Comments on: A Sneak Peek At Our New House http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/ An Australian family choosing to go green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10472 Darren Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:07:38 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10472 <p>@Libby: Thanks! We've been looking for just the right place for a couple of years now, and it's a huge relief to have finally found what we wanted. Posting is a bit slow at the moment with all that's going on, but I'll be back with lots of new posts soon.</p> @Libby: Thanks! We’ve been looking for just the right place for a couple of years now, and it’s a huge relief to have finally found what we wanted. Posting is a bit slow at the moment with all that’s going on, but I’ll be back with lots of new posts soon.

]]> By: Libby http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10406 Libby Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:38:27 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10406 <p>Looks great Darren. Both the house and the land. We hope to move to the "country" in around 10 years when the girls are finished with school. Can't wait to read about your adventures in your new home.</p> <p>Libby</p> Looks great Darren. Both the house and the land. We hope to move to the “country” in around 10 years when the girls are finished with school. Can’t wait to read about your adventures in your new home.

Libby

]]> By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10361 Darren Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:08:50 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10361 <p>@Wilson: The dust and winds weren't too good for the garden, especially as we were trying to get everything nice for our first open house inspection this weekend! Hopefully it's settled down now. The old house is in a really nice street, and we've loved living here. The only thing we wanted was more land. It's going to be sad to leave, but we're looking forward to the big adventure ahead of us.</p> <p>@Gavin: No, no off-grid plans (for now!). We are taking our solar panels with us, though. The long axis of the new house runs east-west, so it's got a lovely long north-facing roof to mount solar stuff on. Unfortunately they current owners installed a new off-peak electric hot water system just 2 years ago, so it might be a while before we can justify replacing that with solar hot water. But additional solar power panels and some kind of wind turbine are definitely on the radar!</p> @Wilson: The dust and winds weren’t too good for the garden, especially as we were trying to get everything nice for our first open house inspection this weekend! Hopefully it’s settled down now. The old house is in a really nice street, and we’ve loved living here. The only thing we wanted was more land. It’s going to be sad to leave, but we’re looking forward to the big adventure ahead of us.

@Gavin: No, no off-grid plans (for now!). We are taking our solar panels with us, though. The long axis of the new house runs east-west, so it’s got a lovely long north-facing roof to mount solar stuff on. Unfortunately they current owners installed a new off-peak electric hot water system just 2 years ago, so it might be a while before we can justify replacing that with solar hot water. But additional solar power panels and some kind of wind turbine are definitely on the radar!

]]> By: Gavin http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10356 Gavin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:41:57 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10356 <p>Hi Darren, the place looks great! Will you be going "off-grid". Looks like a good spot for a wind turbine and another solar PV array!</p> <p>Have fun, and keep us all updated on the new veggie patch!</p> <p>Gav</p> Hi Darren, the place looks great! Will you be going “off-grid”. Looks like a good spot for a wind turbine and another solar PV array!

Have fun, and keep us all updated on the new veggie patch!

Gav

]]> By: Wilson Pon http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10231 Wilson Pon Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:22:36 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10231 <p>Darren, I knew you've a very terrible week, thanks to the uninvited dust storm. However, just hang on there, as it's going to be fined later on...</p> <p>By the way, I loved your new house, especially the environment is a whole lot better than the previous one! Man, you've got a great taste with the interior design as well! :)</p> Darren, I knew you’ve a very terrible week, thanks to the uninvited dust storm. However, just hang on there, as it’s going to be fined later on…

By the way, I loved your new house, especially the environment is a whole lot better than the previous one! Man, you’ve got a great taste with the interior design as well! :)

]]> By: Tricia http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10155 Tricia Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:22:45 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10155 <p>What a lovely home. Having an acre will be nice! I envy you having so much space for fruit trees.</p> What a lovely home. Having an acre will be nice! I envy you having so much space for fruit trees.

]]> By: Chrissy http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10141 Chrissy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:53:58 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10141 <p>Hi Darren</p> <p>Wow, what a gorgeous home! I have no doubt you'd be very keen to just move in now... it's lovely and hope you got to clean up the current home for the photo's!</p> <p>All the best, Chrissy</p> Hi Darren

Wow, what a gorgeous home! I have no doubt you’d be very keen to just move in now… it’s lovely and hope you got to clean up the current home for the photo’s!

All the best, Chrissy

]]> By: Donna http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10125 Donna Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:38:53 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10125 <p>Hi Darren,</p> <p>Wow thats fantasic place. Ow im sooo jealous!!! the land looks really good. Good luck with the move!! Hope to see u at the SUstainable illawarra get together if your going.</p> <p>Donna</p> Hi Darren,

Wow thats fantasic place. Ow im sooo jealous!!! the land looks really good. Good luck with the move!! Hope to see u at the SUstainable illawarra get together if your going.

Donna

]]> By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10115 Darren Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:22:42 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10115 <p>@Jason: The dam is empty at the moment (for the first time in twenty years!) due to very low rainfall over the past 18 months. Still muddy in the bottom, but no water. I think it might also partly be because of trees that have grown around the edges and wall of the dam sucking up the water and making the bottom of the dam more porous with their roots. You'll laugh at the shed - it's timber and corrugated iron, in original condition from about 50 years ago! I'm going to turn part of it into a chook house and use the rest for storage (mower, tools, construction materials, etc). It's got no power or lighting.</p> <p>@JulieG: Thanks! I can't wait to get in!</p> <p>@Edwin: I'm looking forward to next winter with a nice warm fireplace. And hopefully that kitchen will see a lot of use with all the food we'll grow :-).</p> @Jason: The dam is empty at the moment (for the first time in twenty years!) due to very low rainfall over the past 18 months. Still muddy in the bottom, but no water. I think it might also partly be because of trees that have grown around the edges and wall of the dam sucking up the water and making the bottom of the dam more porous with their roots. You’ll laugh at the shed – it’s timber and corrugated iron, in original condition from about 50 years ago! I’m going to turn part of it into a chook house and use the rest for storage (mower, tools, construction materials, etc). It’s got no power or lighting.

@JulieG: Thanks! I can’t wait to get in!

@Edwin: I’m looking forward to next winter with a nice warm fireplace. And hopefully that kitchen will see a lot of use with all the food we’ll grow :-) .

]]> By: Edwin (Wollongong Fitness) http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10111 Edwin (Wollongong Fitness) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:21:53 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10111 <p>Wow, really nice fireplace and modern kitchen!</p> Wow, really nice fireplace and modern kitchen!

]]> By: JulieG http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10109 JulieG Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:49:18 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10109 <p>That looks great! You must be looking forward to it very much!</p> That looks great! You must be looking forward to it very much!

]]> By: Jason http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10107 Jason Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:18:35 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10107 <p>Cool. Thanks what you want. Please email or post pictures of the dam and shed when you get a chance. I would love to see them.</p> Cool. Thanks what you want. Please email or post pictures of the dam and shed when you get a chance. I would love to see them.

]]> By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10106 Darren Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:14:50 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10106 <p>@Jason: (Un)fortunately it has a pretty decent sized shed, but it doesn't look entirely weatherproof and isn't lockable/secure. So I can accumulate building materials and useful stuff, but (hopefully!) not household stuff.</p> @Jason: (Un)fortunately it has a pretty decent sized shed, but it doesn’t look entirely weatherproof and isn’t lockable/secure. So I can accumulate building materials and useful stuff, but (hopefully!) not household stuff.

]]> By: Jason http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comment-10105 Jason Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:07:16 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=1309#comment-10105 <p>Just build a large shed and then the accumulation can resume. ;)</p> Just build a large shed and then the accumulation can resume. ;)

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