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Grand Designs Australia - Season 12 Episode 8 -
Interlaken Lodge
Interlaken Lodge
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02:55All we did was work, and as years went on, I was just trying to make it hit home to you
03:01that the kids aren't around forever, but you've only got limited time
03:05before they go off and do their own thing, so yeah, your 40th was...
03:09The turning point for us then.
03:10Yeah, that was crunch time. Things needed to change.
03:12Yeah.
03:18Any snowballs, mate?
03:20It looks like we were icicles.
03:22And that change involved tapping in to one of Tasmania's greatest assets, Mother Nature.
03:30So we purchased a bit of land.
03:33And when we first went on site, it was under a foot of snow,
03:37so we actually didn't get to see a huge amount of the property.
03:41Very barren.
03:42Still pretty hot.
03:44We went back up in the summer, or after all, it all melted, and we thought,
03:48crap, what have we bought?
03:49What have we bought?
03:52What they bought was 3,000 lakefront acres in the central highlands of Tasmania,
03:58where they want to build a wilderness escape to make the most of it.
04:03We've got no reception.
04:04We've got hardly any neighbours.
04:06Power was a problem.
04:08We didn't even think of any of that or the challenges.
04:11It was just a place to get away.
04:13Right, this will do.
04:14What do you think?
04:15Yeah, perfect.
04:16All right.
04:17Got you 10 kilo trout in there.
04:21You are?
04:22Yep.
04:23Nice work.
04:24And it's family that's front and centre of their plans.
04:28You want the one I've just done?
04:29No, that's cow, I don't like mustard.
04:34Good job, mate.
04:36Thanks.
04:36The important element to get right in this project is just having calm.
04:42Calm within our family once we're living in it.
04:45You're looking at the end result.
04:46I am.
04:46Yeah.
04:47I'm a little bit different.
04:48For me, it's more about the journey, making sure the journey is enjoyable.
04:52Because I feel like if the journey is not enjoyable, then the end result will be ruined.
04:58Thanks, Mum.
04:59This is the first snag I've got today.
05:00Isn't the first?
05:01No, I can see that.
05:03It'll be horrible if the kids don't enjoy the process or you and I argue throughout the
05:07process.
05:08We might, actually, because I haven't seen the devil yet.
05:10Me and Dad did once.
05:11Did you?
05:11Yeah.
05:12That's why we think differently, don't we?
05:13Because you're always fixated on your end point.
05:16You look after the journey and I'll make sure we get there.
05:18Well, they do say opposites attract.
05:24Let's hope so, because they're going to need to pull together big time on this one.
05:30Why here and why this particular location?
05:32Yeah.
05:33Escape the rat race of life.
05:36The tranquility and the space that we have is exciting.
05:39I mean, you say tranquility.
05:40I could also say isolation.
05:42Like, it feels really removed.
05:44Yeah.
05:45Like, intentionally leaving the world behind.
05:48How good's that?
05:49Yeah.
05:50So that is the plan.
05:51Yeah.
05:52Yeah.
05:52It's definitely a place for family and friends.
05:55There's sort of an extended mob that's going to end up landing here with you.
05:58To retreat.
05:58Yeah.
05:59Retreat to bring people together.
06:01Yeah.
06:01Tell me, what are you going to build here?
06:03I think it's probably going to be bigger than we first thought.
06:06Because there's a hunter's hut that was already pre-existing on the property, which is very
06:10basic.
06:10And that's me.
06:12I was quite happy just to slide in there and enjoy the tranquility of that.
06:16But we took that idea to our architect and said, well, this is what we want to do.
06:21And then he came, I said, come up with some concepts.
06:24And that's what he did.
06:25And he got excited.
06:27We got excited.
06:28And here we are.
06:29This sounds like a terrible relationship.
06:31Richard and Erin's original idea of a farm-style lodge has ballooned into a building of epic
06:39proportions.
06:40Set on a slab of over 400 square metres, architect Charlie Ellis has designed a series of three
06:47wings, reminiscent of the blades of a windmill that aims to blend seamlessly into its environment.
06:54One wing houses the three bedrooms for the family, another, the games room and guest accommodation,
07:00and the third is dedicated to living and dining, which gazes out over the glistening Lake Sorrel.
07:05Each wing is flanked by huge seven and a half metre monolithic concrete chimneys that will be clad
07:14inside and out with dolarite stone, handpicked from the property by Richard, Erin and the kids.
07:20That sense of bringing the outside into the home extends throughout, with timber-lined cathedral
07:28ceilings, 32 thick, reclaimed black-butt window frames and a burnished concrete floor to complete
07:35the natural look.
07:37Each wing is topped off with steep-pitch gable roofs and even more dolarite outside in the
07:44form of walls, pavings and a giant pizza oven.
07:47A back-breaking total of over 150 tons of stone will need to be found and unearthed, no small
07:55feet.
07:57Indulging in high-end finishes and unrestricted views of the beautiful bush outside, Richard
08:03and Erin have set themselves the monumental task of building a super-sized off-grid lodge in
08:09the hope that this will be a jaw-dropping jewel in the crown of this precious landscape.
08:14So how often will you be using the place?
08:18I mean, is it a weekender?
08:20So this is going to be home eventually, but I'll be up here, you know, looking after the
08:24cattle and doing a few bits and pieces.
