photos/supplier/construction details...

I know how frustrating it was when i was planning this build to find useful construction details, photos and supplier info so if anyone wants me to send them the photos, details and suppliers i have/used just drop me a line on the blog with your e-ail address and i'll do my best to get the info to you...

The Foundations...

The site for the building is approx. 7000mm x 5000m

The foundations are made up of pier foundations that consist of tyres that have had the walls packed solid with sub-soil and the centres filled with drainage gravel.

Due to the topography of our site in some places the piers are 2 or 3 tyres

deep depending on the ground conditions.

on the front facing aspect where the ground drops away considerably i decided it would be best to use 100mm x 100mm timber posts that are concreted in place...

The Plan...

The plan is pretty straight forward; to build a games room/pub in the grounds of my sisters stone cottage using sustainable or recycled materials...sounds simple right??

With my background studying architecture at university (well Part 1 anyway) and a keen interest and enjoyment in building using timber i decided the most sustainable and enjoyable method of construction would be to use a nebraska style load-bearing starwbale system with a timber floor grid sat on a number of rammed earth tyre foundations.

One of the main reasons behind choosing to build this way was an overwhelming sense to get to grips with a construction method that had been drummed into me throughout university by people on a sustainable construction kick who had little or no practical experience in this method of construction telling me certain construction details would/wouldn't work, when honestly speaking i don't think they had the foggiest idea!