We were delighted to give two site tours today, as part of the Architecture on the Edge festival. I was chuffed to be asked to do it, but I also thought nobody would come all the way out, but we had 30 people attending. Thank you to everyone who came and the thoughtful questions and feedback. It was so lovely to see our home from fresh eyes, …
How are we already approaching the clocks changing? The pace of life has been hectic, between work, kids and house building. Our little people have grown so much, with our baby girl just starting to walk. A lot has been achieved, but I’m also feeling the fatigue, with no time to stop and reflect. The …
For the past six weeks Dad has been working tirelessly on our site getting lots of the carpentry jobs done. He brings decades of experience and we’re lucky he could help out. First of all, we built out the recesses for the concealed blinds, not a small job with 25 windows to complete. We worked …
We now have rooms with a roof. Although the wall panels are trusses are made offsite, the trusses, decks, gutters and parapet need to be assembled and crafted onsite. Great care was taken by Irish ecohomes to get all the details right, from the falls in the gutter to the slope in the parapet, to …