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Build Progress Phase 4 Walls Windows

Oak Windows Frames Ready, Slate Ribbon Started

Mar 21, 2020 Shaun

We resumed the task of getting our Oak Window Frames prepared, ready to be inserted into the house. The next job was to waterproof the inner section of the frames…

Build Progress Phase 4 Site Management Windows

All Window Frames Created and Installed New Better Looking Fencing for Loke

Mar 14, 2020 Shaun

For the start of the new week, we sanded down all the wood filler we had applied to the Sill and Header pieces where there were small knot holes and…

Build Progress Eves Phase 4 Walls

New Version of Larch Cladding Scorcher Machine created, Eves Got Second Coat of Black and Windows are Progressing

Mar 7, 2020 Shaun

We started our new week in the workshop to continue developing the scorching machine. We decided to completely dismantle our first version and start over again. Using our new found…

Servicing Sewage Site Maintenance

Annual Empty of Septic Tank with general tidy up

Mar 3, 2020 Shaun

The man with the tank, the same lorry and man as last year, came this morning. We attached a piece of 68mm diameter plastic drain pipe on to the massive…

Build Progress Phase 4 Walls

Larch Cladding Timber Oiled and Burnt in Various Ways!

Feb 29, 2020 Shaun

Monday was the day we finished off gluing the octagon “wings” together and we now have a pile of 24 wings (and one spare just in case). They are not…

Build Progress Phase 4 Walls

All Cladding Battens are Up and Oak Windows Jigsaw Coming Together

Feb 22, 2020 Shaun

We resumed the task of putting up the cladding support battens in, around and under the two Porches, i.e. the Side Door and the Front Door sections. We had to…

Build Progress Phase 4 Walls

Cladding Battens are affixed to Walls

Feb 15, 2020 Shaun

We got on with the work we left standing on Saturday, which is putting up the cladding battens onto the walls, ready for installing the Larch cladding. We proceeded by…

Build Progress Phase 4 Walls

Temporary Doors and ramps for the Three Doors

Feb 8, 2020 Shaun

After skipping Monday for other commitments, we got on with making doors and ramps for our three entrance ways in our main house. We finished off the Front Door, putting…

Build Progress Phase 4 Walls

Continuing Insulation into Walls

Feb 1, 2020 Shaun

At the start of the week, we needed to make sure that we had all the required cladding support battens in place, especially around the drainpipes. The cladding needs something…

Build Progress Equipment and Tools Phase 4 Walls

Foam Board Slicer Created and Started Putting Insulation into Walls around Entertainment Room

Jan 25, 2020 Shaun

This week, we created a machine to slice up our pile of random insulation sheets (which can be up to 150 mm thick) and started putting them into the walls…

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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