Author Archives: Jon

Little baby tombstones

The plan was fairly simple. Spend one weekend putting the shed foundations in place, then take delivery of the wood for the floor and stud frame and build the shed the following weekend. And it started well… Weekend one – … Continue reading

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Murs (addendum)

Après avoir écrit l’article sur la construction des murs, j’ai vérifié les prix. L’idée des montants Larsen était pour éviter d’avoir besoin d’un âme en OSB, la séparation entre les colonnes d’isolation étant faite par le géotextile (une toile mince … Continue reading

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Walls (addendum)

After writing the post on the wall construction, I double checked the costings for it. The use of Larsen trusses was to avoid the cost of having a complete web of OSB, the extra separation between columns of insulation being … Continue reading

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The “self” of self-build

There is a lack of clarity in English when talking about self-builds. This came to light while watching the various series of Grand Designs, where the “self-builds” covered the range from one man, building a timber frame with just his … Continue reading

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Les murs

Les posts suivants portent sur les détails du design. Ceci est le design pour les murs. Les spécifications techniques Les murs sont super isolés et composés de “montants Larsen”. Ils entourent l’extérieur de la structure en poteaux-poutres. Les murs se … Continue reading

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Aperçu du projet

Nous allons construire une maison. Pas “faire construire”, mais construire nous-mêmes. La construction d’une maison est une affaire bien compliquée, demandant un investissement personnel très important. En posant la question, la plupart des gens vous répondra qu’une maison ne peut … Continue reading

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Walls

The following set of posts contain details of design elements. This is the plan for the wall. Specification The wall is a super-insulated, Larsen truss stud framed wall which wraps around the outside of the timber frame. The wall can … Continue reading

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Project overview

We’re going to build a house. And by “build”, we mean hands-on construction. Building a house is a complicated and involved task, and if you ask anyone they’ll tell you that it can only be done by trained professionals. But … Continue reading

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Le terrain nous appartient!

Après des mois de batailles avec les banques, de révisions de plans, et de doutes sur la viabilité du projet, le terrain pour notre future construction nous appartient! Prochain étape… l’abri de jardin.

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The land is ours

After many months of fighting banks, rethinking plans and questioning the wisdom of this project, the plot of land on which we will build is now ours! Next stop… the shed.

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