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With access to a mostly cleared parcel of land, and the necessary utilities we were ready to build. Eventually we redrilled in a location near to where one of our neighbours has good well and hit a productive aquifer. We kept drilling to over 100 metres but didn’t encounter any permeable formations. Having been advised by a water diviner of the ideal location, perhaps it was inevitable that because I work in the oil and gas industry, the first well was a dry hole. Mind you, this wasn’t without its share of dramas. Yes - tractor envy really is a thing even though my father-in-law tells me that looks can be deceiving and that this little Kioti packs a real punch.īy the end of 2019 the land had been cleared of trees, a bore was drilled to access water and electricity to the property had been arranged. This led to the purchase of a tractor which was somewhat smaller than Jeremy Clarkson’s Lamborghini. Access to the property was non-existant and a new driveway needed to be constructed down to the main road. When we first acquired the land it was covered in avocado trees, having previously been an orchard. 3D modelled landscape of 433 Long Road with superimposed photomap of original terrain cropped to property boundaries.Ī big tip of my hat to my father-in-law who set to work on getting the land into a state where it could be built on. Overall it had a lot of potential that had to be imagined as, truth be told, there wasn’t a lot to see. Power, water, sewage, internet, driveway access, even the address itself, would need to be considered and provided for. Other than the land itself, there was very little else. Initially the land was covered with avocado trees from its former use as an orchard, and there was an abandoned and overgrown tennis court in one corner. The land we had purchased is located on a gently sloping plot that faces due north with views over the tops of the trees on the mountain.
PIXPLANT SHADOWS UPDATE
Since it is about two years since I wrote the original post, an update on how the project turned out seems appropriate.Īfter looking at several potential sites, in November 2018 we found an ideal location on Tamborine Mountain and in early 2019 we took the plunge and acquired the land for our future home. Others have pointed out that the addition of a second storey can hardly be considered a minor modification. Personally I would argue that the modifications stayed true to the original design. An earlier blog post showed an early idea for the house which was rendered using Blender. Gardner (Springfield) according to our own modifications. This is a house that was built by a project home builder, G.J. About a month ago the family and were finally able to move into our “forever” home.