Marsh Flatts Farm Self Build Diary

It will be nice when it's finished

Posted on 2016-06-10 by dMb

Week 34, Day 5:

Some very heavy rain showers, hence the generally-damp look and the muddy puddles
The Ground Source Heat Pump and its accompanying tanks were delivered ready for installation next week
Some more electrical first-fix, mostly low-voltage cabling to the LED down-lighters from their (remote) drivers
Battening out the Master Bedroom walls and (sloping) ceiling ready for plasterboard – see photos below

Week 34, Day 5

“3×2” battens on the sloping ceiling of the Master Bedroom

The battens on the ceiling need to provide clearance for some low-profile downlighters.

Slimmer battens on the north wall of the Master Bedroom

Posted on 2016-05-13 by dMb

Week 30, Day 5:

As usual these days, more first-fix of the electrical and plumbing systems
A site meeting with the lighting designer to finalize the design for the second floor lighting where we’re having to use low-profile and surface-mount fittings because there’s only a shallow service void between the plasterboard and the SIPs
Work preparing for the wet plaster on the masonry walls, applying pro clima Contega PV tape on the edges of the plywood boxes for the windows
- This has a mesh component which embeds in the plaster and a fleecy component which also sticks to the plaster and provides an air seal
A delivery of semi-rigid pipes for the ventilation system

Week 30, Day 5

Air tightness tape (pro clima Contega PV) where window boxes meet masonry walls

MVHR ductwork ready for installation