Adjusting Earth Tubes Chamber
Today, while we waited for the building control inspector to visit us, we got on with making adjustments to the Earth Tube Mixing Chamber. We had originally constructed it several…
Approval from Inspector!
This afternoon, our building control inspector, Ken, came along and look at our sewage lines. He went around asking questions about what that line is for and what this sewage…
Third Pipe Run all Finished!
Today, in the morning, we finished off the 3rd and final pipe run. We bedded it down with the gravel and used the laser level machine to determine and make…
Second Line Completed and Third almost Finished too!
Today, in glorious sunshine for most of the day, we completed the 2nd line of sewage pipes and got it bedded down in gravel before any further possible collapses of…
Dug out Pipe 2 Trench
We have dug out the trench for the second sewer pipe today. We dug most of it by hand as it was shallow and easy to dig. We stopped when…
Second Sewage Line Started
Today, we started the more difficult sewage pipeline, the one that is running across our driveway. It was tight to get the mini-digger in pass the garden shed, the air…
First Pipe Laid!
Today, we did the 1st of three sewage pipes that needs to be laid in and under the house, before we put in the foundations and floor slab. This was…
Double Check Calculations of Sewage pipe Positions
This afternoon, we spent the time going over the drawings, calculating the exact positions of the sewage pipes coming out the ground (and through the concrete slab). We also discovered…
Foundation Trench Constructed!
We have finished constructing the foundation trench framework. We put in about 8 tons of crushed builders rubble (maximum 75mm / 3inch size) and then blinded the surface with clean…
Swimming Lane is Next to do
We have decided to start building the swimming lane first before the main house, because we had a serious problem with rain water this week, when we had very heavy…