First 6 days of Leach field construction
We have been busy for the last week… On Friday we set out the trench lines for the leach field. Day 1 – Saturday Marked out and dug the first…
A DIY Selfbuild by Stephen, Shaun & Daphne
We have been busy for the last week… On Friday we set out the trench lines for the leach field. Day 1 – Saturday Marked out and dug the first…
We cut the drainage slots into our standard sewage pipes with a circular saw. We also did a trial layout of leach field.
The last 10m of the loke has been used as dumping ground for soil, rubble and junk for many years. A few years ago our neighbor cleared a section by…
Now the hedge is gone we needed a barrier against accidents by passers by. So we pounded in a set of posts and topped them with a rail. The red…
We used the digger to pull out most of the Hedge from the Old Garage to the Front path along Smiths Loke. This will give us better access to the site and allow…
Removed the concrete base of the old garage. Started by using demolition hammer then decided to try using the mini digger. The mini digger wouldn’t start! The battery had gone…
Sent the plans of the garage to the structural engineers today.
Have had a meeting with our building control officer this morning. A wide ranging discussion took place about our building plans. It loooks like we are not doing anything stupid…
Started to clear out the top of the site. There are about 6 trees here which we will need to to remove. Most of them are old fruit trees which…
We have completed Phase 1 of the Temporary building. Its Waterproof (?), Insulated and has lights in the Store Room. Pictures