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Build Progress Conservatory Great Room Phase 5 Ventilation System

Extended the Ventilation Ducting for the Conservatory

Aug 9, 2023 Shaun

We spent this week building and constructing the rest of the ventilation ducting that connect the Conservatory to our Air Con system. We had built the lower half that went…

Build Progress Orders and Procurement Phase 5 Skylights

Taking Measurements and Getting Quotes for our Triple Glazing Windows in Skylight

Jul 26, 2023 Shaun

We spent the last three days measuring all our Skylight windows so that we can send off for quotations for creating triple glazing units. Now that we have built our…

Build Progress Great Room Phase 5 Rafters Roof

Built a Temporary Working Platform

Jul 22, 2023 Shaun

We spent the last three days in building a temporary working platform, right across the Great Room so we can access the rafters and get them filled up with insulation,…

Build Progress First Floor Phase 5 Rafters Roof

The First Floor Roof Rafters All Filled With Insulations, All Covered in OSB!

Jul 20, 2023 Shaun

We only needed these last couple of days to finish off covering up the plastic vapour barrier membrane with our 11mm OSB boards. We completed the “J”, then the “K”…

Build Progress Building Control Phase 5

Visit from Building Control to Inspect What We Have Done

Jul 12, 2023 Shaun

We had a letter in the post a couple of days ago, asking whether we had completed our build yet. It had been several years since we had an inspection…

Build Progress First Floor Phase 5 Rafters Roof

C is Half Complete, and Progressing on H, I, J, K, L and M With the Glass Wool and Vapour Barrier Installed

Jul 8, 2023 Shaun

For the last two weeks, we have been making steady progress in inserting the horrible glass wool insulation into the roof rafters, filling them up to the brim, and then…

Servicing Sewage Site Maintenance

Annual Empty and Cleanup of Septic Tank

Jun 26, 2023 Shaun

We had our Septic Tank emptied and cleaned up today. It was slightly longer than the usual 12 months since the previous service because we had stopped putting down vegetable…

Accidents Phase 5

Shaun Falls Down The Stairs!

Jun 19, 2023 Shaun

After lunch, we were putting a sheet of plastic on the gable wall, the “C” section, to cover up the glass wool we had just installed in that morning and…

Build Progress Phase 5 Rafters Roof

Roof Sections D and E plus Alcove F and G Are All Complete

Jun 17, 2023 Shaun

This week, we resumed our work of inserting glass wool insulation into the roof rafters for the next main sections of the upstairs roof rafters, namely the “D” and “E”…

Equipment and Tools

Mobile Storage for Nails and Staples with Compressed Air Tank Affixed on Top

Jun 2, 2023 Shaun

Yesterday and today, we created a much needed piece of equipment. It is a set of open shelves that will hold a collection of nails and staples in their boxes…

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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