tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12253884391406736812011-07-28T21:10:48.749+01:00After three years of planning, we are selfbuilding a bungalow, set in 10 acres of woodland in Aberdeenshire. We are using a SIPS (Structurally Insulated Panel) kit. Over the course of our project we will keep this blog updated regularly with our build progress and pictures. Links to suppliers, trades general web sites of interest. www.dinneswood.burnscoaches.co.ukGrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132965996770424073noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1225388439140673681.post-76102323777785328022009-08-08T15:41:00.000+01:002009-08-08T15:42:39.254+01:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/Sn2O33WhO0I/AAAAAAAAAE4/AyWx6eJQ5XE/s1600-h/07082009292-759256.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/Sn2O33WhO0I/AAAAAAAAAE4/AyWx6eJQ5XE/s320/07082009292-759256.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367603421297851202" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/Sn2O36ZGWJI/AAAAAAAAAFA/4I1sBXdL8iU/s1600-h/06082009285-759905.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/Sn2O36ZGWJI/AAAAAAAAAFA/4I1sBXdL8iU/s320/06082009285-759905.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367603422113978514" /></a></p>Last night we faced a major headache with ceiling angles in our lobby through to the bedrooms. We had decided that the roof was going to dropped around 200mm to accomodate plumbing and our heat recovery &amp; ventalation system, and so a line was &quot;pinged&quot; all the way around the lobby to mark the new line of the ceiling. <br>Our problem arose when we tried to get angles to marry up where our lobby bends. The 35 degree pitch of our roof had to incorporate a 22 degree angle on the opposing wall simply because of its position in the lie of the roof!<br>Bit of a rethink! We now will have to Make the end section of our roof flat to try and build as clean a line as possible!<br>The picture lets you see the angles we have had to deal with!<br>Tip: everything always seems quite easy in theory but it really is worth checking how one desicion affects other areas and if indeed it will work!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1225388439140673681-7610232377778532802?l=dinneswood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132965996770424073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1225388439140673681.post-53815833569860587172009-08-05T23:22:00.001+01:002009-08-05T23:22:58.505+01:00Well as the title suggest, not a lot further on today! We did get a delivery today of the first batch of our welsh slates arrived from local company vGPH in inverurie. Some might say welsh is a bit on the expensive side, even me for that matter but to see them tonight in the sunshine, they really are a beautiful slate and worth the extra! <br>Had to jiggle around with scaffold tonight to set it up for battening our lobby, an since its steel scaffold it wasn&#39;t easy. took three of us around three hours to get it set up!<br> So my day has ended feelin like av wasted a day! Spose we all get that from time to time!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1225388439140673681-5381583356986058717?l=dinneswood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132965996770424073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1225388439140673681.post-61491613944327411182009-08-05T11:05:00.000+01:002009-08-05T11:06:26.455+01:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/SnlZoo-iAaI/AAAAAAAAAEw/WoKqAVdyU3U/s1600-h/04082009276-786456.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/SnlZoo-iAaI/AAAAAAAAAEw/WoKqAVdyU3U/s320/04082009276-786456.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366418985717989794" /></a></p>The plumber came last night and started fitting out. We now pipework in our kitchen. Exciting times...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1225388439140673681-6149161394432741118?l=dinneswood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132965996770424073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1225388439140673681.post-79878633861794219672009-08-04T23:56:00.000+01:002009-08-04T23:57:00.623+01:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/Sni8vAkNJPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/gS6rZxu5m3c/s1600-h/04082009272-720624.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/Sni8vAkNJPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/gS6rZxu5m3c/s320/04082009272-720624.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366246471803675890" /></a></p>Woke up this morning only to find the wind had blown off a lot of our waterproof membrane covering the roof! Nightmare tryin to get it back down again! Tip: get a staple hammer, makes life so much easier!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1225388439140673681-7987863386179421967?l=dinneswood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132965996770424073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1225388439140673681.post-91931395171904524042009-08-02T20:50:00.000+01:002009-08-02T20:51:32.915+01:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/SnXuRbtM-tI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ETOOG7DVc_c/s1600-h/21072009189-792916.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YGUsmFCVHjQ/SnXuRbtM-tI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ETOOG7DVc_c/s320/21072009189-792916.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365456514344352466" /></a></p>Fit&#39;s this? Fit are we dein here again! Oh aye its a window!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1225388439140673681-9193139517190452404?l=dinneswood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132965996770424073noreply@blogger.com0