Our windows arrived on Monday morning at 8am, the artic truck made it to the bottom of the road, but it was too big to turn up. This was our ‘Grand Designs’ moment, where heads were scratched and questions asked on why such a big truck was sent. I left site, having been informed that …
It’s hard to believe the progress we’ve made in the past month since the arrival of our home. It’s been non-stop trying to keep up with the coordination of trades and we’ve had lots of visitors too coming for the first peak. We’re getting to know the spaces, observing the light at various times of …
We’ve had a lot of curious visitors to site this week, with one passer by saying, ‘Wow, it’s like Adult lego!’. Timber frame assembly is a matrix of numbers and unique parts that would be the dream of any puzzle lover. It’s amazing how the systemisation comes together. I was enthusiastic about timber frame before, …
My stomach was sick with excitement on the first morning of the timber frame assembly. If I was a child again, I guess it would have been the ultimate Christmas morning without the reindeers and Santy. Irish Eco Homes brought our presents on trailers and trucks. It felt like one of the best days of …
I really enjoyed the theatre the scaffolding created. It reminded me of an Escher drawing, beautifully layered with lines and light. It is so interesting as a spatial experience to climb up through the levels and walk around the edges. It’s not yet the spaces of our home, but it was such a delight to take in the …
Another task off the list We’re dying to get the walls up Our block layer didn’t have to come far, about 100 metre from his home and the place he grew up. He remembers our field as a child and seeing ridges of potatoes /Fataí in the lower field. Lovely to have involved in our …
Nothing beats the excitement of leaving site after another big step (céim mhór eile). The construction tends to ebb and flow, there is a flurry of activity, then it slows down to allow the work progress off site. Like the hungry caterpillar, it’s in a continuous process of transformation. This morning in two hours, we …
A landscape transformed. As we approach the shortest day and longest night of the year, our incredible grounds work team have transformed our landscape. The winter conditions have not deterred the team, led by Dermot O’Flatharta from M’OF Teo in Spiddal with the amazing team of Peter, Mícheál and co. I’ve watched them transform the …
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