#plinthwall

Plate Spinning

Yesterday we mounted the plinth wall plates. They were HEAVY! We wouldn't have managed to raise them without the engine crane that we...

Topping off with mortar and incorporating a fall between the inner to outer leaf of the plinth wall (The Fall , 31st July 2016) resulted...

This weekend has been taken up with topping off the plinth walls with cement and incorporating a slight fall between the inner and outer...

The plinth walls are up to height and their cavities have been filled with insulation. We can do no more until we take delivery of the...

The plinth walls are growing. The picture above shows the corner detail. You can see the damp proof course (DPC) lying over the damp...

Building Regulations require a free airflow below suspended ground floors of at least 1500mm2 per metre run of wall. We are positioning...

Yesterday morning the DriTherm 37 cavity slabs to insulate the plinth walls were delivered. All this insulation for just two 12m long 1m...

There being a severe shortage of aircrete blocks, companies are charging a hefty premium for them and estimating the end of July at the...

We've spent the past 3 days trying to source aircrete blocks. First I tried to get Celcon blocks at a good price, then Celcon blocks at...

... chronicles the building of a strawbale house to replace a WWII Portal bungalow in rural Dorsetshire.