Number 3 Module Half Buried and Got its Lid On!
this morning (only), we half buried the Number 3 Energy Module and put on the insulated lid. We sliced off all the edges and dumped the pieces in and around…
A DIY Selfbuild by Stephen, Shaun & Daphne
Construction begins on main house, groundworks, energy modules, swimming lane, foundations, block wall and floor slab.
this morning (only), we half buried the Number 3 Energy Module and put on the insulated lid. We sliced off all the edges and dumped the pieces in and around…
We have assembled the third set of our collection of Energy Modules today, the second biggest one! We put down two layers of insulation boards, a total of 240mm thickness…
It was a long day of cleaning our Aquacell crates we need for Energy Module Number 3. Like before, each one had to be split apart and then each half…
We finished digging out the third hole. We then inserted two parallel wooden side rails into the ground, set exactly at the required depth (minus 1.7 meters below ground level)…
For the start of the week, we started on Number 3 Energy Module this afternoon (having had other commitments in the morning) by marking out the boundary of the hole…
Today, we finished off the 2nd Energy Module! We put on a lid of PU foam boards of a variety of thicknesses (90-120 mm) and we used the off cuts from…
Today, we put together 30 plastic crates to form the 2nd energy module (out of the 5 in total), wrapping it up in pond liner rubber sheeting. Then installed lots…
Today, we had to split apart a bunch of the Aquacell crates to wash out all the accumulated dirt and growing plant matter!! We needed 30 crates to build this…
This afternoon, we finished off getting the second hole ready for the next Energy Module. The bottom is now lovely – flat, level and smooth as a baby’s bum!! We…
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…