Timber upgrade

 Come across some amazing American oak engineered flooring and decided one more wall, and hey presto. Now we have a total of 5 walls timberlines that moves us up to the scandi or japandi level . Aside from looking great it provides some sound insulation from the master ensuite. 

Air To Energy

Air to Energy - takes heat (ambient heat) from the air and converts to hot water - Claimed $45 a year for hot water solar assisted if required compared to $700-$800 for our solar hotwater storage and gas boosted system. Good news is the Government gives you $900 towards the upgrade. The old system was a solar boosted / Storage with gas boost. as in first pic. 

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Apple Homekit, Phillips Hue, & Siri

Lighting and automation make a home a home, Using a range of Phillips Hue Smart, Lights, Power outlets, movement sensors, all controlled by Apple Homekit, we have transformed our home and added a layer of automation and ambience, that change the way we enjoy our home.

 

New Security System installed!

 

Outdoor Room Upgrade !!

 Outdoor Roomification

Finally roomified our outdoor room - New TV, Heater, 2 x Weber Barbie setup and designer fretwork, sound system, fridge and sink revamp now DONE1 

Japanese Lanterns

Inspired by several visits to Kyoto Japan we have gone a bit crazy on the Japanese lanterns - but hey they look great and the soft warm white light in the garden at night time is amazing.

Butlers Bar / Pantry Upgrade now complete

With the help of iKEA and a little imagination the upgrade to the Butlers Pantry is now complete and Open for business

New Art

Metricon Failure

We have tried to contact Metricon over a serious statutory warranty claim regarding an extremely serious and dangerous product failure. Nothing back from Metricon over two months of trying to get a response.

The Zampatti Oven temperature switch has failed and fallen back inside the oven. It seems the recess switch mounting had become brittle and completely failed.

This dangerous issue should be immediately referred to Energy Safe Victoria, and a total product recall instigated immediately. Do we instigate the product recall proceedings or should Metricom? or do we go straight to Tracy Grimshaw and then Metricon customer service might respond to this serious and dangerous situation

Are they waiting for someone to be electrocuted ???

Tile Time

Thanks to the closure of Masters - Don't you just love competition The Artisan time range which were like $6.50 EACH (ouch) were sold at a drop your pants rate of just $2.00 so it was time to get the two upstairs bathrooms Fully Tiled = floor to ceiling here is the result...

Baby Cave

We opted for a 3 car Garage which was actually a 2 Car Garage with a Storeroom complete with full insulation and normal room and power point lighting. So it was a space waiting to become a room,

Thanks to Masters closing down I hatched a plan and I went on a daily hunt for materials for the Man / Baby Cave Project.

• Timber stud work saved 60 % but bought 25% too much so it's ended up really strong
• Installation 60% off but bought 25% too much
• Door hardware 80% off
• Timber Flooring saved 50% and got that Perfect
• Paint 40% off Perfect
• Solid Timber 8 lite door and Cavity slide 50% off Perfect
• Solid Timber skirting and trim 80% off - Respect

all up timber, insulation, flooring etc, etc cost only $670, add some help and plaster from AirTasker to whole thing cost only $1,570 - Amazing. Here are some Picks.

 

Fan Club

Summer is a cool time but not when it's hot. We have 4 strategically placed  Panasonic Split systems that keeps the whole house cool and ensure we can target cooling to where it's needed. Whilst the house is very well insulated and keep cool especially downstairs, a 43 degree day is a hard to overcome. We have now installed some addition fans than work a treat on those balmy 34 degree March Melbourne nights. Sourced from Thailand they are 4 speed, and timer enabled and look the goods. They have a 10 year warranty and are half the cost of similar ones you can by locally. Here are some picks...

Out On The Tiles

Over a year since the Outdoor Room and Kitchen and TV/Satellite where installed and completed, it was finally time to get the outdoor room tiled - So we called up a local company called Aussie Tilers who were actually all South Korean. There were great and so was the finish of the "sand pattern" semi gloss porcelain from Roca (Spain).  The 600 x 300 match the shape and configuration of the indoor downstairs porcelain so the effect is superb.  At 28 square metres it's the place to be this summer.

Here is some pics.