Home theatre and network installation
Full walkthrough of my home theatre and structured network installation. Covers speaker placement, cable runs, AV rack setup, and network infrastructure.
Category Construction
All building, welding, and other physical projects
DIY Home Automation: Coopener – Testing and retrofitting
Automated chicken coop door using Raspberry Pi and Arduino - opens at sunrise, closes at sunset, with remote monitoring. Full build guide plus 2026 Home Assistant integration notes.
Chicken Enclosure
Designing and building a chicken coop and enclosed run for our backyard. Full construction details including frame, mesh, roofing, and predator-proofing.
Fence Extension for Privacy
Extending an existing fence for backyard privacy. Covers height extension techniques, materials, and a clean finish that blends with the original fence.
Vege Patch Upgrade
Terracing and upgrading our vegetable patch in time for spring planting. Retaining wall construction, soil prep, and layout for maximum growing space.
Shed
Replacing a failing retaining wall and building a garden shed from scratch. Covers demolition, drainage, blockwork, framing, and cladding.
Banana Planter Box
Building a large planter box to give my banana tree a proper home. Construction details, drainage design, and tips for growing subtropical plants.
Coolsculptor/FrankenSculptor – PART 4
Part 4 of the FrankenSculptor build - final assembly, testing results, and lessons learned from building a DIY cryolipolysis (fat-freezing) device at home.
Coolsculptor/FrankenSculptor – PART 3
Part 3 of the FrankenSculptor - electronics, temperature control circuitry, and safety systems for the DIY cryolipolysis device. Full schematics included.
Coolsculptor/FrankenSculptor – PART 2
Part 2 of building the FrankenSculptor - a DIY CoolSculpting device. Covers Peltier module selection, heatsink design, and thermal management.
Coolsculptor (Cryolipolysis) codename: FrankenSculptor – PART 1 [DIY Coolsculpting machine]
Part 1 of building a DIY CoolSculpting machine (cryolipolysis device). Research, theory, component sourcing, and initial design for the FrankenSculptor.
Building additional shelves for shoe cupboard and installing LED illumination
Adding shelves to a shoe cupboard and installing LED strip illumination. A quick weekend project that doubled storage capacity and looks great.