Category Archives: Foundations

Winter and Spring 2013

Posted on December 27, 2013 by davidl

More grovelling apologies. I’ve been sitting on this for months without publishing it and now (round about Christmas 2013) have finally got round to doing something about it. Well, quite a winter (meaning early 2013)! This was a severe test … Continue reading →

Posted in Foundations, Solar thermal, Thermal mass, Thermal Store, Underfloor heating, Windows | Comments Off

Weeks Fifteen and Sixteen

Posted on April 30, 2012 by davidl

The week after Easter was only a short week, but seems to have continued very busy. Tacking—putting up plasterboard—got underway. The intention is to tack the downstairs ceilings first. This will allow the Warmcel 500 to be blown into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foundations, Ground Floor, Solar PV, Solar thermal, Thermal mass, Underfloor heating, Windows | Comments Off

Week Five

Posted on January 9, 2012 by davidl

Two enormous articulated lorries are scheduled to arrive. To avoid conflict with school arrival time—the Primary School is just across the Green and the congestion can approach city centre proportions—the artics have been asked to arrive at 9.30 am and … Continue reading →

Posted in Foundations | Comments Off

Week Two

Posted on December 3, 2011 by davidl

The earth between the foundations is scraped off. A good deal of what was once garden is now a foot or two higher than it was. Edging pieces—concrete L-shaped pieces internally lined with expanded polystyrene are fixed all round the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foundations, Underfloor heating | Comments Off

Week One

Posted on November 28, 2011 by davidl

After 18 month’s research, marking out finally starts. It’s really pretty exciting—but also rather frightening. I know what I want but have I been able to communicate that to the architect and builders? Then excavating the foundations with a large … Continue reading →