It might look like we’re digging a well but this is the hole for our new biodisc sewage treatment plant which will replace the old septic tank at Lawson Park.
Discussions continue on how we will supply water to the new building, the ground source heat drilling is beginning to show signs of discovering water but how you establish if this will consistently provide the quantity we require I'm not quite sure?? I guess that's why we have so many experts involved in the project. The alternative to the proposed water borehole is to revert to extracting and storing water from a nearby stream, which is how the existing building was supplied. The stream used to date is prone to running dry throughout the summer so we would need to relocate the supply and storage system to an alternative, more consistent stream on the site, which may need additional planning consent. This approach will needs us to confirm an average occupancy for the building throughout the year and agree how many weeks supply we would like to store, maybe we should be digging a well.
Topics: 'drilling' 'Lawson Park building' 'water' 'sewage treatment'
Excavation for the sewage treatment plant
Old septic tank,ready for disposal
After a few weeks of technical and mechanical problems the drilling for the ground source heat pumps seems to be getting into its groove. They are just moving onto the 5th borehole and the last two have reached the desired depth of 75m, this seems to have been achieved by the addition of biodegradable industrial strength washing up liquid, which is added to the water used during the drilling process. Only four more to go..
Topics: 'Lawson Park' 'ground source heat'
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drilling continues
We got some samples today from smile plastics, who produce a range of plastic sheets made from recycled waste products such as; yogurt pots, mobile phones, wellies and refrigerator parts.
We're thinking of using them in the interiors of Lawson Park, it could be an interesting material for one of the commissions within the building. Here are few of my favourites..
Topics: 'Lawson Park' 'interiors' 'Sustainable'
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smile samples
After much anticipation the drilling rig has arrived on site to start work on the ground source heat pumps. Progress has not been easy so far the drilling rig has been delayed, in need of repair, missing parts and now appears to have found the 'wrong kind of rock' and this is only day three, lets hope it gets better from here. We also have scaffolders, roofers and dry stone wallers on site this week and suddenly it feels very much like a building site, theres mixed feelings about that but mainly pleased things are progressing, just keep off the grass!
Topics: 'Lawson Park' 'ground source heat' 'drilling'
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Can we see some more pictures of how it's progressing inside the house and from the other side?
On the hole the drilling seems to be going down well even if it dose get a little boaring sometimes
were is driling up to and what depths are the drillers achieving.
there's not much to see from the other side, its the same back wall theres always been, but I will post a photo to prove it is still there!
First two boreholes reached just over 50m so they have been repositioned slightly closer together and additional borehole has been added to compensate. The last two boreholes have reached just over the 75m they were aiming for so at the moment we are hoping there will be 8 boreholes in total, we are currently still on number 5.
Drilling begins
While surveying the structure of the building from the scaffolding you can't help but notice the view, but as Barry our site manager points out "you don't really want to take your eye off that chimney to look".
I can see his point, especially as we're up here to look at how precarious parts of the dry stone walls are looking now the roof is off the cottage.
Topics: 'building' 'Lawson Park' 'view'
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View into the cottage from above
Watch out for that chimney
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