Created Large Right Angle Framing Tool
We needed a tool to set out the rooms inside the house, as all the walls are right angled we needed something to get long right angled measurements. So we…
Concrete Material for Sound-Proofing Shell for Entertainment Room collated and Ordered
After buzzing around several different suppliers, all across the country, looking for pre-stressed concrete beams and dense concrete blocks (the heavier 20kg ones), we chased down various prices, ranging from…
Oak Beadings and Wings Installed
After the glass was installed into the twelve windows, we spent the next two weeks putting on the Oak Beadings and Wings to finish off each window. Each window has…
Ordered Concrete Beams and Blocks plus Sand and Cement for Entertainment Room
Today, for our Entertainment Room, we calculated the number of concrete blocks and concrete floor beams needed to build a sound reducing barrier around the walls and ceiling. There are…
Twelve Triple Glazing Units Arrives and All Are Installed
Very very early Friday, with all the alarms waking everyone, we staggered up to get ready for the arrival of the glass which could arrive as early as 8am! What…
Preparation of our Windows is all Done
Over the last ten days or so, we have been preparing for the arrival of our triple glazing units for our twelve windows in our main house. This was a…
Sun Shield Over Corridor Removed and Two Fence Panels repaired After Storm
Today, Sunday, under a very grey sky, we got up on to the roof of our temporary living quarters and rolled up our Sun Shield tarpaulin covering over our long…
Creating the Automation Development Environment
This second stream of work have been tackling the long-term goals of developing the large range of electronic devices, controllers, sub-systems and management services. Shaun has been building up a…
Manufacture of Glazing Support Pads
We resumed work after our so-called holiday on two separate streams of work, one to develop the automation infrastructure and Development Environment (see Creating The Automation Development Environment) and this…
While We Wait for the Glass!
The last two weeks have been a break away from our House Building project! We decided to have a complete change of scene while we wait for the glass window…