We have a roof!

It has been a long and painful wait to get the roof on! While we were waiting for the roof to come on, we had stormy weather with high winds and rain, and were worried for our beautiful bale walls. Luckily no harm done and we are now able to work even in bad weather.

We are now getting the render on, with the first coat of render sprayed on this weekend. Peter is working harder than ever with many nights stretching past mid-night. We never realised the amount of work involved in owner-building. If it had not been for the kind help from locals and neighbours here, we simply could not have managed.

Strawbale walls go up!

It has been an exciting week building the strawbale walls. What a fun and tremendously rewarding experience as in just two days the whole house was done - thanks to the good weather and our great helpers!

We look forward to having a 'roof over our heads' next.