Dumper Truck Wouldn’t Stop!
Our old dumper truck wouldn’t stop when the stop button was pulled – a real ironic case of a Stop button causing a Stoppage! The cable from the spring loaded…
Number 3 Module Is Under Way!
For the start of the week, we started on Number 3 Energy Module this afternoon (having had other commitments in the morning) by marking out the boundary of the hole…
Second Module All Finished!
Today, we finished off the 2nd Energy Module! We put on a lid of PU foam boards of a variety of thicknesses (90-120 mm) and we used the off cuts from…
Aquacell Crates assembled, Wrapped Up and Insulated!
Today, we put together 30 plastic crates to form the 2nd energy module (out of the 5 in total), wrapping it up in pond liner rubber sheeting. Then installed lots…
Aquacell Crates Washed, ready for Number 2 Hole!
Today, we had to split apart a bunch of the Aquacell crates to wash out all the accumulated dirt and growing plant matter!! We needed 30 crates to build this…
Number 2 Hole Now Ready
This afternoon, we finished off getting the second hole ready for the next Energy Module. The bottom is now lovely – flat, level and smooth as a baby’s bum!! We…
Minor Flood Number 2 Stops Play!
Last night, we had well over 40mm (1½ inches) of rain in about 6 hours. There is lots of puddles everywhere! But as usual, the workshop caused another flood! Again…
Shaun Falls In Hole!
We were working on the 2nd energy module and digging the hole for it, when Shaun managed to do it again! see the full report at Number 2 Modules Hole…
Number 2 Module’s Hole is Dug!
This afternoon, we dug the 2nd hole in our ground, under the house, for the next Energy Module. This one is situated under Bedroom-2 and it is 2.5 metres by…
Footprint of house Scraped and Level – Part 2
This morning, Stephen finished off scraping any excess soil lying within the footprint of the house. There was a little bit here and there but not much this time, in…