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Live self-Builds - mod warning in post no. 1
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So Week 1 down...
Been an exciting fast week! We were haunted with the weather only really rained this afternoon for an hour or two, but was a productive day, did a load of strimming, ready to set my posts which got delivered today, for the fence I need to lay tomorrow on one side of the site, the only open side.
We are pretty much done with deadwork, ready to set with stone and dress earth ready for plumbing etc Monday, we also have an independent DPM / Radon barrier testing tomorrow to ensure no leaks etc before floors will be poured...
Dead work complete
Wish I'd more money for a bigger garage, but hey gotta stick to the budget, we will have a container hidden away as a Fuel Store for drying timber for the 2 stoves...
So we also went drilling the well this week...
All going "well" Friday evening, but we hit 60ft so called it a day.
Some sh1te coming up...
So today, kept going, had hoped for between 60 & 80 ft based on 2 neighbouring wells, so we hit 90ft, then 91, then at 92ft the steel stops sinking, disaster, a weld had failed along the way & no water... :-(
Leave it settle for an hour or two, nothing, so given that the steel somewhere has failed, it's dead... No way to pull it up realistically given depth... No option but stop the drill, so 92ft of steel gone to waste and 2 days work down the drain... No option but to cut the steel and call it a day and leave it all in the ground...
Well driller was understandably pissed! Hopefully he will be back in a week or so he said and try again in a different spot, hopefully it won't be another 100ft + drill and save some money!0 -
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Well driller was understandably pissed! Hopefully he will be back in a week or so he said and try again in a different spot, hopefully it won't be another 100ft + drill and save some money!
don't despair - we had to drill 90 metres :eek: to get our water !!Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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It's funny what you get stuck on. We paused the building of the workshed for a fortnight as it has a prominent position on the site and it is the first thing you see when you drive in. So we've gone through a few different sketches involving the roof and ultimately the QS priced the architects preferred option and we're back to the original, cheaper design
. Still it was worth doing it. I don't want to look back on any element of this and think if only I'd researched that a bit more.
I'm glad with the team of people I've selected as I feel we are all working well together and that is a huge consideration.0 -
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just do it wrote: »Lower floor block work done and now waiting on precast floor and stairs.
That's a lovely view to wake up to every morning!!0 -
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where you have steels, what thermal breaks have you provided?Cork selfbuild wrote: »Haven't posted in a while, we are now pretty much finished the block work, bar a small few bits here and there... Roof should be started in a week or so, windows are ordered, so far so good!
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hey everyone, so we've our plans in with Galway coco, and i've just started researching the insulation for the foundations/walls, and i'm already feeling over whelmed...
We're building a split level house and from years of rental cold-very poor insulated accom, we're hoping like everyone i suppose, to build a near-passive house.
any recommendations at this stage would be fantastic......where to start!
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A good place to start would be to read the first post on this threadhey everyone, so we've our plans in with Galway coco, and i've just started researching the insulation for the foundations/walls, and i'm already feeling over whelmed...
We're building a split level house and from years of rental cold-very poor insulated accom, we're hoping like everyone i suppose, to build a near-passive house.
any recommendations at this stage would be fantastic......where to start!
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Raft foundation with retaining wall in place
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