Building Rustic Hut’s verandah, then removing Alpine House’s storm-damaged shelter roof in Otira.

Finally Stopping the Water Leaks | New Flashings on Alpine House

Rustic Hut Painting & Planting | Beautiful Winter Day in Otira

New Fire Bricks for the Osburn Wood Burner 😳 Not Cheap! | Otira Alpine House

Part 3. Garage/Water pump Shed Storm Damage Repairs Continue | New Lining & Flashing

Part 1 Garage/WaterPump Shed. Storm Damage Repairs | Replacing the Lining, It’s too heavy 😳😳

Part 1. Building the Sunporch Roof. | More Jobs Around Otira

More Progress in Otira | Sunporch, Fence Staining & a New Rock Garden

Replacing a Rotten Windbreak in Otira | Protecting Our Trees 🌲

Rustic Hut Part 3 restoration continues in Otira with time-lapse painting, repairs, alpine scenery.

Part 2. Rustic Hut restoration continues: painting, new boards, and foundation repairs underway.

Winter Painting Fail, Temu Canopy Test & Taipo Valley Trail Ride | Arthur’s Pass Work Day

Arthur's Pass Drive NZ | Snow Mountains, Sheep Roads & Short Motorcycle Ride Adventure Through Alps

Replacing a Tap Washer at Cosy Cabin, Ōtira

Exploring Ōtira: Gateway to Deception Valley, Ōtira Gorge & Bealey Valley Walks

Fixing a Leaking Chimney in the Rain | Rustic Hut Airbnb Otira

Otira Gorge Highlights | Taipo Valley, Devil’s Punchbowl, Bealey Valley & Alpine Scenery

Classic Trail Bikes Adventure | Taipo Valley 4WD to Dillons Homestead with Grandsons

Otira Gorge Adventure | Walking Cave Stream near Castle Hill, NZ Alps

Part 4. Building the Sun Porch Extension | Mistakes, Learning & Laughs with My Grandson DIY Build

Classic Honda Trikes Ride Otira Valley | Rock Crawling & Break from Renovations NZ Adventure Day

Part 3 Alpine House Otira Airbnb Renovation | Sun Porch Extension, Garden & Painting

Otira needs firewood, so it’s time to get stuck in, pulling out logs and wood in the pouring rain.

Work Work Work – Storm Damage Cleanup, Fallen Tree, Repair Fence & New Washer Install

Finishing the Storm-Damaged Wall | Repairing After Wild Weather

From Depot to Destination Taipo Valley Adventure on Classic Hondas, river fall, and epic trail ride!

Part 4. Join me as I spend the day painting a rustic hut nestled in the mountains of Arthur’s Pass

Cosy Cabin Day Two – More Sanding & Painting + Sandflies Everywhere! | DIY Renovation Progress

Cosy Cabin Day one. Painting Cosy Cabin, scraping, sanding and Sandflies!!

Part 5. Another day in Paradise painting then a tramp, I left it too late & it got dark very quickly

A winters day in Otira, trying to paint, new Canopy, trail ride up the Taipo Valley and more work

Otira Airbnb Storm Damage: Part 2 – Rebuilding the 4-Bay Shed

Otira Airbnb Storm Damage Part 1 | Rebuilding the 4-Bay Shed

1 in 10 Year Storm Damage in Otira | Patching Up the Shed

DIY Re-Roofing Adventure in Otira – Unexpected Rat Discovery

Back to Work in Otira 😀 More spouting and burning rubbish

Part 2. Doubling water harvesting. Finished the guttering to improve water collection

Trimming Trees to Let Sun In | Dry Walls & Prevent Moss in Otira | Arthur’s Pass Property Work

Part 1. Catching More Summer Water at Otira | New Curtains. Then a Walk by the River with Kaiser

Part 1. I start restoring Rustic Hut. Time-Lapse Painting | Big DIY Job in the Otira Valley