08:26Looking after the cattle?
08:28I mean, looking around me, this is not sort of cattle country in my mind.
08:31Yeah, it's an experiment.
08:32So, you know, this is, you're right, this is in cattle country.
08:34But I thought, well, I'll give it a go.
08:36I'm always, you know, wanting to push the boundaries and see how it works.
08:39And if it works, great.
08:40But if it doesn't, well, no problems.
08:42Try something else.
08:43Try something else.
08:44And so there is a precondition, I think it's fair for me to say, that if he goes down the
08:49agricultural line, it will be a completely separate part of the property.
08:54Okay.
08:54Yeah, because we don't want to disturb the natural environment.
08:57Yeah, the thing you've been attracted to in the first place.
09:00That's exactly right.
09:01It sounds like a big dream.
09:04How long is this project going to take you?
09:06Well, the builder thinks 14 months.
09:08We reckon 19 months.
09:1019 months.
09:11Our plan is Christmas next year.
09:12Christmas!
09:15It's always Christmas.
09:16Always Christmas!
09:17We're going to be in for Christmas.
09:18Okay, 19 months then.
09:20What about budget?
09:21How much are you going to spend?
09:22We're hoping that it'll come in under three at about $2.9 million, all inclusive.
09:28And, I mean, that does take into account that it's a very remote location.
09:33It's a difficult build.
09:34There's a lot of travel we have to pay for for all the subcontractors.
09:38So it's definitely a lot more expensive than building in Hobart or Launceston, for example.
09:43$3 million gets you a pretty luxe offering.
09:46Yes.
09:47But as you said, given the travel and the size of it too, 400 squares is a pretty big building.
09:52I think you're going to test your $3 million.
09:53Yes.
09:54But it's a marvellous undertaking.
09:56And I have to say, just again, this landscape that you're working in is so precious.
10:00It's so wonderful.
10:02It sounds to me like you're very tuned into it.
10:04My concern is just the remoteness, really, of it all.
10:07And you've put a lot of faith in your builder.
10:09We do.
10:10So let's just hope that's well placed.
10:12Yep.
10:13Because there's a lot riding on that relationship.
10:14More than normal.
10:15Yep.
10:16Because you can't just go down the road and pick another one.
10:17No.
10:18Erin and Richard are a bit like kids in a candy store.
10:25Their eyes are way bigger than their stomachs.
10:28They've got this glorious sight here where anything is possible and a budget to match.
10:33But I am a bit worried they're getting carried away by it all.
10:36They say they want to get back to nature and lead the simple life.
10:41But supersized houses require supersized amounts of work and maintenance, especially out here
10:47in the middle of nowhere.
10:49But first, they've got to get the house built.
10:52And that's a giant task in itself.
10:53It's midwinter, and today the serenity of the central highlands is shattered by the sound
11:16of cranes, pumps and trucks.
11:18After several weeks prepping the foundations, builder Phil is overseeing the laying of the
11:25concrete slab.
11:26In the industry for over 20 years, he's never managed anything on this scale with so many
11:33confounding elements.
11:36I think it's a really exciting project.
11:39It does have a few challenges.
11:41We get heavy rain during winter, and it can be sunny one minute and snow in the next.
11:48It's compounded with the isolation.
11:52It creates challenges that we're not used to.
11:54With access for cranes, semi-trailers not able to get in, so we've had to rethink how we
12:00get everything into site.
12:02Just the proximity from anywhere really is not something we deal with every day.
12:09There's a hut on site that we're using for accommodation.
12:13And, at times, sharing it with the clients is going to be a very interesting process.
12:20Hopefully, Rich is still talking to me at the end of it.
12:22A couple of weeks later, the team are bracing themselves for the heroes of the home to take
12:33centre stage, the chimneys.
12:36I couldn't believe they got this machine down.
12:39The tight spots down up here in the corner here.
12:41The pressure of installing these massive chimney panels is immense.
12:47Each one weighs up to six and a half tons and towers over seven metres tall.
12:52Yeah, if they're not lifted properly, they'll snap for sure.
12:58It's dangerous, you know.
12:59It can really cause some damage, so you've got to be on your going.
13:03And there's major defects in the panels as far as dimensions go.
13:09They don't fit, so we don't want to be going down that path.
13:12Each chimney is made up of three concrete panels.
13:18The perilous task of lifting them into place relies on a crane extending up to 36 metres,
13:25with counterweights of 44 tonnes required to stop it falling over.
13:30Down like 100.
13:33Yeah, that 36 metre reach is right out there on the limit,
13:36just because the building site's probably a little bit more cluttered than we thought.
13:39And the building's a lot longer and wider than we'd hoped.
13:43This is where you can make or break your build.
13:49Yep!
13:52The thinnest panel goes first,
13:54a deceptively fragile piece for such a massive slab.
14:01The design of it, it wants to crack through the window,
14:05the sides of the window there.
14:06So, it's probably the most slimline, difficult panel we're going to do.
14:15It's a lot of weight.
14:18Until the panel is upright,
14:20there's no knowing for sure if it can take the strain.
14:25Up she goes.
14:27Feel it.
14:28Wow.
14:28So, it's the inside chalk line is our panel line.
14:33It's finally in position.
