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Oatley House before

Oatley House after

Oatley garden


	Related Tags nsw rainwater recycled sustainable oatley greywater colourbond whirlibirds laundry floorboards trees uv downstairs plasterboard fruit used brick old reuse walls external 7000litres tanks voc house structure shower insulation wool paint paints water upstairs internal toxicity natural insulated roof ceiling south new wales
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Sustainable House Day, Oatley, NSW

Category: Sustainable House Day 2009, Sustainable House Day 2010

by oatley

(August 2009) (rank 73rd)

Water Harvesting:

Approximately 7000litres. 2 rainwater tanks
Feeds to the house via UV and sediment filter
Greywater diversion pump to fruit trees (shower and laundry)

External Walls:

Double brick pre existing, upstairs blueboard
Recycled
Light colour paint
Upstairs insulated - walls and ceiling
Re used downstairs structure

Internal Walls:

Plasterboard upstairs
Recycled
Low toxicity
Wool insulation
Paints for internal walls all natural 0% VOC "Natural Paint Place"

Roof:

Colourbond
2 whirlibirds

Floor:

Floorboards downstairs
Recycled
Low toxicity
Natural oil "Natural Paint Place"
Old floor remains (reuse)

Garden

Approximately 50 fruit trees

Veges front and backyard providing most of our food

Chickens

Mulched naturestrip with natives and fruit trees

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