I have a pretty dodgy back which has been prone to problems for the majority of my life, so I’m really very keen on things like chiropractic and massage, whether sports or shiatsu. Indeed, one of the items on our wedding list that Kevin and I were surprised to receive was a machine you place [...]
0 Comment » It’s been really interesting watching Kevin McCloud build his house from straw bales, vertical thatch and, for the upper floor and roof, the Facit building system. I was lucky enough to bump into Andrew Goodeve and Bruce Bell from Facit at the Grand Village, so of course, we had a chat:
Cob is a very eco-friendly and cheap building material, as I found out on Wednesday when I spoke to cob building expert, Kate Edwards. As with straw bales, I was surprised to find out that cob buildings are very long lasting and can be more than one storey tall - indeed, there is an example [...]
