Groundworks design
I have been busy for a while sorting out all the below ground design for the house. This is now basically complete and just waiting for the structural engineer and…
A DIY Selfbuild by Stephen, Shaun & Daphne
I have been busy for a while sorting out all the below ground design for the house. This is now basically complete and just waiting for the structural engineer and…
We have been looking at the sample panels for the last few days. There is agrement that the Shakes look just a little too rustic… So it will be shingles…
We can’t decide exactly which style of Cedar to use to clad the walls. So we bought a bundle each of Shingles & Shakes and a few planks of Tounge and Groove…
Started to clear out the top of the site. There are about 6 trees here which we will need to to remove. Most of them are old fruit trees which…
Just looked at the planning website and seen those wonderfull words ‘Decision – APPROVED on 16/12/2009′. There are some conditions as you might expect, here are the details from the council.…
I’ve been using satelite data from Nasa to estimate the output of our solar panels. This website gives you more data than you can possibly use ! For my purposes…
Performed a solar survey today. This is a check on the site of your solar panels to see what may obscure the sun at different times of the year. To…
I’m looking at ways to save money on the materials for the build (isn’t everybody). I have found a Canadian firm who ship shingles to England. For the over 400m2…
Here we go again. New application for full planning permission has been submitted. The only changes to the design are to the roof and the rooms inside and out. Plans Its…
We have completed Phase 1 of the Temporary building. Its Waterproof (?), Insulated and has lights in the Store Room. Pictures