gonna miss that little guy.

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[ronjon1190]

Sorry to hear about your best friend, Hewey. Remember the good times.

 

[Bob Heine]

Hewey, I know the feeling. Hard knowing we are likely to outlive our best friends.

 

[HOTFR8]

Not good news. Sorry to read you have lost such a good companion.

 

[Lyndon]

Hewey

Sorry for your loss. I suspect we are close with Sherlock too.....

Chin up!

Lyndon

 

[anth]

Sorry for your loss mate.

 

[ajohno]

Sorry for your loss Hewey.

 

[cortina64]

Sorry for your loss, they become such an important part of our lives.
Warren

 

[Guster]

Sorry to hear about Bailey.

Looks like he was a very happy dog and took good care of you Hewey!

 

[cros13]

Sorry to hear about Bailey mate.

House looks so much brighter and nicer with the new white colour scheme.

Rudi.

 

[hewey]

Thanks everyone, the support is appreciated. His big personality is going to be missed, and our home is quieter without him.

No big plans for Easter weekend, like the rest of the world we're bunkering down and isolating from 'Rona. It's been drizzling most of today, but we did get a patch of sun this afternoon and managed to take our Foxie out to an offleash dog park - a new experience for her and she loved it. If I do anything else interesting over the weekend I'll get pics

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[hewey]

One of the little jobs on my list was to sort out the hose reel. This used to be on the side of the house before I painted it, but we recently had a plumber install a new tap in the front yard to be more convenient.

The old house reel needed some tidying up. The rusty starting point is on the left, on the right is after hitting it with the wire wheel.

And with a lick of paint.

Installed in place. A few weeks ago this was a weedy mess. We've used cardboard double layered as a biodegradable weed mat, layered on some thick mulch, and edged along the fence with garden edging. The sandstone were pieces we found lying around the garden. The raised bed is possum proof for veggies, the small trees are dwarf lemon and lime trees, and we'll add some more potted herbs in there too. But really happy it's productive but also suites the cottage garden vibe we're after.

The other project today was painting these vintage 50s pots - amazing what a lick of paint will do.

 

[HOTFR8]

Nice job on the hose reel. Those pots look good as well.

 

[Geoff289]

All looking good Hewey!

 

[Guster]

You got the 50s theme nailed with those concrete pots. Took me right back to spending the weekend at grans and scrubbing the moss off there old pots. The hose reel looks spot on too. All you need now is one of those rock gardens!

 

[hewey]

Thanks Hotfr8, Geoff and Guster. Guster yeh we're going for a bit of a vintage vibe with the house both inside and out, but in a kind of eclectic way.

I asked over in the community page but didn't get much response. What would people recommend in terms of brands for cordless power tools? The back story is we've been hoarding Bunnings vouchers from birthday and Christmas presents for years, and want to invest in a cordless power tool system. We'll want gardening tools like a hedge trimmer, whipper snipper etc, but we'll also want things like cordless drills, and who know what other toys down the track. I'm conscious once you buy in to a system you're effectively stuck with it, so what do people recommend in terms of brands???

 

[Geoff289]

Thanks Hotfr8, Geoff and Guster. Guster yeh we're going for a bit of a vintage vibe with the house both inside and out, but in a kind of eclectic way.

I asked over in the community page but didn't get much response. What would people recommend in terms of brands for cordless power tools? The back story is we've been hoarding Bunnings vouchers from birthday and Christmas presents for years, and want to invest in a cordless power tool system. We'll want gardening tools like a hedge trimmer, whipper snipper etc, but we'll also want things like cordless drills, and who know what other toys down the track. I'm conscious once you buy in to a system you're effectively stuck with it, so what do people recommend in terms of brands???

I'm no expert but my understanding is that Ryobi are considered kind of mid range - perfectly OK for most home requirements but not a good choice for a tradie using them all day every day. The only Ryobi battery thing I have is a whipper snipper I liberated from my son in law before they moved to Sydney and I have to say its pretty good. Until we got some order into the backyard after moving in it was a bit of a jungle and this thing was well up to what I asked of it.

I have numerous drills over the years but the AEG drill and matching impact I have had for a few years now are far and away the best I've ever had. I gather they are well regarded by tradies. Mine are only old tech 12 volt but do everything I ask of them.

I would have to say that De Walt seemed to be the brand of choice of most of the guys who worked on our house. My drag racing mate Maurice Allen swears by Milwaukee but he would I guess

https://www.facebook.com/MauriceAllenRacing

I guess you get what you pay for. Obviously avoid the Ozito Bunnings house brand, although you can probably get a new one every time it fails because it will still be under warranty when that happens.

 

[aussiesteve]

the Ryobi 36 volt gear seems ok l have the mower , whipper snipper and the lawn edger and they last well in our medium sized yard one battery charged will do the lot and l recently bought the chainsaw to do some garden trimming and that seemed ok on the large branchs but I,m not sure on the 18volt garden gear l feel it may lack lasting power over the distance and you would need more than one battery cheers

 

[HOTFR8]

I said Stihl when you asked in the Aussie Kiwi Social group but I guess Ryobi should be just as good.

 

[hewey]

Thanks Geoff, Steve and Hotfr8 The Ryobi pic was just for attention, wasn't necessarily thinking of going that brand.

 

[Theodulf]

All the cordless tools use the same type of batteries -inside- the large battery. You can get adaptors that allow you to use different types in different tools and it makes no difference to performance. The only one it doesn't really work with is Ryobi because it has the large post on the top of the battery. That is to say you can get an adaptor to use other batteries in Ryobi tools but not to use Ryobi batteries in other tools.

Just to make your choice more complicated.

