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    I can happily recommend the Fiskars X25. It is the best I have ever used by a long way. I split and stacked about 12 cubic meters of firewood this year and typically did about 4 hours a day over a few weekends. It is well balanced, light and easy to use and and never came up sore the next day. Another plus is that after 4 years of use I haven't had to replace the handle...

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    Congrats Matt, I'm sure you'll enjoy the project and the living.

    Quote Originally Posted by Simplicity View Post
    urinating on the electric fence is not good thing.
    No, you need to choose a different spot every time otherwise that part of the fence will really stink.

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    once we have moved in too get quotes too have the Town water initially brought up too a garden tap
    Hire a trench digger and do it yourself with Sharkbite fittings and the plastic pipe that goes with it. It's actually quite fun because it's so easy and effective.

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    So will only be using the axe Occasionally, well i hope so
    Forget the manual splitting – it's self defeating. By the time you've split enough wood the last thing you want is a fire. Then Sally will be cold, and you know what that means. Get a machine – they're a lot more fun and the split logs don't fly occasionally and potentially hit you in the saw nutz (DAMHIKT )

    Quote Originally Posted by auscab View Post
    The most comfortable way to go would be to super insulate the dwelling . Double glazing and all that.
    Yes, and add to that an insulated slab with hydronics heating pipes running through it (which runs on the same principle that Mr Brush was talking about for hot water). You probably won't need any other heating. There's a problem with expanding the base of wood burning - it's not a whole lot better than burning fossil fuels.

    I also think I'd be inclined to crack on with solar panels on a ground structure. You could weld that up yourself, assuming the jenny can run a welder.

    Electrify everything, except the urinal. And maybe not Sally.
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    Perhaps some self-done geothermal pipes to get the steady temp of "10 metres down"?

    It will certainly knock the top/bottom off the hot/cold days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simplicity View Post
    Hi Pixel,

    etc etc etc

    Cheers Matt.
    BTW, as a diminutive form of his name, he prefers to go by Pixie. Legend has it he has just the right appearance for it too. Size 13 boots, not far short of two metres, and everything else that goes with that.
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    Thanks everyone I really really really appreciate the advice on the Wood splitter, an I agree it would be very worthwhile.

    Unfortunately two things are stopping the purchase of the Wood splitter for now(Yes maybe down the track a bit),

    First unfortunately I still haven’t worked out alchemy, so I’m still unable to convert lead into gold, I’m certain this has too do with my religious preferences, possibly.


    What that means is we only have a small pot of gold, an with everything else we “Need” too get, it won’t be long before I can well an truly see the bottom of the pot, or possibly all the way through it.

    Secondly ever time I see my LovelyGP, she basically says trim up fatty $75 at the door thank you[emoji6][emoji6].

    I think she means I should exercise [emoji17][emoji17][emoji17].

    So two big positives for me being a Lumper Jack for at least one winter maybe two,


    The Current love shack, as I have Christened it.
    I would put $100 down has zero or just crap insulation in the walls.
    Probably none under the floor, maybe maybe some in the Roof.

    Not a problem, in the long run.

    We will be turning the one bedroom love shack into a three bedroom home in the near future hopefully.
    An the existing love shack will be getting a great deal of love, new weather boards, a S….. load of insulation,new double glazed windows extra.

    An lots more Solar panels.

    Brett, thank you being the only one hear, who recommended moving up an down the fence line, that makes perfect sense [emoji6][emoji43][emoji94].

    Cheers Matt.

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    We could have,His one, Her one, an maybe a common one as well [emoji6].


    Cheers Matt.

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    Well, one could build a series of Japanese style walkways and decks. On each deck is a 6 or 8 meter geodesic.

    His, hers, kitchen, storage, lounge and workshop domes.

    Cover the walkways.

    NICE!

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    farmer mate had gums & pines running up his 1.5K driveway. the amount of water they drew out of the ground was very noticeable after seeding time.
    After several approaches to council and their reaction 'we will take you to court etc' he asked the big question....'if you take me to court what would the fine likely be?'
    I am not privy to the amount suggested but a cheque was duly presented then n there and council told to quietly F itself. trees gone within 24 hours. case closed.
    I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds

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    Since the Ash Wednesday fires the rules about trees and permits have changed. It seems any tree too close to a house or boundary do not need a permit any more. Lots down in the last few storms too. Not heard of anyone needing a permit any time in the last few years.
    I am learning, slowley.

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    Default Suburban Kids,buy Large paddock with Know idea.

    Next big question

    So we will be moving 3, 40 foot(12 metre [emoji6]) high cube shipping containers with us, on too the property, these will eventually become our Workshop.

    We intend to set these up side by side, two already have side openings put in by us.
    The remaining one will also have part of one side opened up.
    With either a Flat roof, or a very low pitched roof over the whole lot.

    But the big question, an I sort have already answered it myself, is do we go through Council an have it classified as a workshop or claim it’s only “Temporary” because it can easily be removed in the future.

    I’m personally happy too go through council, from some basic quick research I’ve done on the local council site(Shire of Loddon) it docent seem too be too difficult.
    The only thing I think we might need is some engineering reports possibly because of the cut outs on the side.
    Not that they really need anything, the cut outs have 100/100 mm 4 mm thick(I think from memory, box tubing running from floor to ceiling, massively over the top.

    Also it seems the containers can only be a Max 300 mm off the ground,which seems odd, I would have thought it would have been a crawl space distance off 450 mm, I think that’s right.

    I was hoping we could put them around 600/800 mm off the ground to make loading stuff from a Ute a little easier.
    Using Concrete pillars(No idea what I’m talking about hear either).

    Any way open too all suggestions, I’ve never approached a council before about planning, but saying that what “Chat’s” we have had with the council staff so far have been very encouraging.

    Cheers Matt.


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    Well, if the plan is to expand the house after getting the 3x container workshop up to scratch, then council will be regularly inspecting the site won't they? Three containers with a roof of some type over them might raise some questions...maybe if there was no roof there would be easier answers to those questions. If the Council is reasonable to deal with, then I think the answer is pretty straightforward eh?
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    Do it by the book, be up front with the council, work within their guide lines for the particular zoning that affects your land. If you start trying to go your own way they will make your life a misery or at the least, very expensive. From experience you approach them in the right way, they will be more amenable to deal with, get them offside at the start, you will live to regret it.
    Use language like "we are wondering if xyz is allowable" ....... then after they give/indicate an answer you then "what if we modified like this", I think you get the drift.
    The person who never made a mistake never made anything

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    I think doing it right by council and engineering/building from the ground up to hold 3 containers and a roof would be Huge $.

    Getting a steel Hay shed type shed through a shed builder put up. Or erect it yourself. All permits done right. 6 Posts and a roof . Two bays at 6M long. A 12 x 10 M shed with no walls . Properly braced . Compacted gravel floor. Would be pretty cheap compared to engineering and building on the three containers possibly.

    You could then slide the three containers in and do what you like under that roof. Or place the containers and get shed built over them possibly. What you do inside your compliant shed once its up is completely your business once the neighbors cant see in.

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    I like the hay shed idea.
    I am learning, slowley.

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