John is ripping out so quickly that every evening the room is transformed... always left tidy so the day starts and ends with order and clear thinking.
We are now back to the original stone walls, all studs and fake walls out the true form of this part of the building is revealed. Every element is being recycled reused, from studs to switches and copper pipes. It seems absolutely crazy to have to buy in new materials for everything but that is exactly what most renovations involve. The argument is labour saving but frequently it is more motivated by margin on material purchases.
We are finding that with a little thought, planning and materials management that the skip that arrived from Acorn in Bideford (thanks guys, best price and great friendly quick service) remains empty, whilst the store fills with sized timbers, cable runs, pipes and switches.
Of course the dilemmas have already begun and after 1/2 hour on the phone to our partner architects, Squirrel Design, there remains much research to be done. What insulation system do you use to achieve the most thermally efficient cob/stone wall system for a large house wanting to make use of natural materials wherever possible whilst reducing the thermal carbon footprint for the future?
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