 

[Lyndon]

Hewey

For garden tools I prefer Stihl, but in the garage I only have Bosch..... And the Bosch have never let me down, not even the corded drill I got from the parents for my 21st birthday (a LONG time ago ).

The only thing that isn't a Bosch in the garage is the mitre saw, and that is Ryobi, and corded not battery. But I got that for $7 on EFlay, and restored it......

Not sure if that helps....

Lyndon

 

[cros13]

I'd say Ryobi is "ok" I wouldn't have a issue buying their gear for home handy work, and to be honest, i considered buying their edger too for some garden work.

However, everything of mine at home and work is Milwalkee, But i use it every day. and its heavy industrial use, and for that reason, i'm going to get the milwalkee edger, well, its a 5 in 1 tool you buy different ends for, and its for gardening, so chainsaw, edger, whip, etc. Only getting it because everything else i have is milwalkee and i have lots of batteries to suit.

Rudi.

 

[HOTFR8]

Thanks Geoff, Steve and Hotfr8 The Ryobi pic was just for attention, wasn't necessarily thinking of going that brand.

Call it odd but I spotted a Stihl add with a similar image to that of Ryobi.

 

[hewey]

Thanks everyone.

Today I picked up our new house name sign. It's been done with a traditional gilding method using real gold. Really happy with how it has come out and how it will look on the white brick.

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[Geoff289]

Cool sign.

In re power tools, have a look at this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=yGRVDRZbPkQ&feature=emb_logo

 

[hewey]

Thanks Geoff, seems like everything these days is managed by a small handful of companies.

Got something constructive done today. We've got a typical little garden shed, which became an absolute nightmare when we bought the Mini and a load of stuff form the garage was dumped in there.

Before - **** everywhere!
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After - you can actually walk in there and see the floor! And yes that stuff in the middle is propping up the roof.
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Everything sorted in to places that make sense, and in a way that prioritises what I use most.
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Last night we set up the fireplace from our old place and tuned in to a livestream blues gig with Ash Grunwald. We used a portable speaker with wifi, was great chilling out with a drink.

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And dinner was some slow cooked beer braised lamb shanks, omg they were good.
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[Guster]

The sign is a nice touch. I read it as Marple cottage at fist. My subconscious is weird sometimes.

Shame you're not closer Hewey. I have the perfect piece of lightweight purlin to fix your saggy shed roof. Might just cost you a tasty lambshank or two!

After seeing your photo of the outside stove I re-read Steve's(1/2Cup) pot belly stove thread with a little tear in the eye. Really have to get on and build mine. Especially with winter near. It would be a nice tribute too.

Is that a full suspension bike in the stable?

 

[hewey]

Thanks Guster. The shed is overdue for replacement, I've discovered it leaks in heavy rain, and then isn't ventilated enough to dry out. A pot belly stove build with some clocked screws sounds like a great tribute

The dual suspension bike is my 'new' bike, which I'm in denial that it's now about 10 years old Old enough to have 26" wheels with tubes But I dont ride it enough to justify a new one.
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[Coolabah]

Thanks Guster. The shed is overdue for replacement, I've discovered it leaks in heavy rain, and then isn't ventilated enough to dry out. A pot belly stove build with some clocked screws sounds like a great tribute

The dual suspension bike is my 'new' bike, which I'm in denial that it's now about 10 years old Old enough to have 26" wheels with tubes But I dont ride it enough to justify a new one.
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Nice bike !!!

My most favourite mountain bike is now 30 years old. Its an Avanti that was top of the range at the time as I was younger and had money to spend on fun in those pre-children days.
Same wheels etc as you LOL. I am now starting to view my equipment as I wish oithers to view me.......
It might be older than Methusela but ....
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guys, help me out here !

 

[hewey]

Thanks Guster. It's an 'entry level' Giant, so nothing too fancy, but gets me on the dirt. A 30 year old top of the line Avanti would qualify as a vintage mountain bike these days. I still have the Giant ATX830 hardtail I got when I was 16 in the late 90s, now converted to a singlespeed.

Had to pick something up from a shop in the upper mountains, so took the Mini to stretch it's legs, and couldnt resist playing in the puddles
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[hewey]

Finally got around to finishing off a job I've been putting off for ages. When I installed the other driveway drain I had also cut this one out. To get the mini in, we used ramps to get across, which was just a massive pain. Also I realised the other drain was capturing 95% of the runoff so this was less critical.

However after my last concreting job didn't come up to the standard I would have liked, I was less keen to concrete in the channel drains I had originally bought for this space. So that's how I ended up deciding to go for a gravel drain.

I used a combination of bricks and galvanised metal grates, the aim was to help protect the ag pipe from being crushed by the weight of a car. I've used a 20mm mix that should provided plenty of drainage.

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[Coolabah]

Nice ! Also, very handy to have the boots for scale

 

[ajohno]

Great job Hewey. You could off used pavers where the tyres drive over.

 

[anth]

Nice work there, I really enjoy seeing and reading about drainage solutions. I know concrete would be ideal but I actually quite like the visual break in textures that the gravel gives (oh dear, can you tell I'm a graphic designer?)

 

[hewey]

Thanks Coolabah. Yeh luckily I carry boots around with me at all time for a size references Cheers aJohno. Thanks Anth, my last attempt at concreting didnt leave me buoyed with confidence of pulling this off. I kinda like the gravel too. Though your graphic designer eye wouldnt like my non straight cut in real life

Check out this architect designed shed in Victoria Full tour in the youtube link

 

[Geoff289]

The guy who has that shed must have a few bob to rub together.

Loved the motorhome and, of course, the '65 Shelby.

 

[anth]

Great video, what an amazing space. And yes, having driven through Red Hill, I'd say the owner isn't short of a $, but good on them for using it in a way that most of us here probably would, too.

 

[Terrick down Under]

cool