Roselea

Stephen wanted a solo project whilst Shaun in resting, so he started on the Tech cupboard. First the two walls next to the bathroom and Storage cupboard where boarded with…

This week we finished cutting hatches into the hall floors on Monday and Tuesday. Then we needed a way of lifting the panels easily. So we drilled a hole 100mm…

For this rather truncated week of work, we resumed the task of laying down the floorboards after a week of building the framework. One of the first things we did…

This week (apart from one day on Friday lost due to other commitments) was spent constructing the complicated framework for supporting the remaining Hallways, going up to the Great room,…

We got the week going by taking our slab of OSB board we cut last week for the worktop in the Utility Room and cutting a large hole in the…

After buying the valves last week, we started looking for some of the other things needed for automating the house. The next things are Flow sensors – to measure how…

The week started with the autumn’s annual task of the Sun Shield Taken Down and Thrown Away which occupied Monday morning. Then, it was a case of continuing on with…

Today, the first thing of the new week, we went up on our roof of our temporary living quarters to take down the Sun Shield from over our long corridor…

We resumed work on our “Engine Room” within the Utility Room this week by putting on the thick heavy roof to the equipment cupboard. It is three layers of the…

After a long period of analysis, testing and weighing up the risks, we have placed an order for motorised water control valves from China, directly with the original manufacturer. It…