Are we nearly there yet?
No, not yet but we are making steady progress. Having only a very modest budget always meant that we would have to do most of the work...
Let there be light
Dull days and long nights have been restricting the amount of time we are able to work in the house. We have been concentrating our...
Shedding some light
One of the tasks needing completion before the staircase can go in was the installation of a clerestory window in the stud wall between...
String theory
Luke, who is making our staircase, brought the strings for the bottom step over this week so that Mark could see what he needed to build...
A diversion
Let me introduce eddi. Eddi is an energy diverter and our hope is that it will save us money. An energy diverter detects how much energy...
A tight fit
Luke from Bosswood has made a start on our staircase. Having set it out he found that the head height was 1950mm at the tightest point...
Case closed
We have spent many, MANY hours over the past 18 months or so deliberating over what to do for the staircase. Modular and adjustable, or...
The heat (pump) is on
Hot water (for domestic use and underfloor heating) will be provided by an air-source heat pump topped up by an electric immersion...
Door panels
Sometime ago we bought a couple of old glass and oak panels to upcycle into doors to use for the upstairs w.c. and the water tank...
Boxed in
The design of the house means that a fair amount of boxing in of the plumbing pipes will be required. Some needs to be done before second...