14:37But now, the crucial part.
14:39Will it fit?
14:41Now, you've got to go in a bit.
14:49Oh.
14:50Tell you what, she's not bad, Blaze.
14:52You got the receiver, Blaze.
14:54That is that bloody, Blaze, it's not funny.
14:58I'm happy.
14:59Don't say it very often, but I'm happy.
15:03What do you think?
15:05It's big.
15:06That's what I think.
15:09We might have gone a bit too big.
15:11I'll just, we'll get this unhook,
15:13we'll hook onto this one, pull it off,
15:14I'll just double-check the drawings.
15:15A lot of work for one panel.
15:19Hopefully, hopefully the rest go just as smoothly.
15:25The enormity of this project
15:26is starting to dawn on Richard and Erin.
15:30And they're not alone.
15:35Nice and steady.
15:36It's nice and steady.
15:40Yay!
15:41Simsie, it's not too late
15:46for a second story, mate.
15:51I think we're there anyway.
15:55It will take two days
15:57for the remaining chimneys to be installed,
16:01as each panel requires
16:03patience and precision.
16:05Just come down
16:06and then I'll bring him back to me.
16:07What's probably wowed me the most
16:11is the, um,
16:13yeah, the sheer size
16:14of these structures.
16:15Yeah, I'll bring it around to you.
16:18I feel sorry for the stone mason.
16:19He's got to get right up,
16:20up there to
16:21veneer the whole lot.
16:24It's a massive job.
16:28Hope he likes laying stones.
16:32But they've got to find them first.
16:35And that's not their only challenge.
16:37On air, online,
16:39on digital radio.
16:40There's a severe weather warning
16:41for large parts of the state
16:42this afternoon and evening
16:44as a strong cold front
16:45moves across the state,
16:47damaging and potentially destructive
16:49wind gusts
16:50of around 120 kilometres an hour
16:52are forecast in some districts.
16:57Over the next six weeks,
16:59the wild Tassie winds
17:01threaten to blow them off course.
17:05Half, Miami.
17:06Hold him there.
17:11Just got to put some backers
17:12underneath you.
17:13But with the crew living on site,
17:16they're able to work fast
17:21between storms
17:22to install the trusses
17:23and roof structures.
17:24How's he going?
17:25How's he going?
17:26Yeah, I think it's, um,
17:28starting to come to life.
17:29You can see,
17:30brings the height of the chimneys
17:32into play
17:32and they looked a bit too tall
17:34and skinny,
17:34but now with the roof line
17:36it brings it all into play
17:37and, um,
17:38yeah, it looks good.
17:47Four months into the project,
17:49Richard and Erin
17:49are also making the most
17:51of the breaks in the weather,
17:52roaming the property
17:54and collecting hundreds
17:55if not thousands
17:57of dolarite stones,
17:58a hard, once molten rock
18:00some two to three hundred
18:02million years old
18:03that'll be used
18:06for cladding the giant chimneys
18:07and some walls.
18:10For stonemason Ray Hilton,
18:12it's a massive undertaking.
18:14Hey, Ray.
18:17How are you?
18:18Looks good.
18:18Looks really good.
18:19Oh, thank you.
18:20We're loving the colours.
18:21The greys and the browns.
18:22You don't mind the mix
18:23of everything?
18:23No, I really like it.
18:24No.
18:25How's the stone to work with?
18:26I mean, the picking's been awesome.
18:29Like, really good quality.
18:30You've obviously got an eye for it.
18:32We just need a lot more.
18:33Okay.
18:34Say you've picked 30 tonne
18:35and let's,
18:37let's not look up
18:38until we've got another 150.
18:40Right.
18:41Yeah, right.
18:41Okay.
18:41So we've done roughly 20 loads so far.
18:45We've probably got another 120 to go.
18:50Don't count.
18:51Yeah.
18:52As long as you're staying ahead of me.
18:53Yeah.
18:54Yeah, okay.
18:54That's the plan.
18:55We've had a good head start, though,
18:56so I think you're going to use it up
18:57pretty quickly.
18:58We'll have to get our skates on.
19:02Yeah, I was hoping that he was going to tell us
19:04that we were halfway there,
19:06but we're nowhere near halfway there.
19:08How long ago did we start collecting stone?
19:10It was over a year ago.
19:11Oh.
19:12Geez, that long?
19:13It was over a year ago.
19:15Okay.
19:15And he only,
19:15yeah, it was,
19:16and he only started yesterday.
19:18So he said that we're quite a way ahead of him,
19:21but I'm very worried
19:22that he's going to catch up very quickly.
19:25But they've got a lot more on their plate
19:27than just rock collecting.
19:29Okay, mate, it's time to go.
19:34While Erin's back in Launceston
19:35managing the kids and the business...
19:37All right, shoes on.
19:38Got your drink bottle.
19:39We don't have time to do that.
19:41You've got to get in the car.
19:42Let's go.
19:42Richard's spending more and more time on site
19:49and on his pet project.
19:53So just finishing off this fence here,
19:55we're planning for cattle and sheep in time to come.
19:58The stockyards are a sheep and cattle stockyard,
20:02so it's plans to have these animals up here
20:04roaming around enjoying the property.
20:07We can have up to,
20:08well, geez, 800-odd sheep.
