The publisher thinks you might be interested in the house that E and I are having built in Earshader. I am not entirely convinced as a lot of “look at my house go up” blogs have been posted in past few years.

But here is where we’re at. We have agreed to a SIP-style structure, which means cassettes of highly insulated panels will create the frame of the house. We are also pursuing socalled passive house standards, which means ideally no heating is necessary. I doubt we will be that lucky, but our heating needs should be minimal.

Here is the view of the site looking east from the hill of Croft No. 1.



I know this next one makes it look quite large, but the house is only 15.5 m by 7.3 m (at its widest point).



Looks big but . . .


. . .this is how it looked in April


The lorries with the infill for the access road have been arriving. Several tonnes with each load.


The Drive


Callum of Barvas has done a great job with this huge digger from AMK.


The digger



Now, if you’re really curious about the design, go to http://www.w-isles.gov.uk/

The planning application number is 09/00531.  If you go to the planning department page, you can find links eventually to an application search. Enter that number and you will find our application and associated documents & drawings that you can download.