Building a solar House in France - plastering, stone wall, septic tank and sand filter - Building a solar House in France - plastering, stone wall, septic tank and sand filter

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The projecting end of the stone wall forms a plinth on which the main living floor of the house sits, and will screen a little terrace outside the guest bedroom..

On Thursday it started to rain and didn't stop for a week. But they just carried on in the rain.

The masons worked on in the rain building up the stone wall. Luckily the eaves overhang partly protected them.

On Thursday afternoon the inspector of drains from SPANC, Mme Berthome, came to check everythng. She was not satisfied with the proposed arrangements for the ventilation of the tank and insisted that a separate 100mm ventilation pipe was provided to above roof level.

Laying out the perforated pipes over the gravel layer.

The geotextile was wrapped over the gravel covering the piping and then covered with soil.

Apr 18, 2008 - 11:22 AM

Francis laying out the piping to the septic tank.

Rain continued, and the masons were not happy.

Pipework to fosse bedded on a bit of concrete here and there, and covered with sand. Luckily no trenches were needed and it was all covered with topsoil to a depth sufficient to protect it.

Album last updated on Feb 02, 2009 - 04:23 PM