Recent content by beerthanks

Slick job! Keep updating....

Great idea with the stove. It looks like you have plenty of good advice with the chimney. What sort of stove are you putting in? The area looks fairly big. Ive put in a stove recently in my kitchen, its a 4.5kw Irish made Hamco. Lovely classic/contemporary stove. Brings lots of enjoyment. Im...

I think this scene was shot in my backyard:

You right. But the pitch of the roof drains away from the site behind the shed - into a concrete lane and into drainage. Most of the damp in my yard is fairly standard typical Irish conditions. Now the soil composition in my backyard is a whole new topic. Its fairly clay type soil, and drains...

Thanks again for the great responses. I am going to tackle this with my French drain landscaping and working on increasing the ventilation (thanks Phil) for some great tips. Might do a bit of timer treatment work as well. The more I look around the neighborhood, the more I realize they left...

With winter on the way and 345 days of rain per year, one thing I can assure you is that I have a pretty good supply of whiskey (mad for the Islay Whiskeys at the moment), wine and my red-head wife :-)

Can you point me in the direction of a good website that explains how the earthtube works, and how to install one? (Thanks in advance)

Hi Phil, Thanks for your valuable input. Ive taken a look and have a few answers as follows: 1. I don't think there was any damp-course put in. There was no visible black plastic when I took an inspection. 2. I have made a channel around the wall to prevent moisture buildup against the wall...

Seeking advice and best course of action for a problem affecting my shed. History: Recently brought a new house, here in Dublin Ireland, and the shed was in very poor shape. The roof and joists were all rotten and sagging. With the help of a lad from Canada we put on a new roof, created a...