Rebuilt the Boundary Fence with Workshop
And this afternoon, while we were waiting for the building inspector to come to look at our sewage pipes, we rebuilt the boundary fence, between us and the workshop. We…
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…
Insulation Panels Arrive!
Our order of ?seconds? of PU (polyurethane) insulation panels arrived today! It came on 14 pallets on a long lorry that managed to drive backwards down our Loke! They were…
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…
Second Day of Fire and Last Bits and Pieces Tidied Up!
In another glorious sunny day, we had the incinerator going all day today, burning up all the old ivy cuttings off our large hedge at the bottom of the garden,…
Last Two Covers Installed and a Lovely Fire!
It was glorious weather today, with a very powerful Sun but it didn’t get hot this time as there was a stronger chilly breeze! We managed to assemble and install…