It doesn’t look like much but close to a years worth of work to get here! I am fortunate enough to have family with several vacant blocks of land to sit it on free of charge. This one was correctly zoned (shed <50sqm/acre) and was just down the road from my parents place. The block itself used to be a small farm but it is pretty bare now, just a few small trees, lots of dirt, weeds and catheads! There is no water or power just yet but most of the work can be done with hand-tools and a gennie.…

Back to the shipping container, most of the major structural modifications are now complete (off-site prior to delivery). Here are some photos (click to view full size) As you can see there have been some slight changes to the original drawings with added windows. The mods were done by RCS Albury as it was more convenient for them do so on their premise as my site is without power for the time being. They are a bit dearer that other vendors (eg in melb/syd) but the shipping killed any savings regardless. These guys weren’t too far and were a smaller…

Hi guys, aside from updates relating to the container I will post various everyday stories I would like to share as well. I will need to organise categories soon otherwise it will be all over the place so bear with me! For a few years I was fortunate enough to work in a old photolab tucked away in a small regional town. My job mainly focused on the film and repair services, scanning, printing and upkeep/maintenance of equipment. They have just celebrated their 50th anniversary and I was surprised to find they still had a darkroom in the basement albeit…