Self sustaining, off Grid outdoor shower and compost toilet build with rain collection. Full build start to finish with minimals tools or cash. Several months work in one hour.

00:00 Ground works, digging holes for posts.
01:00 Building timber subfloor
03:29 Making sure decking boards are straight with matching gaps
06:19 Making coffee and used window collection
07:35 Framing the walls
14:14 Rafters on the roof
15:51 Adding metal bracing to roof
18:24 Adding corrugated iron to roof
21:29 Cladding walls with plywood
24:44 Restoring door from the dump
27:24 Adding a gutter - rain water collection
32:30 Fitting used windows.
35:50 Cladding walls using board and batten.
38:40 Fitting a door into a timber frame
41:00 Trip to the dump to get free supplies
44:11 Landscaping outdoor shower area
47:22 Plumbing outdoor shower DIY
50:24 Building a pathway in the garden
53:00 Landscaping with shingle and paving slabs
57:20 Pluming in a basin
58:30 Bathroom mirror using bus mirror
59:47 Using corrugated iron for outdoor shower wall
01:02:26 The finished bathroom and shower




This has been one of the best upgrades to our life off grid. This system is self sustaining in so many ways. There is a compost toilet, which will eventually be used as fertiliser to improve the health of our soil around the fruit trees. We collect rain water from the roof which can be used in the outdoor shower and on our veggie patch.

There is an outdoor shower which has partial coverage with sone walls and a roof. I decided to leave off some walls to give the shower a nice outdoor feel and make use of the beautiful views.

Since we are living off grid I didn't want to start running power cables. All of the lighting is very basic solar lights, which are working great.

This was a pretty cheap build as I got quite a bit of cheap and re claimed material. Some of the materials I got from the dump and some I found online. I built this using a hammer and nails, mainly as this works out cheaper than buying screws. I don't have a nail gun so just bought a basic framing hammer for this job.

I built all of this by myself over the course of a few weeks and have cut it down into a one hour Timelapse style video.