Category Archives: Selfbuild

I realised that I had not really done an update on progress.  So where are we? The insulating of the walls were completed week before last and since then the flooring has gone down on the first floor and the … Continue reading →

Well the windows and doors from Albo in the Czech Republic are here and we managed to unload them by hand!  They look good I just hope they fit.

A long time ago I came across the Nu-Lok roofing system. One of the issues was that I could not slate the roof in a traditional way as the sarking layer would pose a major design issue in terms of … Continue reading →

Having completed the roof, just the walls to do! We had a major design issue with the walls and getting a solution acceptable to Building Control to meet the Scottish regulation relating to fire propagation in a cavity.  The BCO … Continue reading →

Well the roof insulation is complete at last.  Seems to have taken ages; in fact it has at about 5 weeks! Way over what I estimated. Still it is done now and looks really good.  The rest of the Velux … Continue reading →