SWIFT PROGRESS

It is 2012, and the builders have only had 6 working days on site since their holidays. And suddenly the house is materialising before our eyes. So far most of the Ground Floor masonry has been completed. We received a further delivery of 30mm insulation from Isolite. These insulation boards are being inserted in the cavity walls at the short ends of the building to provide additional thermal insulation on the west and east facades. Our precast reinforced concrete lintels have also all arrived on site. They were supplied by Lintels for Africa, whose factory is only a few kilometres from the site. We try to buy as local as possible, in order to minimise the carbon footprint for transport. So although construction has been swift, it will probably slow down quite a bit as the builders go higher and have to work off scaffolding.

30mm cavity insulation showing through the temporary weephole gaps

Lintels, waiting for their final resting place

We made use of the break to try out the preferred paint colour on the street boundary wall. It is a steely blue-grey with a hint of teal. So far we have not had any adverse reactions to it. This colour, or something similar, is likely to be the colour we use on the boundary walls, as well as the short west and east facades of the house. Please feel free to comment on the colour if in any way it moves you to do so.

What do you think of this colour?

View from the East corner

View from the North Corner

View from the West corner