20:11Don't know if Erin would probably appreciate that,
20:13being so many,
20:14but we'll see.
20:20When I was young,
20:21my parents did separate very early on in the piece,
20:24and my grandparents had a farm down the Tamar River,
20:28which I spent a lot of time with growing up,
20:31experiencing the wildlife and beauty of nature
20:33and work, working the land.
20:37That in itself, I suppose,
20:38installed a lot of good work ethic and values
20:41that I have today
20:43to start a job and finish a job
20:44and tackle pretty much anything.
20:47I'm really excited to what we are creating here,
20:50essentially going back to where I started
20:52with the animals and the bush and the space,
20:55and I wish to pass it on to my children.
20:59OK.
21:07But so far, the kids are not convinced.
21:13Every single time I lift up a rock,
21:15I'm scared there's going to be, like,
21:16a big monster underneath.
21:18The only adventure they're having
21:20is rock collecting.
21:23And the novelty is wearing thin.
21:27There's, like, five fireplaces
21:28and massive, big peaches
21:30that are not including all the massive walls,
21:33and we've got a huge pile of rocks
21:35just over there.
21:36And to think that that big pile,
21:38hours and hours of work,
21:39has only gone into, like,
21:40not even half a wall,
21:43it's just crazy.
21:45The scale of all the rocks
21:46we're going to have to need
21:47is going to be massive.
21:50It's not going to be fun
21:51in a couple hundred more loads.
21:54That's a massive fireplace.
21:57You get a fireplace from all the stone.
21:59It's now eight months
22:14into this 19-month project,
22:17and I'm curious to see
22:17how they're getting on.
22:21It's a bit of a rough road
22:22getting in here.
22:23It's a bit like a rodeo
22:24jumping around all over the place.
22:26But the remote location
22:27is the reason
22:28that Richard and Erin
22:29chose this place.
22:31It doesn't make it easy
22:32for building, though.
22:33It's hard to get stuff in,
22:34and we're a long way from anywhere.
22:36That adds to time and budget.
22:39Added to that,
22:40just about every element
22:42of this build is massive.
22:47Including today's challenge,
22:49wrangling some giant,
22:51extremely heavy timber frames
22:53into place.
22:56G'day Richard.
22:59Hey Anthony, how are you?
23:00I'm fabulous.
23:00How are you?
23:01Getting there.
23:02It's looking pretty good.
23:03It's all coming together.
23:04I can see you've got a new delivery
23:05of beautiful window frames here.
23:07Yeah.
23:08Look at that timber.
23:09That is delicious.
23:10It is.
23:11It's all reclaimed black butt.
23:12Reclaimed black butt?
23:13Yeah, yeah.
23:13And do you know
23:13where they've come from?
23:14From North Queensland.
23:15It's from an old warehouse
23:17back in the 50s.
23:18Okay.
23:18Yeah.
23:19I love the idea
23:19that you walk down your hallway
23:20and that history's just kind of
23:21whispering to you
23:22every time you walk past.
23:23Yeah.
23:24Yeah, it's gorgeous, isn't it?
23:25Yeah, it's nice.
23:25And I'll tell you what though,
23:26you know, those old timbers,
23:27they're really deep.
23:28Yeah.
23:29Yeah.
23:29Lovely.
23:30And really heavy.
23:32Yeah.
23:36So heavy, in fact,
23:37the frames come in two halves.
23:40One, two, one.
23:42And need to be assembled on site.
23:45Is it going to go?
23:46Yeah.
23:47Only just.
23:48If they can get them in.
23:50Yeah.
23:50Yeah.
23:51Yeah.
23:51Yeah.
23:53Bloody off.
23:54Back out again?
23:56Yeah.
23:56And then back out
23:57through the side door?
23:58Yeah.
23:58Righto.
23:59Bloody awkward, isn't it?
24:00I'll take a middle.
24:01Let's post a line there.
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31:01But there's no relaxing back at Interlaken.
31:06It's two weeks since the giant timber frames were installed,
31:09but big frames need big panes of glass.
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31:16For something quite fragile,
31:19they weigh a ton.
31:28Yeah, they look heavy.
31:29They're going all right.
31:30They're going to be tired by the end of the day.
31:33We might need to give them a hand, I think.
31:3842 pieces in all...
31:39...and 40km an hour winds.
31:47Yeah, so a bit of a breeze which is coming up,
31:50a bit of a concern.
31:51Making sure that those panels don't tip off.
31:54Yeah.
31:55The boys are trying to get these glass panels in before the wind gets up.
32:07Right, how many of this?
32:08There's not much room.
32:10You're going to have to go up near vertical.
32:12Yeah.
32:13Straight up.
32:14We're trying to fit a big sheet of glass in a little area.
32:17This one's going to be tight.
32:19We're going for it?
32:20Yep.
32:21We're going to have to go up.
32:27Keep going up.
32:29You guys have to go down a bit.
32:30As soon as you can.
32:32Bring it back.
32:34I'll tell you now.
32:36Unless we go onto the roof,
32:39and then we go flat and just slide it straight down.
32:42Nah, not in this wind.
32:44I'll keep going with the others while everyone's here.
32:47Yeah.
32:48And just keep working on volume.
32:51We'll take it back.
32:52Yep.
