Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House

[Giles]

Stonework not started yet.  Scaffolding is where we need to lay the stone.  I reckon that taking the scaffolding down is 2-3 weeks away - Need it up there until the coping stones are laid, which can't happen until the roof is completed…I'd love to have you do it....would free Les up to do more stuff inside.

[Chris]

Had a conversation last night about progress on the house and I found out that the plumbing fixtures that were "ready to install" two weeks ago were in a warehouse in North Carolina and couldn't be shipped until today because of post hurricane flooding.  Who needs faucets, after all?

[Giles]

Damn…....

[Giles]

We did a lift on the scaffold today, now we can see the gauged arches a little better…

[Matty123]

That looks spectacular Giles.

Scaffolding is often the culprit. I can’t tell you how many times I was called to
A job to be asked why I hadn’t planted or laid my stone yet. I silently walked out of The job trailer over to the scaffolding. with pointer finger extended, I emoted this question “ how the fuck am I supposed to put my material in under this erected scaffolding.

[Giles]

Floor insulation going in….

[Giles]

Running ahead of schedule….

Insulation and vapour barrier complete.

Tomorrow, underfloor heating pipes get installed.  I have drawn out the layout of the kitchen and dead voids so we don't lay the heating in these areas (warm Cornflakes not on my list of faves....)

[louisbosco]

omg underfloor heating.. what a dream… 

[Giles]

It's so cheap these days.  We tried under-plinth heaters in the current kitchen, they're useless and we did not want to lose wall space to radiators….

[Giles]

Underfloor heating in and ready for the screed….

[Giles]

.

[louisbosco]

i guess i've never found a right season for it wherever i've lived.. but it'll definitely be in my future house..

[Giles]

Reclaimed pitch pine boards (sawn from old joists).  Les and I will build the staircase from the existing house (which has ancient pitch pine boarding) to the new kitchen out of these - I manage to get some 11inch wide boards.  What is left over will repair the ones we screwed-up, lifting the boards to run the services to the new build….

[Giles]

A small step for man, but a giant step for us…..It's pissing down today, so we won't be glazing until next week....

[Graeme]

@louisbosco I had underfloor heating in an apartment I rented in London, and it was pretty good.

You can hook it up to a heat pump for environmentally friendly heating (not that you'll need it in Perth), or run chilled water through it to cool a room.

Though personally I'd prefer to build a Passivhaus, which doesn't need active heating or cooling…

[rocket]

small step looking

[louisbosco]

@Graeme

wouldn't need thick jackets in perth too but it's nice to have
haha. i suppose it feel comfy when the floors are heated. especially when i've always loved polished concrete floor and i think they do get really cold when the temps do drop..

[emceeQ]

@Graeme:

Though personally I'd prefer to build a Passivhaus, which doesn't need active heating or cooling…

Was looking into building a small passivhaus before back in Michigan making the leap to Hawaii.  Love the concept, and the passive homes I've been in were all cozy as heck in the winter…

[Giles]

First electrics for Jamie (the sparky)….

[Matty123]

We have the technology