Week 5, Day 5

Week 5, Day 5:

  • Back-filling the northern GSHP collector trench with a layer of sand and the excavated soil together with a green polythene marker tape about half way down.
  • More work on the below-ground cavity walls.
  • Fixing the last piece of steelwork, the post for the corner window in the north-west corner of the Living Room.
Week 5, Day 5

Week 5, Day 5

North-west corner post

North-west corner post

Completed below-ground cavity walls on the southern side

Completed below-ground cavity walls on the southern side; 100mm blocks and a 250mm cavity. The steelwork is deliberately in line with the inner skin of blockwork, allowing for a full-thickness layer of cavity wall insulation (which will be Ecobead Platinum) to prevent thermal bridging.

Steel columns attached to blockwork using Ancon Teplo-L tie

Steel column attached to blockwork using Ancon Teplo-L-Tie, with a much lower thermal conductivity than a traditional metal cavity tie.

Week 5, Day 3

Week 5, Day 3:

  • More work to complete the concrete block cavity walls up to ground floor level, ready for the installation of the beam-and-block floor.
  • Two steel wind-posts added to the west wall, adding structural support around a tall, narrow window.

The main camera still isn’t working so here’s another photo from Steve taken on Thursday morning, showing the steelwork.

Week 5, Day 4

Week 5, Day 4

Wind posts

Rectangular Hollow Section steel wind-posts either side of tall, narrow window in the corner of the Living Room