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Build Progress First Floor Phase 5 Rafters Roof

The First Floor Roof Rafters All Filled With Insulations, All Covered in OSB!

Jul 20, 2023 Shaun

We only needed these last couple of days to finish off covering up the plastic vapour barrier membrane with our 11mm OSB boards. We completed the “J”, then the “K”…

Build Progress Building Control Phase 5

Visit from Building Control to Inspect What We Have Done

Jul 12, 2023 Shaun

We had a letter in the post a couple of days ago, asking whether we had completed our build yet. It had been several years since we had an inspection…

Build Progress First Floor Phase 5 Rafters Roof

C is Half Complete, and Progressing on H, I, J, K, L and M With the Glass Wool and Vapour Barrier Installed

Jul 8, 2023 Shaun

For the last two weeks, we have been making steady progress in inserting the horrible glass wool insulation into the roof rafters, filling them up to the brim, and then…

Servicing Sewage Site Maintenance

Annual Empty and Cleanup of Septic Tank

Jun 26, 2023 Shaun

We had our Septic Tank emptied and cleaned up today. It was slightly longer than the usual 12 months since the previous service because we had stopped putting down vegetable…

Accidents Phase 5

Shaun Falls Down The Stairs!

Jun 19, 2023 Shaun

After lunch, we were putting a sheet of plastic on the gable wall, the “C” section, to cover up the glass wool we had just installed in that morning and…

Build Progress Phase 5 Rafters Roof

Roof Sections D and E plus Alcove F and G Are All Complete

Jun 17, 2023 Shaun

This week, we resumed our work of inserting glass wool insulation into the roof rafters for the next main sections of the upstairs roof rafters, namely the “D” and “E”…

Equipment and Tools

Mobile Storage for Nails and Staples with Compressed Air Tank Affixed on Top

Jun 2, 2023 Shaun

Yesterday and today, we created a much needed piece of equipment. It is a set of open shelves that will hold a collection of nails and staples in their boxes…

Build Progress First Floor Phase 5 Rafters Roof

Completed Section A and B of Roof Rafters

May 31, 2023 Shaun

Today saw the conclusion of filling and covering up the rafters in section A and B of our roof. These last few weeks had loads of glass wool being inserted…

Servicing Sewage Site Maintenance

Air Pump for Septic Tank was Serviced

May 11, 2023 Shaun

We noticed that our Septic Tank was not “bubbling” away as usual and discovered the Air Pump had stopped operating. It usually is emits a steady hum that slightly rattles…

Build Progress Phase 5 Rafters Roof

Shredded the First Load of Foam Rubbish!

Apr 20, 2023 Shaun

This week, we used our new shredder machine to tackle the mountain of rubbish we have been collecting over the last couple of weeks !! We started this task but…

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Design
    • Electricity
    • Energy
      • Solar Electricity
      • Solar Thermal
    • First Floor
    • Garage
    • Ground Floor
    • Ground Works
    • Roof
    • Site
    • Ventilation
    • Walls
    • Water
      • Rain Water
      • Sewage
  • Find Us
  • Pictures
    • Material Samples
    • Temporary Building
  • Plans
    • Structural Engineer Apr 2013
    • Groundworks September 2010
    • Building control May 2010
    • Planning April 10
    • Planning October 09
    • Planning August 2009
  • Tasks
  • Webcam Feed