26 Mar 201504 Jul 2015 TheOwnerBuilder

TOB 188 April/May 2015

The Owner Builder 188 April/May 2015 is on sale nationwide from 29 March 2015.

This issue includes a great off-grid timber home in Victoria, hints on keeping the costs of building under control, experimenting with hemp clay construction, and much more…

The extract article this issue is about an ambitious reuse project in Queensland. The full article can be viewed on our website: Pilcher Hill Project

Some additional photographs from the Special Feature ‘Recycle Mania’ can be viewed below. You can also download your very own TOB screen saver / wallpaper! Carry a little bit of TOB goodness with you, from issue to issue.

Frame screwed together.

Roof structure added.

‘Queenslander’ timber cladding.

Reused aircraft engine part box…

… makes a perfect base.

A hinged roof with polycarbonate sheeting and an access ramp completes the chicken coop.

The hull arrives on a trailer

…and is lifted off in stages.

Finally turned over, …

… and placed on posts.

The boat cum boat shed!

Now closed in, it makes a great little lunch room.

TOB 188 Apr/May 2015 Horizontal Screensaver

TOB 188 Apr/May 2015 Vertical Screensaver

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