Windows go in
By Crofter
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After a few weeks away from the build, I've been back at work and in the last few days everything is seeming much closer to completion. All three windows and the back door are all in place now (not yet foamed up etc)- just the big beast patio door still to go, which weighs about a quarter of a tonne, so that one will need a bit of a squad.
Fitting the back door has made a huge difference to how the house feels- I can keep the sheep out now 
The other jobs I've been doing are laying the flooring and installing the first insulation. The floor buildup uses JJI engineered joists, with a 9mm OSB 'sub floor' resting on the lower flange, supporting 250mm of glasswool insulation, with 22mm tongue and groove chipboard flooring on top. Around the perimeter 50mm PIR prevents thermal bridging between the chipboard and the timber frame, so this has to be installed first.
Laying the sub-floor stopped when I ran out of OSB- I had used some of the sheets as temporary boards over the window openings- so next up is finishing the floor, and then installing that big patio door. If anybody happens to be on holiday in Skye just now, and fancies a bit of manual work, look me up 
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