Category Archives: Superstructure

Pete, with help from Chance, has put rafters on the garage and one of the mono roofs – they’ve just started on the ply for the first mono roof. Paul has laid the interior blocks for the bedrooms, shower and … Continue reading →

Mon:  Joe, the plumber and Will his mate arrived for their ‘first fix’ and put in the waste pipes.  The ‘Men in Black’ team were here in force to clear up the spare bits of Lego. Tue:  Steelers, Rich and … Continue reading →

On Monday Andy and Todd arrived from Service Vent to put in the ducting for our mechanical heat recovery system.   They got on well with the job and by the end of Wednesday almost all of the ducting on the … Continue reading →

Our new pond is now home to two newts – not the barely visible fry we had last summer but ones about 150mm long.  We are delighted, but in some senses not surprised as there are a myriad of tiny … Continue reading →

Sam and Joel have been busy setting up the rest of the ICF forms for the lower ground floor – forms not blocks you note (had my wrist slapped over this mistake). Wednesday we were able to pour the lower … Continue reading →

Monday Paul and Dave started taking away the shuttering from the reinforced wall. This took most of the week. Joel, Sam and Dan started on the ICF walls for the lower ground floor. The ICF blocks are made of expanded … Continue reading →

We are planning to build the main superstructure using Insulated Concrete Formwork. The formwork (made of EPS -expanded polystyrene) is erected one floor at a time. It is tied together and then re-bars (reinforcing steel bars) are inserted. Then the … Continue reading →