Hello From South East Ireland

[PaddyP]

Hi all,

 

We have just received planning permission in the South East of Ireland for a modern mono-pitched home. 

 

I am planning to do the majority of the work myself with my father in law. While I have no building experience he is a carpenter and builder by trade so his wealth of knowledge should see us through.

 

At the moment we plan to have a Kore insulated foundation with underfloor heating incorporated as part of the floor. While we are not going for a passive house we do plan to have very high insulation and air tightness levels. We plan on stick building the timber frame on site and pumping the walls and roof with cellulose insulation. The roof itself has a very shallow mono-pitch of 5 degrees and so far have received ridiculous quotes for rubber membrane installation so we are hoping to do that ourselves also. For the outside we are going to clad the whole house in black corrugated metal.

 

I have found this forum a wealth of knowledge so far and will hopefully be able to tap into it further and share my own experience as we progress.

 

All the best,

P