Minor Flood Number 2 Stops Play!
Last night, we had well over 40mm (1½ inches) of rain in about 6 hours. There is lots of puddles everywhere! But as usual, the workshop caused another flood! Again…
Shaun Falls In Hole!
We were working on the 2nd energy module and digging the hole for it, when Shaun managed to do it again! see the full report at Number 2 Modules Hole…
Number 2 Module’s Hole is Dug!
This afternoon, we dug the 2nd hole in our ground, under the house, for the next Energy Module. This one is situated under Bedroom-2 and it is 2.5 metres by…
Footprint of house Scraped and Level – Part 2
This morning, Stephen finished off scraping any excess soil lying within the footprint of the house. There was a little bit here and there but not much this time, in…
Scraping and Levelling the Footprint of House – Part 1
Today, we went out to find out how level and flat the ground is for where the footprint of the house is going. We created an attachment for both the…
Drawing house outline in powder
We used the newly placed batter boards to string out and mark (with cement/plaster powder) the outline of the house and all the ground floor rooms. The marked line s…
Lovely Fire!
We had some spare time and it was slightly raining today so we took the opportunity to have get a fire in the incinerator going to get rid of various wooden…
Second and Last Set of Batter Boards are Inserted!
We finished off inserting the back set of batter boards. These were L2 and R2 which defines the foundation line running from left to right, near the back of the…
Batter Boards Inserted – The Front Row
Today, we calculated from our technical drawings on the computer, the positions of the front set of the Batter Boards. These Batter Boards are a horizontal board supported on two…
Shuttering and Putting Rubble in around Air Chamber and Tunnel
We have been building some extra shuttering down the sides of the tunnel to form an extra thick footing to support the main house foundation as it goes over the…