Freedom Farm Blog
James Miller kept a blog of the things that happened around Freedom Farm from 2006 - 2009. These pages recreate this unique diary, with his own words and pictures
Click here to go the index of all the pages
Click here to go the index of all the pages
Friday, 6 November 2009
Slating the Roof
Slating the Roof
This is obviously not the roof of the new building, but the roof of my office.
It was done by the same company, Knappett, and the same man. He was rather proud of the job he did nearly twenty years ago, when he roofed the office. He has every right to be so. Note that the office roof has no guttering. The water flows into a moat that surrounds the office. |
This picture shows the lead being fixed to make sure that the roof is water-tight. Seeing the roofer cut and bend it, he would probably be using the same tools and methods that stretched back two or three thousand years at least. Lead may be a metal that is slightly poisonous, but we've never really found anything better |
The roof is now complete.
The slate roof matches the house. Except that the house roof is nearly two hundred years old.
The slate roof matches the house. Except that the house roof is nearly two hundred years old.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Almost Complete
Almost Complete
The next two pictures show the building avoiding the skip and the electrician's Land-Rover
Friday, 13 November 2009
The Clock is now Set
The clock now shows the right time
The Clock is now Set
The clock now shows the right time
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Lighting the New Building
I didn't want the building to be lit up too brightly. This picture shows how it is lit by discrete LED ropelights under the eaves.
The light is soft and subtle and only uses a few watts. It's also angled downwards so that there is no light pollution.
Inside we've used high-energy fluorescent lights that give thirty percent more light and a 20,000 hour life.
Lighting the New Building
I didn't want the building to be lit up too brightly. This picture shows how it is lit by discrete LED ropelights under the eaves.
The light is soft and subtle and only uses a few watts. It's also angled downwards so that there is no light pollution.
Inside we've used high-energy fluorescent lights that give thirty percent more light and a 20,000 hour life.
Monday, 30 November 2009
Sun Pipes
The photo shows the sun pipes, which bring the light into the centre of the building.
Sun Pipes
The photo shows the sun pipes, which bring the light into the centre of the building.
View from the Drive
This photo shows the view of the new building from the drive, as you approach the stud.
This photo shows the view of the new building from the drive, as you approach the stud.