32:55It's going to be a long week.
33:08As the months roll on,
33:10Richard and Erin's dream of living close to nature
33:13is getting a little too close for comfort.
33:17Just going to set the possum trap up over here tonight.
33:21We've had a few fairy critters living in here.
33:24It's getting to the stage where it's going to start to cause big problems
33:27if we end up with animals going through our concrete.
33:32Trap is setting free.
33:34A good drive from the site.
33:35So we'll leave that till the morning and hopefully we don't get one.
33:41We'll wait and see.
33:47The build has reached a critical phase.
33:50Before the harsh Tasmanian winter kicks in,
33:52there's a race to reach lockup.
33:57But the seemingly endless stonework is going at a snail's pace.
34:01There's so few curves.
34:08It's a lot annoying when we're looking for straights
34:11and we keep finding curves.
34:13Now I want curves.
34:15I can't find any.
34:16I guess we need to ensure that we're not putting too many straight pieces in.
34:24And we do really look for those prized stones that span a long distance with the curve.
34:32Because that's what gives the wall continuity on the curve rather than having jagged angles.
34:36But at this stage we're just running out of stone.
34:40So we're looking to get Aaron, Richard and the kids and find me 10,000 perfectly curved stones.
34:49No pressure.
34:52The wall's only as good as the stones they find.
34:57It's not Ray's only struggle.
34:59You can't just go home at the end of the day.
35:03You have to live away.
35:05Eat average food.
35:08Cold.
35:12It's a bit of a grind.
35:13It's also a bit crowded.
35:21With the project coming up to the one year mark, on site accommodation is at capacity.
35:30With the team bunking down in the hut, the shed...
35:34No, no, that's a microwave. That's a microwave.
35:38That's not you.
35:40No.
35:42Starving.
35:44And a caravan for the boss.
35:46One of Interlaken's luxuries, having a caravan.
35:53Pub-sized palmer veal schnitzel.
35:57Schnitzel. We'll see.
35:59First time. You've had a few of these I've seen, so...
36:01My favourite one's the bacon carbonara one.
36:05F***, that's good.
36:07Real good.
36:08Throw a bit of extra cheese in it and bon appetit.
36:12Do you eat better here than at home?
36:14Yeah.
36:15Really? Yeah.
36:16Oh, that's dismal.
36:20Obviously we're pretty remote, so definitely wearing thin on the team.
36:25It's a big arse to pull them away from friends and family for such a long period.
36:30We're kind of lucky that, within our team, everyone gets on really well.
36:35So, I've wandered out, then Lockie said to me the next day, I'll ray one cup and only see
36:40with someone's bare arse going to the toilet.
36:43Most people's comment is not necessarily loving having to come to the bush, but still loving
36:50to being part of the project, so you can't have one without the other.
36:55Had it been five minutes from home, it would have been a fantastic project to be involved with.
36:59It's asking a lot of its workers alright, including Chief Stone Collectors Richard and Erin.
37:16They're all just pointy. They're not curved.
37:25With the children quitting the job about a thousand stones ago, Richard and Erin are on their own hunting for the precious curves, in short supply indeed.
37:34But you'd think there'd be some, but not many.
37:41I'll tell you what, I was pretty excited about having stone walls, but I didn't quite realise what a big job it was going to be.
37:48I don't know, the tarnish is starting to wear off.
37:53It is, you know, a hundred odd loads in, probably another hundred to go.
38:00But yeah, it is going to be worth it. I tell myself that every day that we're up here hunting for rocks.
38:07Thought it was going to be a nice, enjoyable little family gathering and collect these items, but it's turned into a bit of a mammoth job.
38:15But we've committed and we won't stop. I promise Ray that we'll do it. We will get there.
38:24Long as my back holds up.
38:27Richard's just the type of person, anything he does, he gives 100% to.
38:32Nothing that painkillers won't fix.
38:34So he has, I think, not that he's ever said it to me, but there's no doubt he's struggled at times giving 100% to this project.
38:42Hang on.
38:44I'm like two parts bugging.
38:46Hang on.
38:48You've got to get one corner.
38:50Right.
38:52He's suffered a little bit this year with some back pain, so he always puts up a good front, but there's, you know, times at the end of the day where you can see for sure that he's tired.
39:02I think it's time for a new patch.
39:05I feel like I'm scratching around like an old chook.
39:06Yeah, I'm scratching around like an old chook too.
39:08Yeah, move.
39:09We'll move on.
39:10We'll move on.
39:20Twelve months into the build, and as winter makes its presence felt with a brisk two-degree dawn...
39:25It's an early start for the team as they get ready to pour the 400-square-metre concrete floor.
39:35These are actually up at the finish level.
39:38Mate, I'm just impressed you've got heated shower floor.
39:40The concrete's travelled 120 kilometres to get here, right at the pointy end of its initial set time of two hours.
39:52Clock already, are we?
40:03We're two hours away from anywhere. That's probably the biggest challenge here.
40:10It's not ideal carting concrete that far. It's just the way it is.
40:23The boys face a tough day ahead.
40:26But chief concreter Ben is staying positive.
40:30It's hard work to get the fine balance between actually getting the concrete to come through and not come through too fast.
40:36So we're just all these pump operators just trying to work out the right speed to run the pump out.
