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Southern Tablelands Shipping Container Build
Thought I'd kick off this section with a new thread about my Owner Build saga which has been going on for years!
I am building a shipping container house in the Southern Tablelands in a small place called Bungonia (some may know of it through the Gorge and caves.)
I bought 25 acres 10 years ago and started building after getting council approval around mid 2015.
This is a 'Pay As You Go' build, meaning I need to earn the money in order to build. It has been a fine juggling act balancing working enough to buy materials, but not too much so that I have energy to do the actual build.
I have been doing everything I can by myself. Apart from electrical and plumbing, I paid to have the steel roof put on, the concrete pumped into the foundations I prepared, the dam dug, the water tank built, the drive gravelled, the solar panels installed (on the frame I made) and I needed help to lift the (208kg each) big windows at the front of the house. Everything else I've done by myself.
It's been a huge adventure as I'd previously never built anything more than an Ikea bookcase. But I finally feel like I am getting close to being able to move in and give up being a renter forever!!
Here is a quick recap of the journey so far in 10 pics for those who are new to this build:
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