We’re renting so it’s built to be moved in the future. Foundation is railway sleepers.

It’s not really for living as it’s a cat mausoleum however it is comfortable to sit in. It has lots of ventilation which is necessary for mausoleums.

Brad shaved down a piece of ply to make tiny floorboards to fit in between the pallet boards.

Where this house shines is we used absolutely nothing but recycled materials. From 115 year old villa windows to rimu railway sleepers to pallets to clearlite I rescued from the paddock and windows from the side of the road in Titirangi. Oh and an old macrocarpa fence post as the main feature post.

William was my best friend for 20 years and we did everything together, from walking the dogs to holidays up north, he was my cat, so when he decided to die recently I needed to honour him and I also needed to be able to take him with me because we are renting so this was my solution and I’m lucky my friend Brad is a professional builder and was able to see my vision and help bring it to life. Brad built the beautiful temple in East Tamaki so William was blessed with the best mausoleum money couldn’t buy. This is the second best thing I could have since I can’t have my best friend back. It has a porch to sit on and the other cats come and sleep in it, it’s lined with fluffy things and is like a cat sunroom/playhouse/mausoleum basically

I made the pond for William too, when we moved in here. He hated it because it’s fake and he only liked real waterways. It’s hooked up to a bore and has a fake stream running down the lawn.