40:43We will get there.
40:47As all systems go, these boys are busy.
40:49Unbelievable.
40:50Yeah, not the easiest thing pouring inside a semi-finished building.
40:54Had we done this in summer, the boys would be racing it to try and get a finish on it before it dries.
40:58But now we're in winter, it's about trying to get a cure on it.
41:06That's the first truck empty.
41:08So hopefully we're halfway or we haven't got enough concrete.
41:12It's a long way to bring more up here.
41:17Richard's staying one step ahead of the concreters, taping up the windows in the bedroom wing.
41:22Once it's laid, it's going to have to be locked up for a good seven weeks for it to cure and harden properly before the concrete polisher comes in.
41:36So yeah, once we finish up here, we just need to really make sure we close all windows and sliding doors to make sure that no animals get in in this process.
41:43It would be horrendous, to say the least, if we had an animal slip in while the concrete is being cured.
41:58For the next seven weeks, all eyes will be on the weather.
42:02If it's too cold, the slab won't harden or cure properly.
42:07But it's not great for laying stones either.
42:10Looks good.
42:12So we've just got one more lift from the scaff.
42:17And then we should think about moving the sand under cover.
42:22We had a bit of snow yesterday.
42:24My goal is to keep you happy, warm and content so you can keep going.
42:30We are going to come into some crappy weather, unfortunately.
42:33Yeah, we'll just keep going.
42:34Just keep chugging away.
42:36Still a bit to go though?
42:38Yeah, still a bit to go.
42:40Will the body last?
42:43The days aren't long enough.
42:45No, the year's not long enough, actually.
42:47The stonemason's doing a great job.
42:51He was a bit cold yesterday.
42:53I think any other stonemason would probably be shutting up shop until summer, but I really want to try and keep him here as much as possible.
43:01He hasn't even started on the northern and eastern, assuming he's yet.
43:10He's got a fair bit of rock walling internal to do.
43:14He's really got a lot of external rock walling around the water tanks and that front entrance.
43:18It's got to be done.
43:20There's a lot of also flagstone paving around the barbecue area, up the back into the guest wing.
43:27And also at the front entrance is all stone paved.
43:31So, yeah, I don't want to shock him, but he's got a fair bit ahead of him still.
43:35Some days you shape the stone, other days the stone shapes you.
43:44But if he leaves, I think we'll have a bit of strife on our hands.
43:48Because I'm no good at laying stone.
44:05Driving through the Tasmanian bush, it's easy to see why Richard and Erin wanted to swap the rat race of the city for the laid back pace of the countryside.
44:24But it's one thing to crave a simpler life and another entirely to achieve one, especially if the home you want to build, on paper at least, is so large.
44:39I do hope, for Richard and Erin's sake, the hard yakka is over and they can finally enjoy what they came for.
44:46Such amazing bush up here and you really are kind of working hard to get to the front door over this very bumpy, rough track, but I guess that's all part of it.
44:58These guys wanted a retreat and they absolutely have that.
45:04You feel like you're leaving the city way behind and it's just so beautiful.
45:11Oh, and there it is, just sort of emerging out of the bush.
45:14This feels like a very lovely little welcome.
45:19I know it's a big footprint, but actually it doesn't feel over-scaled here.
45:24This is working.
45:25Erin, Richard, this is unreal.
45:32Thank you.
45:33What an arrival.
45:35Very dramatic.
45:37And the whole sequence coming through the bush to get here, I mean, so poetic.
45:39It's beautiful, isn't it?
45:40So beautiful.
45:41Yeah.
45:42Yeah.
45:43A little glimpse of the water through there sort of orients us all.
45:45Yeah.
45:46Yeah.
45:47But the house itself is quite enigmatic, a little mysterious.
45:49Understated.
45:50Understated.
45:51Understated.
45:52Doesn't give too much away.
45:53Yeah.
45:54You know, so you know that you're kind of like, you haven't really properly arrived yet.
45:55Yeah.
45:56So all this build-up of anticipation.
45:57Yeah.
45:58It's very clever.
45:59And it really works on you, which is what I really love.
46:00Yeah.
46:01Yeah.
46:02Yeah.
46:03The stone looks amazing.
46:04Yeah, it's amazing.
46:05Yeah.
46:06And I know this was a total labour of love, wasn't it?
46:07Yeah.
46:08It was.
46:09So grateful to our stone, Mason Bray.
46:10He was just phenomenal.
46:11He's not sort of lurking around the back of the chimney or something.
46:12Well, we only finished Sunday, funny enough.
46:14So he's...
46:15Last little bit.
46:16Yeah.
46:17Yeah.
46:18Yeah.
46:19Yeah.
46:20Yeah.
46:21Yeah.
46:22Yeah.
46:23Yeah.
46:24Yeah.
46:25Yeah.
46:26Yeah.
46:27Yeah.
46:28Yeah.
46:29Yeah.
46:30Yeah.
46:31Yeah.
46:32He's been brilliant.
46:33I mean, so well put together.
46:34Look at this detail.
46:35I know.
46:36Yeah.
46:37He's a true artist, our stone, Mason.
46:38He's beautiful.
46:39As he said to me, every rock has its place, and he's right.
46:40Magic.
46:41Yeah.
