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Build Progress Phase 1 Temporary Accommodations

Final clean up of old Storage Shed

Jun 26, 2011 Shaun

we sorted out the electrics to allow us to nail up the plaster boards. Currently the electric cable comes in from under the floor into the old storage shed and…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Garden Room Trap Doors

Jun 26, 2011 Shaun

Yesterday and today we revealed our trap doors in the garden room. The laminated flooring covered everything up, all glued down, including the two trap doors! These doors allow us…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Garden Room Floor Finished!

Jun 21, 2011 Shaun

We have finished laying the laminated flooring! Day 3 – Monday 20th June The last 30% of the room took as long as the previous day’s work of covering 70%!…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Garden Room Floor Laminated!

Jun 19, 2011 Shaun

We have started the job of laying down engineered laminated floor tiles in our Garden room. Day 1 – Saturday 18th June We prepared the tiles, slicing up 9 of…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Garden Room floor Sanded!

Jun 17, 2011 Shaun

Today we hired an industrial floor sanding machine. The sanding system is a drum about 250mm (10inches) wide and the heavy weight of the sander really made quick work of…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Windows – Oak Frames

Jun 16, 2011 Shaun

We have started sorting out the planks of Oak and selecting the best ones to do the frames in the windows. The four back windows are very similar in size…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Hot Water Tank installed

Jun 15, 2011 Shaun

We have the hot water tank installed! It was a tight fit in the corner and in hindsight the design of the walls in that corner, should have allowed for…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Hot Water!

Jun 11, 2011 Shaun

We continue to route and connect pipes together in and around the hot water tank corner. We made a drain valve connection with a piece of hose pipe and sealed…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Hot Water!

Jun 9, 2011 Shaun

We started laying in the various water pipes in and around the hot water tank. It is quite a tight space to route all the pipes like for example the…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1

Garden Room Floor!

Jun 9, 2011 Shaun

Yesterday we finished the last piece of work needed to be done on the floor in the Garden Room. The central section where the Earth Tubes comes up out of…

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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