Recent content by ReneJK

I agree w/ Festool , nothing else comes close IMO

absolutely !

Correct , those are concrete panels That is exactly the reason , the slab acts like a 'bridge' that 'hangs off' or rests on the foundation. The Peat ground is just way to soft to support a slab and the weight of the concrete slab will cause it to sink into the peat ground . If 'we' didnt do it...

The red blocks for the inner walls are are approx 40x20x10 cm , that is 16x10x4 inches the dimensions of the garage blocks are 140x33x5 cm that is 56x13x2.5 inches

Thanks ! , we like it a lot Well LLWillysfan, you will appreciate this , they're all made out of concrete ;) the colour was mixed i during fabrication About 30 mins from Zaandam and 45 mins from Alkmaar Ook welkom ! You're lucky that you don't have to use piles and can build on the...

The trusses were made offsite but they were specifically made for this job they arrived pre-fab and were put up without a hitch And thanks ! , the main reason for posting this build of the house , foundation and garage is because I didnt see anything like that here on the board , I hoped...

I am not quite sure how trusses prevent something from sinking into permafrost ? But we don't have permafrost either :D . It does get somewhat cold , during really cold winter nights -18 C (0F) and during really cold winter days -15 C (5F) , luckily it only gets to these temps. only in Jan /...

Garage is up :-) next week(s) installing insulation and electra

Where we are (Europe) delta T we're looking for should be at least 20 degrees but preferably 30-35 degrees slowing the water flow (letting the pump run slower) ensures that the water gets time to release its energy and get cooler you also said that the system has only been running for a week...

here are some pics that show how plumbing and wiring is done in these blocks hope this explains better ?? the yellow pipes are the pipes that later contain the 3 2.5mm copper wires for the mains and switches , the pipes themselves are covered with the cement floor , or in our case the styro...

Thanks Denmark :D the insulation in the walls is approx 120mm (4.5 in. ?) but nothing 'under' the concrete itself , the concrete for the (house) floor however is poured on some 300 - 400mm thick styrofoam blocks Sometimes we do get down to -15 / -18 C but that is exceptional and definitely...

Back to the garage , as mentioned before it will be built out of concrete block which are poured to look like hand laid brick. I am thinking about filling between the 'bricks' and the individual blocks with mortar / cement to make it look more genuine . It will also blend with the house better...

fantastic thread and great to read thanks for posting and I am looking fwd to updates

*giving you your jaw back* its the truth General contractor took 13 weeks from first demolition to handing us the keys , working 5 days a week 7am to 4pm didn't miss a day and finished spot on time , I am sure he didn't want to miss his payments :p Which btw might be similar or completely...

Hi Sunbimmer ! cant escape from the dutch anywhere , can we ? :D last place I expected a fellow dutchman was here *waves from just 125 miles away*