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Build Progress Phase 1

Underground Electric conduit replacement

Aug 15, 2011 Shaun

To meet our electricity distributor’s requirements regarding the underground conduits, we had to replace our original 50mm twin wall conduit with their 40mm solid wall tube. It was a pain…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Air Con Unit & 2nd fan

Aug 14, 2011 Shaun

The air con unit is now assembled together and the “old” extracted air is now going through the heat exchanger and blowing up the chimney to the outside as waste.…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Air Ducting

Aug 14, 2011 Shaun

Over the last few days, we have installed the air ducting from the fan box, along the ceiling in the garden room, through the doorway into the lounge and then…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Heat Exchanger built and First Fan installed

Aug 8, 2011 Shaun

We have finished the heat exchanger at last! It took three days to build, putting layers upon layers of thin plastic film and spacers to create 50 layers of air…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Heat Exchanger module started

Aug 4, 2011 Shaun

Today we started building the heat exchanger module to transfer the energy in the old “waste” hot air to the clean cool fresh air! The new fresh air is coming…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Header Tank built

Aug 4, 2011 Shaun

The header tank for the garage and our temporary kitchen, shower and WC is now built and installed on the roof. It is a long box made of OSB boards…

Build Progress Garage Lighting Phase 1

Toilet is Lit Up!

Jul 29, 2011 Shaun

Stephen has wired up the high frequency high efficiency low power florescent tube in the WC in the Garage building. It is 1200mm (4feet) long and it is only 28W…

Build Progress Phase 1 Temporary Accommodations

Sun Corridor Triple Glazed!

Jul 28, 2011 Shaun

Today we put up two extra layers of plastic sheeting on the underside of the corrugated roof. We wanted to reduce the heat losses of such a large “window”! being…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Garden Room has 4 glass windows now

Jul 27, 2011 Shaun

The garden room now has four windows fully fitted with their Oak frame and their double glazing units. ~images Just one more on the side wall to complete and that…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

first 2 fully installed

Jul 26, 2011 Shaun

The first 2 windows were completed today! We simply got on with the installation of the windows in the back wall in the garden room regardless of the fact that…

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Roselea

A DIY Selfbuild by Stephen, Shaun & Daphne

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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