Well, we now have hot and cold running water,
enough to rinse a wine glass or two,
wash your hands and clean your teeth.
The two of us managed to push the hut into its final position and attach the steps today. No more step-ladders. All that needs to be done now is a final oil of the floor and maybe another shelf in the loo.
The mulled cider is in and ready for a hut-warming!
GREAT EXCITEMENT
Chimney installed and fire alight!
and a pic of the LED light-strip over the door
A man cutting a hole through the roof.
Build it and mess will come......
You can see the water-heater in position here.
After a long wait our pretty piece of Cumbrian green slate for a fire-hearth has arrived.
decisions ...... 'off-grid' or not.... finally sorted and well underway
- Water - OFF-grid. Supplied to sinks in loo and 'kitchen' from an external water tank using a 12v DC pump.
- Hot water - 240V heater under sink so if we move hut away from mains we'll wash in cold water
- Grey waste OFF-grid. Bucket and chuck-it
- Toilet OFF-grid. Cassette camping toilet
- Lights OFF-grid. 12 LEDs supplied by 12v battery (with 240V trickle charger)
- Power. 240V sockets for power and/or extra lights.
So if/when we tow the hut down the field we should still be able to wash up a wine glass and read a book.
Mini sink installed with worktop made of spare floorboard.
Loo sink
All inside primed and painted before the floor laid.
Outside primed and painted.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
1 Paint the wavy bargeboards BEFORE they are fitted.
2 Paint the curved roof overhangs BEFORE fitting the last few oak boards
3 Paint the sides of the window/door frames BEFORE cladding past them.
Would have saved much time and cursing. (Although we were fighting wet and windy weather at the time otherwise we might have thought it through)
240v connection made,
loo wall up, hand basin attached but not plumbed in.
inside primed and first coat on.
loo wall - decided to put the door at an angle - more framing to build. Needed more cladding from Blackdown.
Wiring going in and a much reduced wood pile!
