Author: Ed Dawe

By Saturday 10 October virtually all the timber frame walls (other than the main gable end which needs to be fitted at the  same time as the roof) have been erected ready for the roof structure to start on Monday 12 October.   Only come up with one problem so far – the window in Read More …

The upper floor external walls of the timber frame are almost fully completed – effectively only one day’s work. It’s absolutely amazing how quickly a timber frame goes up – the first delivery to site was only 2 weeks ago and this represents only 6 days actual work.  Seems positively IKEA-like! (More photos can be Read More …

What else would you rather do on a warm sunny day in October than sit on a balcony overlooking the sea and have a quiet beer?  Only problem is – the balcony doesn’t exist as yet! So we improvised!  Beer was pleasant and the view (once you peered round the scaffolding poles) was exceptional! As Read More …

After 5 months of digging into the ground and putting slabs and retaining walls in place it’s a joy that we are about to start raising the bulk of the house above ground level! As can be seen from these photos (and subsequent ones) many trees have been harmed in the production of the frame Read More …

The site has moved from being ‘interesting’ during the acquisition and design stage to ‘difficult’ as we have begun construction.  One of the site’s features is that there is a 12m fall across it from the south-east corner to the north-west corner.  The house design is meant to ‘flow’ down this slope (hopefully figuratively rather Read More …

There’s a commitment to build a boundary wall to separate the Ster Glydn plot from Cove Outlook.  Unfortunately, evn though there will be raised beds on each side,  it is going to have to be built as a retaining wall and so needs the kind of footing that’s bigger than you’d normally build a house Read More …