Photos

	Owen and Chris's April 2009 Date: 28th April 2009 Approaching the structure, beautiful hazel and willows coming into leaf
	Aaron, Ash and Fin playing inside Date: 28th April 2009 As you can see, we're still building. Owen has a temporary workbench along one side of this room. But there's still space to get toys out
	Owen and Chris's April 2009 Date: 28th April 2009 Our solar panels catch some afternoon sun. You can see Owen's homemade scaffolding round the side ready to weatherboard the next section
	Owen and Chris's April 2009 Date: 27th April 2009 Up to date photo of the structure showing raised beds to the west
	Owen busy weatherboarding Date: 1st April 2009 Owen boarding the outside using weatherboard from our own larch, milled on our solar-powered bandsaw. It's a slow process but we'll get there
	Owen's floor is level. A view of the timber in the floor of Chris and Owen's dwelling Date: 1st May 2008 Except the reclaimed posts, all the timber in the floor is sawn from the trees we felled and planked
	Front view of Chris and Owen's dwelling Date: 1st May 2008 Two of the 6x6 inch beams have gone up. You can see the recycled double glazing in place too
	Chris and Owen's dwelling - a new interior Date: 1st May 2008 Suddenly the outside has become the inside!
	Chris and Owen's dwelling - a new interior Date: 1st May 2008 The view from our bedroom
	Aaron at the building site Date: 1st May 2008 Aaron loved to be around the site while the timber frame was being built - we couldn't always let him because he needed such close supervision. But he fitted in when he was there!
	Groundwork for the structure - hand built foundations Date: 1st April 2008 To protect the foundation posts from future waterlogging, a trench was dug at the top of the site and filled with a drainage pipe and rocks. A hole was dug for each post and backfilled with stony soil and rocks
	Groundwork for the structure - hand built foundations Date: 1st April 2008 Ground posts are of reclaimed oak. These amazing WWOOFers helped to dig the post holes and backfill with soil and rocks. Thanks guys!
	Winching a stump by hand Date: 1st January 2008 Using a Tirfor winch to remove the larch stump from the structure build site
	Seasoning timber for Chris and Owen's dwelling Date: 1st December 2007 This pile of logs became Owen and Chris' structure. Winched by hand into a good position for the mobile sawmill
	Owen, Merlin and Seth... Date: 1st December 2007 ... are men at work
	Tree felling by hand - a tree for Chris and Owen's dwelling Date: 1st October 2007 Becky hand felling a larch for plankwood
	Tree felling by hand - a tree for Chris and Owen's dwelling Date: 1st October 2007 Dan using a felling axe to shape the gob cut
	Tree felling by hand - a tree for Chris and Owen's dwelling Date: 1st October 2007 Owen, Daz and Tim the WWOOFer using a crosscut saw to fell a larch for plankwood
	Site of Owen and Chris' structure Date: 1st September 2007 The site of Owen and Chris' dwelling.
	Front view of the structure Date: 1st May 2007 Beams are planked on site, boards are reclaimed
	Front view of Chris and Owen's dwelling Date: 1st May 2007 Owen and Chris in the structure; Chris making noggins. You can see our new solar panels charging up Owen's drill
	Chris and Owen's dwelling - interior Date: 1st July 2005 Settled in
	A temporary roof Date: 1st May 2005 A tarpaulin keeps the weather out so we can build inside