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oztules Guru  Joined: 26/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1686 |
As some of you know, I have a few acres of farmland and forest. I had seen some impressive looking brush fences on the net, and decided to give it a go. I had hundreds of acres of Leptospermum laevigatum (coastal tea tree) and eucalyptus... so I decided to give it a go. There was no shortage of "brush". So I stuck 2 poles in the ground about 3m apart, and ran 7 runs of wire between them with a top timber to stop the wire tension pulling them together. Well, I built the 3m fence, and it worked out so well I decided to build 2 more and turn it into a bush shed. The raw material looks like this... and I have miles of it: 
and some more like this: 
The shed ended up looking like this: 
and this: 
It does blend in with the forest at the moment as seen here: 
It now houses my little lister gen set. and some gear to build still more "shedding". I didn't intend to build a shed out of it... it just happened deep in the scrub. I love these things too, and I have millions of them... just plain spoiled 
...........oztules Village idiot...or... just another hack out of his depth |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Now that is impressive. I want to make one now. I think you should do an out-house next, it would be well ventilated! Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| oztules Guru Joined: 26/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1686 |
He he.... the walls are about 5" thick and tight packed. Almost no air seeps through..... not as well ventilated as you may think. I am going to make a taller longer one to put the Cat D6 (955L) in as a temporary shelter. It costs nothing to make, and will keep the rain and sun off the old girl.... and one for the cat 12 grader... and one for the tractor.... a whole third world village in fact by the looks of it. I did it as an experiment to see how good it would look to do fencing around the house area... looked better than I had thought. 
I'm wondering if I can use the massive fronds off the Xanthrea (grass trees) to make a thatched roof... just to give it that pacific island look.... just need some Palm trees next. ..........oztules Village idiot...or... just another hack out of his depth |
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vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
I like how it looks. And is faster than using clay and straw as here: 
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| petanque don Senior Member  Joined: 02/08/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 212 |
Are there issues with protected native vegetation? How will the brush sheds stand up over time? Certainly in urban situations brush fences don’t age that well. They can also be a fire hazard. It certainly looks like a good neat job. I suppose if you want more ventilation you can make the wall thinner or don’t pack it as tightly |
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| oztules Guru Joined: 26/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1686 |
Protected native vegetation.... not in this case. This is private fire regrowth... and the fire brigade should have burnt it again last year... but were over worked. It is regarded in a lot of areas that it has been introduced as a weed, almost as notorious as African Boxthorn... particularly around Goolwa, where efforts to eradicate it and Boxthorn have been underway from 2007. "During November ‘07 we started a project near the Goolwa foreshore. The site is called Tokeuremoar Reserve and the job requires that we control as many introduced Acacia cyclops - Coastal Wattle, Leptospermum laevigatum - Coastal Teatree and Lycium ferocissimum - African Boxthorn as the budget allows" This was from: http://www.naturalstate.com.au/documents/newsspringsummer07. pdf It is a very bug retardant, and survives prolonged water and dirt exposure... Should last for 50 years, but has been in fences in SAust for at least 70 years apparently. The four poles holding it up will rot away long before the tea tree does.... and probably the wire. (strangely enough, gal wire in the scrub over here lasts longer than 40 years, but exposed to the wind lasts 20 or so. In Urban settings, you probably have more conventional brush fences with smaller brush woven/ferreted into the wires from the top and the bottom (brushy head down and up at bottom and top respectively), these may sag with time if not tied properly or lazily, this one is solid sticks full length, from bottom to top. In fact most sticks were over 3m when fed in, then chainsawn off at height, and the heads ferreted into the bottom to help with opacity. Also in the urban setting, apparently they are the focus of cretins with matches, and this would preclude their longevity somewhat. Surprise surprise... another chainsaw use Dinges. 
.........oztules Village idiot...or... just another hack out of his depth |
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sPuDd Senior Member Joined: 10/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 251 |
Gee I dunno Oztules, neat and tidy, professional looking job - what are you doing to your reputation!? Tsk tsk tsk.... 
sPuDd.. It should work ...in theory |
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| oztules Guru Joined: 26/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1686 |
Your right Spud... my reputation is in tatters  ....
What was I thinking 
.......oztules Ps Vasi , I meant to thank you for that link too Village idiot...or... just another hack out of his depth |
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| Dinges Senior Member Joined: 04/01/2008 Location: AlbaniaPosts: 510 |
[quote=Oztules]Surprise surprise... another chainsaw use Dinges.[/quote] http://degiorgi.math.hr/~vsego/phun/chainsaw_art/ |
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| KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691 |
Nice work Oztules! 
Just plaster it over with wet clay and you will have something similar to 'wattle and daube' and it'd good for a thousand years in the right climate! |
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