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| Huge upstairs window (looking out at the thick fog - a bit of a theme currently) |
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| The kitchen window |
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| The main entrance |
Andrew and Paul got going on the steico-joists. 'Steico' is basically two pieces of ply joined by a woodfibre panel which forms a I cross-section. This is where our MMC (modern method of construction) becomes apparent. The concrete blocks are the internal layer and will give us huge amounts of thermal mass (this means that the temperatures within the house should stay quite stable). The I-beams provided by the joists are fixed to the outside of the blocks and will support the exterior layers of insulation, membranes and external claddings, so they are doing a lot of structural work. Andrew talks about how they are basically made from waste material...at least that does something to offset the concrete used.
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These Dodden boys are fast, when materials are on site they don't mess around, it's a quick build really. Thank goodness we're moving forward again. Once you enclose the spaces your eyes are drawn to the walls, and they are pretty perfect. We've all been commenting on how good the blockwork is. You could almost leave them bare as an internal finish, but our plaster layer is an airtightness barrier and therefore vital - thank goodness for that (we've been having a lot of 'industrial' design conversations but I think bare block is too much)!
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| I think it looks pretty cool right now! I like the fins. |
If you haven't realised I normally blog about a week behind where we are. However, at the moment I'm a few weeks behind, so I'm hoping to catch up soon.
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