Things have been progressing well on site over the last couple of weeks. There was a minor delay with delivery of the steel beams and floor system components. However, with…
Feature Self Build – Beam and Block Floor
Beco Products Win Best ICF Supplier 2020
The Homebuilding & Renovating Industry Awards were created to acknowledge and celebrate the best of the Self Build and Custom Housing sector. They were launched to coincide with the 30th…
Feature Self Build – Ground Floor Walls
The latest update from site on our featured self-build project is that all Wallform walls are complete to underside of first floor level. In this photo scaffolding boards are beginning…
Feature Self Build – Precast Concrete Floor
As can be seen from this latest photo of our on-going ‘In Construction’ self-build, the precast beam and block ground floor system has now been successfully installed. Unfortunately, the windy…
Feature Self Build – Wallform Substructure In
With the foundation trenches excavated and concreted, this week the Wallform substructure walls have been built to ground floor level, and concreted! The first Wallform courses were laid directly on…
Feature Self Build – Footings
It has been a productive week on site at our feature self-build project. As you can see, the footings have been excavated and the trenchfill foundations poured. With the site…
Feature Self-Build
Beginning construction now is this four-bedroom self-build home, which features a main living, eating, and sleeping block with separate wing for a guest bedroom, garage and workshop. Designed by Western…
Architects Declare – It’s a Challenge
The success of the “Architects Declare” campaign to date is to highlight to the profession the urgent need for action if we are to mitigate Climate Change in the projected…
Community Building on the Scottish Isles
This community building is currently being completed on the Scottish Isles. The main structure is built from BecoWallform and timber frame. The ICF part of the structure has been built…
ICF – Insulation Comes First
Now that the glamour of being photographed beside the latest renewable technology of wind turbines and solar farms has worn off, the principle of Fabric First is being recognised as…