46:42Well, I mean, on a day like today, a bit of frost on the ground.
46:43Yes.
46:44It's about two degrees.
46:45Yep.
46:46I'm standing here with a jacket on.
46:47You're not.
46:48No.
46:49It looks warm in there.
46:50Come inside to the warmth.
46:51Excellent.
46:52Yeah.
46:54Shoes off here.
46:55Yeah.
46:56I like a shoes off house.
46:58Oh, here they come.
46:59Thank you.
47:00What a sensational room to walk into.
47:07The sun's streaming in here, this low winter sun, and I'm like, God, that lake looking spectacular.
47:14The bush is just this magnificent wallpaper, isn't it?
47:17Yeah, it's beautiful.
47:18It's my favourite room in the house.
47:19I get it.
47:20I mean, the panorama is extraordinary, but the feeling of the room in here is, you know, it matches that.
47:25You know, there's a comfort level here, and there's an easiness to it all, and there's a warmth to it all.
47:29There's the concrete, there's the timber, and there's the stone, but the balance of those three elements coming together, I think you've got it just right.
47:35Thank you.
47:36Yeah.
47:37That window too.
47:38I remember that going in.
47:39Oh my God, that was a piece of hardware, right?
47:40Yeah.
47:41What a day that was.
47:42Just heavy timber.
47:43Yeah.
47:44Surprisingly heavy, actually.
47:45I actually have an invoice to you for that, yeah.
47:48I know another thing too, when we were talking about the slab, you were worried about possums crawling across and leaving little footprints at one point.
47:54Did any little prints get left?
47:55No.
47:56No, we were fine.
47:57We had to have a possum come in of our own accord.
47:59We left our skylight open, unaware, and we had a little animal come in and visit us during the night, 3 o'clock in the morning.
48:05The possum was in the bedroom.
48:06Yeah, a little baby.
48:08With you.
48:10Somehow I feel being where you are, that's not going to be the last time a possum walks in, you know?
48:13Yeah.
48:14Well, this is an incredibly successful space.
48:16I mean, it really feels so beautiful.
48:18Thank you.
48:19So natural.
48:20And I think also, the whole arrival sequence from the road to here, now we've got these little mini versions of that, if we go from here down through the little bays of the home.
48:30Can we go down here and look?
48:31Yeah.
48:32There's more stone there.
48:33More stone?
48:35With so much stone and glass, the house is essentially a heat trap, warm and cosy, helped in part by the heated slab
48:43and the giant wood-burning fireplaces.
48:45How many is that you've got?
48:46Five in total.
48:47Five fireplaces?
48:48Yeah.
48:49And a fire pit.
48:50There's plenty of firewood though.
48:51Plenty of wood.
48:52Well, yes, you've got lots of wood.
48:53They're not going to run out.
48:54I mean, it's a beautiful object, isn't it?
48:55Yeah.
48:56I really like the way you've kind of let it just be the room.
48:59That's taking the stage.
49:00Yeah.
49:01Nothing else to be said.
49:02That's the piece of art.
49:03Like, there's no artwork in here.
49:04Yeah, exactly.
49:05That is, yeah.
49:06That is the art.
49:07Gorgeous.
49:08I think too, you know, like in the dining area and in this room, that could have been one giant pane of glass.
49:12But I actually think you've done exactly the right thing having those mullions in there, kind of break up that view.
49:17Yeah, it creates different pictures.
49:18And it's funny you say that because it was one pane of glass in the original concept.
49:22Yeah.
49:23And we changed it.
49:24We thought it would be too much of a glass box.
49:25Exactly.
49:26Yeah.
49:27Yeah.
49:28Really neat.
49:31The three separate wings of the house actually give it a more intimate scale.
49:36As well as the kitchen and lounge, there's the guest wing, which can be shut down when not in use.
49:42And then the family wing.
49:44Oh, the art, it's a beautiful gallery kind of approach here.
49:47Yeah, thank you.
49:48Including Erin and Richard's Sanctuary of Calm.
49:51And so welcome to the final room.
49:53This is the master bedroom.
49:57Oh.
49:58Yeah.
49:59What a great way to end that whole journey.
50:01Yeah.
50:02Spectacular.
50:03You've got this beautifully framed kind of, I guess it's the best painting of all, isn't it?
50:08It is.
50:09Yeah, it is.
50:10The layers of the stonework framing out the box seat and then the wallabies jumping by outside.
50:15Yeah.
50:16And the landscape constantly changes.
50:17I mean, you see it in the snow.
50:18Yeah.
50:19You see it in the rain.
50:20You see it, beautiful blue skies like we've got today.
50:22Yeah.
50:23I think you kind of closed your eyes at the very beginning of this whole journey and imagine
50:26this.
50:27Is this what you saw?
50:28This is better.
50:29Oh, nice.
50:30Yeah.
50:31It's better.
50:32Waking up to this every morning and...
50:33Exceeded expectations.
50:34It has.
50:35Yeah.
50:36Tick.
50:37It's worth it.
50:38It's definitely worth it.
50:40Richard and Erin have definitely exceeded my expectations too.
50:45Its concerns about the home being too big have somewhat been laid to rest.
50:52Inside, dropped ceilings have created a sense of proportion and intimacy.
