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And we are in

Thedreamer

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There was not much in the way of progress from the last entry as we were already close to moving in.

 

The plumbing was completed in the last entry and connecting some final electrical fittings was done soon after.

 

After a decade since putting in outline planning it was time.

 

Our furniture delivery has taken longer than anticipated and we are living with a bean bag for the living room seating and a mattress on the floor for our bed. But we are here.

The first few days were spend getting used to living in a new space. As a family four we had spent the last six years living in a relatively small space, it is now great to have a room for each of our children and an extra bathroom.

 

I am pleased with how the house is performing from an energy use point of view. We don’t typically get really high temperatures here and the external average temperature has been about 12c over the last few weeks, the house temperature has remained a comfortable 20c.

 

I have been monitoring our electricity units on a daily basis and we are using between 9 to 10kw which is promising as my hope is that we can go six months or so in the year without heating.

The real test will come in the winter as the electricity usage will probably be double, but we plan to make good use of our centrally placed wood burning stove.

 

Once we are furnished, I’ll post some more photos. For the moment just enjoying the new house with the family.

 

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The next jobs are:

 

-        Ordering decking for a small decked area and for our access ramp

-        Spreading gravel around the house site

-        Gardening

-        Putting more material on the access road

-        Order some down pipes

 

Thanks for reading.

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Tennentslager

Lovely post, lovely family, hope you enjoy it for many years.

i bet you will love two toilets over one any day 

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ProDave

Hi and welcome. Great feeling to move in.

 

Re electricity usage.  We use about 10kwh per day powering "stuff"  where my definition of "stuff" is anything but heating and hot water.  The usual suspects are washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer and fridge.

 

Our heating usage typically is less than the "stuff" takes so hopefully you should find the same.

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Thedreamer
12 hours ago, Tennentslager said:

Lovely post, lovely family, hope you enjoy it for many years.

i bet you will love two toilets over one any day 

 

Thanks I hope so. This is a build of necessity to provide a home for my family where prices are too high to buy on the open market.

 

Yes loving the two bathrooms, just nice to have a shower in the morning and not have somebody bashing at the door.

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4 hours ago, ProDave said:

Hi and welcome. Great feeling to move in.

 

Re electricity usage.  We use about 10kwh per day powering "stuff"  where my definition of "stuff" is anything but heating and hot water.  The usual suspects are washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer and fridge.

 

Our heating usage typically is less than the "stuff" takes so hopefully you should find the same.

 

That @ProDave

 

Yes it certainty is. I've learned so much on the way. 

 

On the electricity usage, that 9-10 kwh includes our mini heat pump on the 260ltr cylinder. I've set this to do four hours in the morning and four in the evening. 

 

I don't have underfloor heating and no traditional radiators so I expect this will be fairly cheap electricity for about half the year and then higher electric bills in the winter. Having access to the firewood will hopefully allow the stove to be really utilised rather than being an expensive ornament.

 

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joe90

Very nice, well done, you must be proud. We don’t use our woodstove very much but it’s lovely in the very cold weather, so nice just to watch at times.

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Mr Punter

You did well to specify the blue sky.

 

I hope you took control of the kite after the picture was taken.  Pesky kids spoiling your fun!

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Gus Potter

Well done. Try and find some time out to be proud of and reflect on your achievement. That will be hard to find as by now you'll have realised that island living is very rewarding, socialble and a great place to bring up kids.

 

All the best.

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timsk

A rather splendid looking Box Delta if I'm not mistaken. Oh, and the house looks splendid too! ?

I envy you living on Skye - some of the best Pollack fishing to be had there - which you'll have time to do now the house is finished.

Enjoy!

Tim.

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Gus Potter

Worth a thought..great stuff from "self build on Skye" They are nearly finished and already enjoying life.

 

I built the garage first with a shower, bog etc and old second/ third hand kitchen that someone was chucking out. Slept in a 14 foot caravan next to it so planners didn't boot us out.. going back a bit now . Installed the bath well before the first fix, a cylinder with an electric heater, just a wind and water tight shell. Still remember having the first proper bath in the dark in my own home...and I needed it! It's these wee things that keep you motivated and your head up!

 

 

 

 

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Big Jimbo

Undertaking what you have done with a young family is brave, and perhaps a little mad. Congratulations, to you and your wife. Enjoy your home, and family for many years. Well done.

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