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Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Cables laid down in garden room

Aug 27, 2011 Shaun

As part of the temporary nature in using the garden room as our kitchen, we have laid in mains cables for the cooker hob and the ovens, and the immersion…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Rain Water Pump installed

Aug 27, 2011 Shaun

The rain tank had a submerged pump lowered down into the water and connected to the pipe that goes up to the header tank. It was tested and a gush…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Water, Water and Water

Aug 24, 2011 Shaun

The finished special “U” pipes for the roof was installed today. Then connected the 4 cold water pipes inside above the hot tank, the mains water, the rain tank feed,…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Pipes from Roof to inside Garage

Aug 23, 2011 Shaun

we carried on making the “U” shaped set of pipes to take the various water pipes up to the roof to the header tank and to our future solar water…

Build Progress Phase 1

Temperature of Air through Earth Tubes

Aug 23, 2011 Shaun

We started running and leaving on the extraction fan for drawing air down and through the Earth Tubes to see how far the temperature will go (up or down) or…

Build Progress Ground Floor Phase 1

Utility Trench Finished!

Aug 20, 2011 Shaun

We have completed the task of laying down the three remaining utility supplies; Water, Telephone and Electric. Today we connected our new water supply pipe to the existing pipeline coming…

Build Progress Ground Floor

Utility Trench — The last stretch is Cut!

Aug 19, 2011 Shaun

The last segment of a trench, the utility trench, is finally dug! All the way to the water meter, alongside the Loke, passing the mains electric cable (a rusty iron…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Air Ducting Under floor

Aug 18, 2011 Shaun

We have finished investigating the problem with our under-floor ducting and why it was not blowing through with sufficient volume of air. It seems to be clear in the channel…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Air Heater coil

Aug 16, 2011 Shaun

The final part of the air con unit was built today and connected to the ducting running under the floor. The heater water coils was mounted inside a mixing chamber…

Build Progress Phase 1

Chimney Erected!

Aug 16, 2011 Shaun

The chimney has been erected at the beginning of the Earth Tubes to allow fresh air into the garage and the temporary living quarters! The square chimney made out of…

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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