After the house is slabbed, the next stage is skimming. Skim is the 3mm plaster mix that’s applied with a trowel to the plasterboard, this is the ultimate concealer that smooths out all the cracks and imperfections away. Applying the plaster is done in ‘shots’, but prior to this there is a rigorous process of …
Dry-stone walling is the traditional boundary wall in the rocky fields of Connemara, the fields are relatively small and there is an abundance of rock in the ground. During Construction we set aside the large boulders and rocks to the side, we could use the stone of the field later on for our boundaries. Using …
Slabbing is the lingo used in construction to describe the process of cutting and fixing the plasterboard into place. The crews that do this work are called ‘Slabbers’. We had a fantastic duo called Padraig and Pat whose work ethic was unreal. Starting work in the dark with the generator providing light, when I arrived …
Airtightness isn’t exactly instagrammable, but it’s the invisible bubble that provides the most comfort and cost savings in our home. We had our first air tightness test back in November. I was quite nervous, handing over our building baby for a ‘blower door test’, I wondered would all our hard work and attention to detail …