Week 18, Day 4:

• Much better weather today – bright, sunny and almost feeling warm in the sunshine by the afternoon
• Not much evidence of progress on the south side because most of the SIPS activity was on the north side
• In addition to the progress with the Structural Insulated Panels, the two 32mm water supply pipes were routed into the utility room
  • Two because there’s one for the regular mains water (blue MDPE) and a separate pipe for harvested rainwater (black MDPE with a green stripe)
  • Initially these will be connected together (i.e. everything fed from the mains supply) but it’s possible a rainwater harvesting system will be installed when the outbuildings are rebuilt later

Week 18, Day 4

First water pipe installed and preparation for second pipe

Both 32mm water pipes coming through the floor

Both pipes will have water meters installed a little above the top of the floor slab. The thicker pipes on the right are the “brine” pipes for the Ground Source Heat Pump.

Installing the first row of roof panels on the north side

All the panels are numbered

End-of-day status