Rising Blockwork Started

The rising blockwork from the foundation to the top of screed level started

365mm insulated block wall construction

200mm of compacted hardcore

Ground Floor Plan

House pegged out

External corners of the the house have been pegged ready for the rising blockwork.

Original pre-planning submission sketch

The Ground Floor Plan

Foundations Poured

At 7.30am this morning the pouring of the foundations were started and completed by 12.30.

Steel in place for the pouring of the foundations

Foundation trenches completed!

The house set up was done by Philip Byrne of

Byrne & McCabe Design

Graig-na-managh

Co Kilkenny

Centre points of the wall/foundation were marked out for the digger to 'pull' the foundation trenches.

Building being pegged out on site

Platform ready for the house

Geo Thermal Borehole

The site has been sculpt to create the base platform for the house and to create access for the Geo-thermal borehole drilling. 

The drilling of the Geo-thermal borehole happened today 

by Tom Fogarty Drilling

Diggers back on Site!

P. J. O'Shea of Smartbuild has been nominated as the Contractor for the new Passive House.

We welcome back P.J. and his team and we're looking forward to seeing this project

 come out of the ground.... !