50:57While outside, the home has a scale that sits into the landscape and doesn't dominate
51:02it, embracing the surroundings rather than fighting them.
51:06It really is wonderful to behold.
51:12What an achievement.
51:13It's a great house.
51:14It feels fantastic.
51:15It was sort of conceptualised as a bit of a circuit breaker for you both.
51:19It would reset the family dynamic a bit, give you a bit of space, just take the pace
51:23off a little bit.
51:24Has it done that?
51:25Well, the last two years, no.
51:28It's been the opposite.
51:29I mean, I think it's fair to say we like to be busy.
51:33We're people that want to be busy, but the whole purpose was to change that direction
51:38where our lives were going and just be busy in a different way.
51:41What do the kids think?
51:42Oh, they love it and we're so grateful to them for being with us through the journey.
51:47It hasn't been easy every weekend for them up here collecting stone, but I think it's
51:52made us closer as a family.
51:54I mean, I remember that time specifically in this room after a long day of rock collecting
51:59when we were staying up in the cabin where we all just got our camp chairs out and you
52:03got the portable barbecue and we were literally just here having sausages on the barbie looking
52:09out.
52:10There was no windows or anything in looking out just at what it was going to be.
52:13And it's just those, I mean, you just create those moments, don't you?
52:16I mean, life's the little things at the end of the day, isn't it?
52:18Yeah, perfect.
52:19Yeah.
52:20Let's talk about how long it took.
52:21You gave yourself a 19 month build time.
52:25You said you were going to be in by Christmas.
52:27Yep.
52:28And?
52:29We were.
52:30We did.
52:31We did.
52:32You were in by Christmas.
52:33Yep.
52:34Yeah, yeah.
52:35I've got to have a little breath here.
52:36That's the first time ever, I think.
52:37We made it.
52:38You made it.
52:39Yeah.
52:40But that stonework, that took forever, didn't it?
52:41Yeah, it did.
52:42That was a commitment.
52:43And we knew that.
52:44It didn't take longer than the actual build itself, because there was lots of other elements,
52:48both internally and externally.
52:49Yeah.
52:50And to raise credit, he was adding more himself and giving more suggestions that I think we
52:54should do this.
52:55Yeah.
52:56Which we hadn't planned, but he wanted to do.
52:58So it's a testament to him too, to value add as well.
53:01Owning the project.
53:02Yeah.
53:03Yeah, correct.
53:04Yeah.
53:05Seeing it through from start to finish.
53:06Yeah.
53:07So you're on time.
53:08You've got high quality, which obviously means that you totally blew the budget.
53:10Yeah.
53:11Well, we did.
53:12But it was worthwhile doing so.
53:14You had, what was it?
53:152.9 million was the goal.
53:16Yeah.
53:17Yeah.
53:18Where did you end up?
53:193.3.
53:203.3.
53:21Okay.
53:22Actually, in 10% over for a house this size, this kind of quality, you're kind of within tolerances,
53:25I think.
53:26Oh, yeah, no, we're happy.
53:27Yeah.
53:28Yeah.
53:29I mean, we've got a lot of work to do to pay it off.
53:30To pay for it.
53:31But we're happy for the long-term result.
53:33Yeah.
53:34Yeah.
53:35When you walk around the home, or you arrive after coming back up from the city, you know,
53:38what is the favourite part of the home for both of you?
53:41Every time I stand behind the kitchen sink, I'm just in a happy place.
53:45Look, it's funny for me, it's actually the driveway coming in.
53:48Yeah, you love the driveway.
53:49Yeah.
53:50It's like a bit of a...
53:51Well, that's your journey.
53:52And then I've turned into the destination.
53:54And as destinations go, it's their own personal Nirvana.
54:09Cozy enough for them and the kids, but generous enough for extended family and friends.
54:17And while plans to run cows and sheep are on the back burner for now, they've got plenty
54:22to keep them busy.
54:23On behalf of Erin and I, we do want to say a big thank you to all of you.
54:31Apart from Phil being the builder, he's laying holidays, having a lovely time.
54:35We'll catch up with him later.
54:36Charlie, the effort you put in getting this place designed, something there and I truly appreciate.
54:42And another big one, Ray and Matt, you guys, unbelievable.
54:46The willingness to keep coming up on those minus, what it was, minus nine.
54:52It was horrendous.
54:54But you just kept on soldiering on, so yeah.
54:57Thank you all.
54:58Thank you.
54:59Cheers.
55:00Cheers.
55:08I like to have jobs to do.
55:10I've been everywhere, mate.
55:11Thank you.
55:12I really, really appreciate it.
55:13I wouldn't go that far.
55:15This project was all about getting back to nature.
55:25Little did Erin and Richard realise that nature can be a very hard taskmaster.
55:30What I love most about this place is that it's of this place.
55:36Stone by back-breaking stone.
55:38And that's why it works.
55:40Once again, Mother Nature to the rescue.
55:44Tell us what it means to me.
55:45Thank you.
55:47Again, this time, for many thanks for working on living.
55:48A world of lost lost two years, and for let them make a better decision to burn.
55:49The Jesus did mostra itself with two Ο
56:05The Lord of the Great Space Station.
56:06This time you all agreed to be incapable of the Panama Air studies,
56:11Hãy đăng ký kênh để ủng hộ kênh mình nhé.
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