The House That Worked Out

hand-building an eco-home without buckets of money, skills, or a clue

The story of how our family escaped the city and made a life in the country in the face of the impending zombie apocalypse.

 

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The Addition of Geese

The Addition of Geese

Whenever we embark on new projects for The House that Worked Out, we always ask ourselves a few questions: will this project improve our quality of lives? does it give us enough bang for our buck? Are there any downsides to the new project, especially regarding... read more
A Dangerous Project FAIL

A Dangerous Project FAIL

As difficult as this may be to believe, not everything we do here is a world-resounding success. In fact, our recent duck pond project has been one smelly, filthy, disgusting, dangerous failure. Dangerous, yes. Read on. The problem with the pond is that I left it too... read more
Halloween at The House that Worked Out

Halloween at The House that Worked Out

Living in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE with the nearest neighbours kilometres away, we miss out on Halloween traditions like Trick or Treating (never mind that 1. even if we did have neighbours, most people in Australia don’t celebrate Halloween anyway and 2. if we... read more
Russian Roulette with Homegrown Eggs

Russian Roulette with Homegrown Eggs

Your own free-range eggs delivered right to your back door: this is one of the benefits of keeping your own chickens. And as a homesteader, you are practically obligated to keep chickens- it’s the first step to having the idyllic Old MacDonald’s Farm. But there is a... read more