A beautiful video gift from Rhys. The Story of a Maraetotara home. Visited My Parents home for the first time last Chrissy and thought i'd make a story of the build. What a great place and story, family and friends getting together to build a dream home and good memories.
Read MoreIt’s all done, finished.. thats it.. Sad but great.. mixed feelings. A HUGE thankyou to everyone who had a hand in creating our dream home, wishing you all a happy new year and bring on the new decade!
Read MoreSo here it is! the BIG 2 month monster catchup post for the many final touches and.. drum-roll… we have fully moved out of the B&B flat into the main house back in October :-)
Read MoreI promised another oven update when we had cooked our first pizzas, and here it is :-) including a short video…
Read MoreA quick post to record a fun sleepover with our grand-daughter Georgia in the caravan on-site at Nga Kereru, pictures capture the feel…
Read MoreThe build of our interior joinery for the kitchen, pantry and garage continues. Up-cycling old solid timber cabinets, they look amazing finished in natural oil.
Read MoreThe Hawkes Bay Sustainable Building Group and Green Drinks make a combined site visit to Nga Kereru. These groups increase awareness of sustainable approaches, promote local sustainable building solutions and encourage people who would like to live more sustainably to take the leap and act on their good intentions.
Read MoreWe invited a few family and friends already involved with our build to join us for our wall raising, this is a community effort similar to an old school barn raising, where the straw bales are cut, laid and compressed into the house walls.
Read MoreOur plan… is to re-cycle/up-cycle solid timber joinery with the goal of creating a melteca free home and enjoying hand crafted wooden joinery without a second mortgage...
Read MoreWhile the plans were in with council, in September and into October we invested time in seemingly endless research, showroom visits, reviewing quotes, negotiating prices and making decisions…
Read MoreSuccess in projects is invariably built on the quality of your team, finding these team mates requires perseverance and trusting that everything will work out for the best…
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