https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings daily 0.75 2024-03-26 https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings/the-studio-build monthly 0.5 2022-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657157694042-7RGC21O27N42CESSO4MR/IMG_0808+2.JPG Tamar Valley Musings - The Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657157694272-JSCJDQB4L4QNYEDWD3BD/IMG_0805+2.JPG Tamar Valley Musings - The Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/53820f92-8978-44cc-9675-8364ba19e408/120A9151.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - The Studio Build - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings/mud-glorious-mud monthly 0.5 2022-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/5dcd8b80-e820-4ac6-87ed-85b9fa533a24/IMG_4820.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Mud, Glorious Mud! - We used a manual process where the bricks were made in a press called a CINVA-Ram, which was designed by a Chilean engineer in the 1950s – ours came from Ballarat in Victoria, thanks to eBay! The original idea behind the CINVA-ram was to provide a quick and easy way of rebuilding after earthquakes and other natural disasters. The studio includes about 500 mud bricks. Making mud bricks is a bit like creating a recipe from the earth. The mix of ingredients includes top soil, clay, cement and lime. Quantities are a matter of trial and error but the soil and the clay are the main stars. The ingredients are blended in a cement mixer and then tipped in a barrow. The next step is to fold them together with a fork - like a cake mix, gradually adding water until the right consistency is achieved. The test for correct moisture content is when a small amount of the mixture is squeezed in your hand and it binds together – think of a biscuit mix for that part of the process! Now the mix is ready to be ‘spooned’ into the ram. It is filled to the top, the lever on the ram is pulled down hard to compress the mix and about a minute later, the block is pushed out of the mould. It is then put on a rack to dry and is ready to lay in about four weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/a152b820-3f7a-43bf-95c1-303469677911/wall.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Mud, Glorious Mud! - Each brick weighs about 8kgs. and is the size of two typical house bricks. The density of each brick contributes to the thermal mass (more details on this in the next post) – the efficient heating and cooling thing. As they don’t go through a firing process, aside from the cement and lime, they are also very low in carbon content. They are laid in a bed of mortar in the same way as normal bricks and once they’ve dried, a light scree made up of clay and lime is rubbed on their surface. This is the final step before the application of a coloured lime wash finish. We love the hand-made look of our bricks, and we use ‘Bauwerk’ lime wash paint as they have a beautiful range of colours with no added VOCs. This stands for Volotile Organic Compounds, which are carbon-based chemicals commonly found in household paint. https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings/staying-warm-and-cool monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1710979050395-L3Q9KGCKH9JWJ5YXAL2J/TRS-25.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Staying Warm - and Cool - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings/working-with-nature monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/ee0f8205-b5bb-40b2-bd72-19fe237509e6/TRS-7.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Working with Nature and Living off the Grid - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings/our-garden monthly 0.5 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/de87c725-7bee-4ae4-9d1e-33eb4d27fd12/IMG_5907.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657599569470-8ZK7AK7K1SH2X2NL5JQ3/IMG_6893.jpeg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657599573269-JYAKEMDYCB43JGSAT6NW/IMG_7113.jpeg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657599577879-0D0GDQS6796MZNYTHA61/IMG_7114.jpeg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657599584032-JOVSA8LNYB3T6R5AZFVQ/IMG_7147.jpeg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657769631655-R2N1ERAEPXYI2I65WHM3/IMG_5369.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657524476397-RJ2S77P36YVCYL47DOZP/120A8997.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657524421148-NQ1193V6LWBDKHURZYOW/120A8978.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657769745448-WUOTXSI100I7WK971W07/IMG_0576.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657524451454-YWBZH6ZY0Y63BJNWU4OO/120A8987.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Our Garden https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings/xttew4ek41vbidmllhs9464z0ynzdm monthly 0.5 2022-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657669079749-JH3L9L7QKD7QJQ78LAVX/120A9089.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Nature and Wildlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657167122319-H3987BO8G0HJOEEOSMH8/120A9107.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Nature and Wildlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657608915094-MX4R7KL579T5LVWCAGWS/echidna.jpeg Tamar Valley Musings - Nature and Wildlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1657167118000-B42MK759ZHP9KDBH3EJZ/120A9056.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Nature and Wildlife https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/tamar-valley-musings/building-a-rammed-earth-wall monthly 0.5 2022-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1658273871668-36COJLCSM2DZ1JY2S32I/120A8867.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Building a Rammed Earth Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1658273885077-XHXOER4Z0MHI7KGDUDFQ/120A9125.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Building a Rammed Earth Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1658273891045-8233TYTEX46Q1HBNNIII/120A9128.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Building a Rammed Earth Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/1658273896336-YDOCRWJ4XRZ5GGUSRJJ3/120A8907.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Building a Rammed Earth Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/a5d475e3-36dd-41a8-a9c6-0f9c9585305e/IMG_5770.jpg Tamar Valley Musings - Building a Rammed Earth Wall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theriverstudio.com.au/home daily 1.0 2024-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/5501ec4d-cf59-41ec-a81a-422f5fcb2d98/TRS-66.jpg Home - Welcome Overlooking the beautiful kanamaluka/Tamar River, our recently built, open plan studio is a comfortable, light-filled and stylish retreat. Our property is off grid; powered by the sun and only utilising fresh rain water. Wake up surrounded by an abundance of wildlife and natural bushland. We are located just 10 minutes from the city, where the iconic Tamar Valley Wine Route begins and the unique Tamar Island Wetlands provide one of the most popular visitor attractions in Northern Tasmania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607165382071967aa3e28cc2/80908903-7347-43dc-bc4b-88d08eca9a30/TRS-49.jpg Home - The Space The studio is a one-room, open plan space with beautiful mountain, river and bushland views. It’s been thoughtfully designed with our guests’ needs specifically in mind. Our bedroom area has a king bed with soft linen bed sheets, a cosy doona and a selection of pillows. The ensuite bathroom is stylish and practical, and includes natural products. 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