Westbury Hemp House

Eco home and lifestyle tours

If you want to find out more about:

Tips on lowering power bills
Living in a smaller footprint home
Owner building
Upcycling materials
Natural finishes in your home
Hempcrete as a building material
How you might make your own home more sustainable
Just want to have a sticky beak

This tour might answer those questions

If the last Sunday of the month is not convenient for a tour then please contact us via the contact form below to arrange a different day.

Eco Home Tours

What makes a house an eco-sustainable home?

Join us for a casual Sunday afternoon tour of an owner-built hempcrete home set on a suburban block in a quiet village in Northern Tasmania.

Next session
At the moment we are having a break from tours of the Westbury Hemp House.

Only up to ten adults per tour means a very personal insight can be given and leaves plenty of time for questions.

We have a short introductory video that tells the story of the building of our hempcrete home

About:

Sean and Mandy settled in Northern Tasmania in 2008 after many years of travelling and working across Australia.

They first renovated a 1950s weatherboard house using sustainable techniques and materials. This was followed by a rental property renovated in the same way.

After being introduced to the properties of hempcrete they decided if the right block came up for sale they would downsize and owner build a small hempcrete home.

The right block did eventuate and the building process started in 2019. They moved into the house in late 2020.

In 2021 Sean and Mandy decided to start running eco home and lifestyle tours.

The two renovations and the build were all documented on our informative blogs. Click here for blogs.

Eco home and lifestyle tours

If you have a passion for sustainable living, want to find out more about living in a home built from natural materials, love upcycling, or just want to have a sticky beak then our casual Sunday eco home tours are a perfect way to spend an hour or so.

Our home is built from hempcrete and uses natural finishes where possible to create a very eco-friendly home. We owner built the house from 2019 to 2021.

We are situated in a small village not far from the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Next session
At the moment we are having a break from tours of the Westbury Hemp House.

Numbers are limited on each tour to enable us to give as much information about our home and our lifestyle as possible in a very personal way.

Video introduction to our owner built hempcrete home

This short, informative video goes into the thinking behind the owner build as well as the build itself.

Green Tas blogs

Sustainable renovation of a 1950s weatherboard house

Owner building a hempcrete house in Northern Tasmania

Sustainable renovation of a rental property in Northern Tasmania

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The block

As purchased May 2018

Roof framing

Roof construction

Soroto mortar mixer

3 phase mixer for mixing hempcrete

Hemp wall construction started

Hemp walling

Formwork ready for second layer of hempcrete

Bottles in wall

Hempcreteing finished

House finished