Basic advice for the Selfbuild community who are starting to build, extend or renovate.
An increasingly popular build route, timber frame is the method of choice for offsite construction and is often used as the structure upon which to layer other ecobuild materials such as straw bale, hempcrete (lime and hemp mix), and rammed earth. All images courtesy of tomraffield.com Most common are layering with boards, often OSB, and specifying […] More
Wood finishes include paint, varnish, oil and wax. Varnish coats the wood with a durable, hard finish while oil penetrates the wood. Wax is in many ways an in-between in that it both coats and penetrates but to a lesser extent than oil. Oil and wax are often used in combination. Paints come in a […] More
You will need to do some digging, perhaps literally, to find out what the best wastewater option is for your site – even before you buy the land as you may encounter difficulties if you are unable to connect to the main sewer. In ROI where the planning process is integrated with waste management, you […] More
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