The eco house (yawn) yesterday had a huge concrete block and stone spine wall with solar heating pipes in it, and was to be used as a storage heater to release heat at night. However, the spine wall penetrated the outside wall (and kevin said the roof as well). So it was open to the elements at the edges. Surely this does not make sense ! Simon.
grand designs again
Nov 04, 2010
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I was wondering what would happen if or when the pipes started leaking. Were they sealed in or could you get access to repair them?
We were in Ambleside last month - there's a plaque in the Ambleside pier building indicating the height of the 2009 flood, so it was interesting to see it on film!
-- Halmyre
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember sm_jamieson saying something like:
Yep, that struck me as daft, too. I couldn't find any further info about the wall on the G/D site or on the designer's one.
Having just got round to viewing it last night ...
Why on EARTH did he build the extension bit (the bit they moved into)? He knew he was short of funds to start with, and the bit round the old house was supposed to be big enough for living in during the winter.
The geodesic roof was stupid too - there was no visible curve on the roof in the direction the purlins would have gone.
I found the whole thing incredibly painful to watch - it was like watching a car crash in slow motion.
Indeed. The 6 metre high slate wall (!) was such a clearly delimiting feature that it made total sense to make a habitable half a house first, and then do the rest later. OK, lay the foundations if you really want to, but stop there.
I was amused/interested by the build a big tent over the entire build. It was something I'd wondered about but didn't know if it was feasible. Seems it's feasible for < a year.
They are pretty normal around here when doing a loft conversion (which is very common). Allows you to take the roof off, without letting water into the house below.
Correction. 'Without letting as much water into the house below.' ;-)
Where's "here" - somewhere less wet and windy than mid-Wales?
They are pretty normal around here when doing a loft conversion (which is very common). Allows you to take the roof off, without letting water into the house below.
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In my last place we had to have one just to do a (flat) roof replacement. Almost doubled the cost of the work.
tim
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