Spaghetti Junction
First fit electrics and plumbing are finally done and building control are booked to come and check them next Monday. We are using...
Grass Flow Floor
We have laid around 1/3 of our Brett Grass Flow paving blocks outside of the patio doors. This paving has the same infiltration...
The straight and narrow
We've now put a surface layer of limestone chippings on the path running along the southern side of the house. Geotextile membrane...
We have the power
Our intention had been to install solar PV panels when the build was complete (to ensure we didn't run out of money to finish the build)....
Social Housing
We share the grungelow with a quarrel of sparrows. The sparrows will be made homeless when the grungelow is demolished so I bought a...
A step up
The step outside the patio doors has been done making it easier to get in and out. Or at least it would do if there was not a scaffold...
Fits and starts
Over the past few months we have begun a number of tasks - but completed only a few. We concentrated on outside tasks during the mild and...
Making the cut
We used to store all our photographs, including hundreds taken during the course of our self-build on flickr. Previously flickr allowed...
Proof of concept
Eighteen months ago we bought a job lot of high bay lamps. We intend to suspend 5 of these from the cruck frames (3 in the bedroom and 2...
Ta-dah!
Mark has finished applying the K Rend to the verges. Unfortunately gale force winds and heavy rain arrived earlier than forecast and...
