Out to dry
We had quite a bit of insulation left over after filling the plinth wall cavity. This was because we could only buy 150mm Knauf DriTherm...
Never rains but it pours
We haven't finished fixing the sarking. There is approximately another 15cm to fix to either side of the ridge but with rain forecast...
Strapped in
The first floor windows will sit on the block outer leaf and attach to the verge sprockets. Mr Kitcatt, the building inspector,...
A race against time
We have been very fortunate with the weather since the tarps came off. There have been just a few showers and a couple of frosts. That's...
Time-out
There was no-one else on site today and as Elsa has not had much variation in walks during the past couple of weeks we decided to take...
Stairway to heaven
The verge sprockets have been attached to the gable ends. #strawbalewoodlands #strawbalehouse #vergesprockets
Getting plastered
The plasterers have started on the external lime plastering. They are using ready mixed fibrechalk, a flexible plaster made without sand,...
Reaching the summit
With the tarps off Mark and Lew were able to get up on the roof to secure the final straw bales; fill the gaps along the ridge with...
A close shave
The inner and outer surfaces of the bales get a trim before being plastered. It makes the task easier and reduces the amount of lime...
Exposed
This tarps came off over the weekend and we got a chance so see the condition of the bales. It's a house of two parts. The southern side...
