Finally, our first container arrived this weekend, and judging by the noise outside the second one is on its way as I'm typing this. Gotta go...
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| A crane was hired to lift the box off the truck |
False alarm!
The fuss outside was due to Mat trialing his sledgehammer against the bare metal of our steel box. Thanks to the current exposed location of the container the sound echoes for miles. I better get used to it.
So this is where we're at: we've ordered two high-cube 40-foot shipping containers back in March which now have made their way safely to Golden Bay, our home. One red box will be converted into a 2-bedroom plus bathroom space while the other one will provide the main living quarters (living room, kitchen and office).
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| Looks impressive |
In the coming weeks, we'll start cutting out the long side of the first container and begin customising the design to fit our needs. Most of the work will be done by us (my husband, I should say) and the design has been brewing in Mat's head ever since he was 15 years old.... so a lot of thinking went into it! We'll be documenting the building progress on this blog and invite people to follow it and comment. I'll try to take decent photos along the way (to my best abilities) to illustrate the journey. Enjoy!
Mat & Candy
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