So, another busy week on site - we have moved on now into the realms of “proper” building - construction of the new fabric. Having insulated the external walls with celotex, we are now floating in the suspended ceiling to the ground floor and also lifting the boarding of the living space above to prepare for the installation of the …
Kemp Town eco-renovation
So, continuing the theme of insulation as discussed last week - we have been using this week to insulate the exterior walls of the property - with 2 cross battened layers of Celotex (www.celotex.co.uk) thereby reducing cold bridging. (cold bridging is mostly succinctly described on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_bridging) This insulation has been completed around the first floor, including behind the …
Insulating the exterior walls
So this week we have finished the demolitions - the next step has been to begin the lining of the exterior front and rear walls with Poly-isocyanurate (PIR) insulation - now although this is not the most natural of materials (it is made from oil after all), it does have an extremely good thermal resistance (otherwise known as lamda - …
Week 2 part 2
Fran, Simon, Nick and I discussed the floor situation - and the location for the new wetroom door So, a couple of interesting little quirks we have discovered. First, and most pressing is that the groundfloor is not actually a suspended timber floor, but instead it is a floating floor on a concrete slab. with 45mm of polystyrene acting as …
New Project week 2
just a quick update as things are moving on apace - we have removed the ceilings in the living room and kitchen - exposing the steels completely - it is amazing what a difference a few feet in height can make to a space. We have also stripped out the downstairs bathroom and airing cupboard - see photo below - …
New Project - week1
So - week one of our new project in Kemp Town, Brighton - we have spent the week demolishing the original conversion - and as with every job we have ever worked on there have been a few surprises, but nothing that we can’t handle - or in some cases incorporate into the overall design. First thing to do was …
Fish Fight
Now this really is a campaign that we should all get behind - you can sign up to the petition to join Hugh Fearnley Whittenstall’s “Fish Fight” - a campaign to try and stop the senseless waste of fish in our oceans - where around half of all the fish that are caught are thrown back into the ocean dead. …
Blizzards at Christmas!
Well along with the rest of the UK this week we have been in the grip of the big freeze. - but once again the office is looking very pretty - thank the lord for insulation!! Sent out our Christmas message and have made a donation to Shelter - the housing and homelessness charity in lieu of spending money on …
What did we do this week
well one of the things we have down this week is install a new tripled glazed, argon filled, low E coated dormer window in a property in central brighton - the next stage was to get the new frame up the stairs, no mean feat in itself! But once up - the next thing to tackle was the instructions (destructions …
A beautiful day
well after the incessant snow of the last few days, Brighton is looking very fairy tale! Its been a couple of days now and a little milder weather and some rain has washed it all away - what a shame. We have a busy week ahead of us as things are going great guns on our small Eco-House, and we’re …