Plaster work continues ..... and we have purchased tiles

Plaster stopping in progress. We have measured up for Tiles and Friday 27th July will be purchasing the tiles required for the Bathroom Wall, Floor and the Kitchen Splashback. We've estimated 6m2 for the Kitchen, 9m2 for the Bathroom Floor, and 16m2 for the Bathroom Walls.

30m2 Ceramic Tiles were purchased from West Melbourne (30cm x 30cm) and all the Grout, Adhesive and the required trowels, spacers and accessories which are required to lay them.
Just need to buy a Tile Cutter now.

We couldn't have matched the colour better if we'd tried. They suit the kitchen cabinet colour perfectly 

Cabinet Kicker has also been attached and finishes off the Kitchen nicely.

Should be fine in the Bathroom too 

Bathroom has had it's first coat

This tile is a sample that we picked up for our House. It's Porcelain and 60cm x 60cm. It's semi polished and mean't to look like concrete with imperfections and cracks. Our tile supplier suggested that after living in the Shed with a "real" concrete floor, we may not want to have the imitation concrete tile in the house. We love it, but will make a final choice and decision when we're at that stage.

Plaster in Bathroom nearly finished

Work has been progressing on the Bathroom. Almost finished hanging Blue Board in Bathroom.

Daughter trying to get the attention of the neighbour's Dogs

Temporary Football Goals positioned by our Son. They are roughly in the Kitchen of our future Home. 

Flood Lights purchased so that work could be done even if it's dark

Part of our Toilet Suite

Believe it or not but this is an Instantaneous Electric Hot Water System. It's so small in size but requires 3 phase electricity and has the capacity to service a 2 Bathroom Apartment. Will work well in the Shed for the Bathroom and Kitchen

Have just extinguished a fire and burnt off a large heap of Boxes. Now it's back to kicking the Footy

Literally, sitting on the Fence

Chatting to the neighbour

.... and moving on to the Bathroom now

Kitchen is near being ready to tile now and have moved to working in the Bathroom where Blue Board is being installed. Bradford R2.0 rated Insulation Batts have been placed on the Bathroom's West Wall and along the entire Northern side of the Shed. Considering it's half way through Winter, not too cold in the Shed.

Half of our future Shower and larger than we currently have at home

Bradford Insulation Batts in place and where our 900mm Vanity Unit will be positioned

Toilet will go under this window

Kickers still to be placed on the kitchen.
To the right of the Laundry Trough will be a new Dishwasher.
Next to the Dishwasher will be our Front Load Washing Machine and next
to that our Fridge.  

Wood Fire Heater yet to be installed by our Plumber

Nearing sunset, looking North 

Looking East

The You Yangs in the distance and a better view than we have from our current Home

Kids love the Ride-On

Our Water Tank is 3/4 full at the moment with approx. 23-24,000 litres. No doubt will probably be overflowing within the next couple of weeks.

Our Icon-Septech Turbojet 2000 Treatment Plant will be installed within the next month or so. No more driving to the local public toilet. 

For those interested in the workings of such a unit, here it is, straight from the Icon-Septech website! 

http://www.icon-septech.com.au/environmental/wastewater/turbojet-2000

All wastewater is gravity fed into a Primary Sewage Tank where the waste undergoes settlement and digestion during a retention period of approximately 48 hours. The settled wastewater then flows into the Turbojet Unit. This unit is divided into two distinct chambers – submerged contact aeration (SCA) tank and Humus Tank. During regular time clock intervals, water and air is pumped into the SCA tank by means of strategically placed jets. The jets are positioned so as to cause vigorous turbulence of the tank contents. Effluent entering the SCA chamber is forced into a spiralling flow pattern. A biomass develops within the sludge particles tumbling through the tank. This biomass assimilates nutrients and oxygen from the water leading to gradual reduction of impurities as the effluent passes through the tank (retention period of approximately 48 hours).

The effluent and sludge particles then flow into the humus tank where the sludge particles settle to the floor of the tank and the effluent flows upwards through a plastic media block on which the biomass develops (retention period of approximately 36 hours). This biomass acts as a secondary biological contact interception and removal centre, further reducing the effluent B.O.D. before flowing into the contact sampling pit, where it is further clarified and chlorinated (if necessary).

Settled humus tank sludge is automatically returned to the inlet of the SCA Tank by means of a Vortex lift pump, which in turn is driven by the main SCA circulation pump.


This system is considered to be the Rolls Royce in Wastewater Treatment - and as we see it, sometimes "only the best will poo! - or is that Do!" Hopefully hasn't put you off your food!