The Weeds and Grass Was Beaten Back Along the Front of the House
This afternoon, after we had finished doing the floorboards in the Entertainment Room, we decided that we had to clear all the Weeds and Grass that had been growing this…
Starting on the Entertainment Room
While we still wait for our cheap insulation foam rejects to arrive, we got on with doing the Entertainment Room, which is our last ground floor room that we haven’t…
85 Sheets of 11mm OSB and 50 Sheets of 18mm OSB boards
We had a delivery of additional sheet materials to add to our store of 11mm and 18mm OSB (oriented Strand Boards). We could calculate what we have left to construct…
We Had Our Delivery of Solar Panels
At 11am this morning, we had our delivery of our new solar panels, all seventeen of them. They came flat on a large pallet, strapped down good and tight. Each…
Energy Module Number Four has a leak (probably)!
We discovered a very disturbing problem with one of our Energy Module when we were connecting our newly laid 22mm water pipe running from the Utility Room, to Tank Number…
Second Half of Great Room’s Floor is Finished Including Ducting and Pipes Underneath
We started the second stage of building the flooring for the Great Room by fetching down from our upstairs timber storage, 10 nice straight pieces. We then marked the 600mm…
Taken the Plunge and Ordered Solar Panels and Batteries Plus Supporting Electronics
After considerable discussions, we have decided to take the plunge and invest in some Green Energy solutions. We have ordered seventeen electric solar panels, measuring 2metres by 1metre high, rated…
Part Two of Great Room Floor Construction with Air, Sensors and Water Installed and Floorboards Laid but not Fixed
We started the second stage of construction of our Great Room floor construction, by continuing the task of putting all the various utility pipework snaking around under the floor. We…
Built Half the Flooring Framework and Most of Wall Rails While Waiting Building Supplies
Since we had finished building the basic shell of all our downstairs hallways, we needed to get on with something else while we are waiting for a particular type of…
Deep Analysis and Simulations of Green Solutions using Real Weather Data
As everyone knows, we are facing a future climate of massive energy price increases and we are particularly at a disadvantage with our current setup, with the way our Temporary…