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Passive House Plus timber-frame new build in Finchampstead, Berkshire.
 

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Read more about Drainage + EPS

Drainage + EPS

After around 18 months of planning things have finally been moving a lot faster over the last couple of weeks which is great!  I'll try to summarise the interesting bits:   Type 2 vs. Type 3 Our EPS was installed on a sub-base of 150mm MOT Type 2 and 50mm sharp sand for blinding.  Structurally this is absolutely fine, but there was an awful lot of and fro with the foundation designers about if permeable type 3 + grit should actually have been used as specified in the system certif

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• Dan F
• July 24, 20206 yr

Read more about Preparing for Foundations

Preparing for Foundations

Demolition, site clearance, reduce dig and installation of pre-insulated pipes for ASHP and potential future garden room.  The pre-insulated pipe we used in the end was "REHAU RAUTHERMEX 25mm+25mm/111mm DUO PIPE".   The ground was luckily fantastic, apart from one area with some roots and a couple of soft spots left over from the demolition.  So we managed to avoid the extra 800mm reduced dig that had been specified based on 2 trial holes in the old front garden.  At over 200m2, that w

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• Dan F
• July 2, 20206 yr

Read more about The Original Bungalow

The Original Bungalow

The bungalow we bought back in autumn 2018 with plans to demolish and rebuild.  Only now, finally, is our build kicking off..

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• Dan F
• July 2, 20206 yr