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vegplot

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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 14 11:29 pm Post subject:
We're starting this year as soon as we've sold one of the houses and the weather improves.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 14 12:28 am Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

We're starting this year as soon as we've sold one of the houses and the weather improves.

Which is it: this year, or as soon as the weather improves?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 14 11:08 am Post subject:
Wassup vp, started yet?

vegplot

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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 14 11:29 am Post subject:
In a couple of weeks the ground work will be starting.

vegplot

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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 10:44 pm Post subject:
The contractors came in today to start preparation of the site. We've started at last. Last edited by vegplot on Tue Nov 25, 14 11:29 pm; edited 1 time in total

jamanda
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:17 pm Post subject:
At last! (Can you shrink your photies a bit? x)

vegplot

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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:30 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

At last!

(Can you shrink your photies a bit? x)

Just for you

jamanda
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:34 pm Post subject:
That's better! I can see the whole thing now! It's very exciting isn't it?

jamanda
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: New strawbale build, Anglesey

vegplot wrote:

If you are interested in volunteering to help with a straw bale house on Anglesey, near Rhosneigr, then we'd like to hear from you. My wife and I purchased land on Anglesey nearly 6 years ago, we have provisional plans for an oak framed house with lime rendered straw bale walls, and is practicable a straw bales insulated roof. It will make full use of solar thermal, solar PV and possibly wind (if we can get planning permission). One of the aims is not to use a drop of cement in the whole of the construction. We hope to start building later this year or, at the latest, next year.

If you have experience in straw bale build and wish to lend a hand you or wish to gain some experience then please either drop me an email or response to the post. We will be publishing a web site soon at www.builditwithstraw.co.uk (it's not live yet so please be patient).

This is a serious attempt to demonstrate that straw bale building can become a mainstream building technique rather than seen as some hippy way of living. We want to involve the local authority and the community as much as possible as we, like many others, see renewable building technology as the way forward.

6 years since this post!

vegplot

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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:36 pm Post subject:
The view of the mountains you can see in the second pic. ranges from Conwy mountain almost to Bardsey Island...

sean
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:36 pm Post subject:
www.builditwithstraw.co.uk seems to be down Congratulations on getting going. Last edited by sean on Tue Nov 25, 14 11:37 pm; edited 1 time in total

vegplot

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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: New strawbale build, Anglesey

Jamanda wrote:

6 years since this post!

and 13 years since we bought the plot.

vegplot

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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 11:38 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

That link doesn't work either.

It will do after Christmas when I'll have a few days to get a site together.

alison
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 14 7:39 am Post subject:
Fantastic news.

mochyn

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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 14 8:26 am Post subject:
Woohoo! I shall go to the top of our land and wave

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