Hi folks,
This week has seen arrival and fitting of the big steel beams for the main extension roof. These are big beasts! These were a change from the original design, as we had intended to use glulam beams. However due to supply issues this was changed to steel. These actually work out better as not only will this be stronger, the sizing means we can now add even more insulation and still have room in the void to install ceiling speakers. Looking good!
We also finally made a decision this week on heating! Plan is to install a biomass wood pellet boiler. This will be located in the plant room and means we will be burning wood pellets for heating and hot water, a true renewable source of energy. Just need to make a decision on where we put the external bulk store for the pellets as we will need around 5-6 tonnes per year. We have also decided to add on solar thermal (to supply summer time hot water demands) and a mechanical heat recovery system to service the main extension and mill areas. The latter will allow us to extract air from certain rooms, recover the heat from that air, and then us that to heat fresh / filtered air back into the house (free from pollen and pollutants). Pretty cool stuff.
That's all for this week!
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| First roof beam into position (5 in total) |
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| Beam entering wall / granite rebuild ongoing |
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| Bedroom window next to steel beam (this will look into hallway) |
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| Lintel steel beam for massive lounge window |
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