Seen many video over time but usually always in countries like U.S So great to see this happening local Hope it really takes off ! Great work guys 👍🏼 All the best
This is great, although the red tape in NZ to build this would be crippling, for example, the corner that. you had to make yourself that was sent by the the factory, would be a big no here, we would have to wait for the roof specialist to come and make that corner up at great expense and wasted time, they dont allow the builders to do the roof like that...i love what youre doing, keep up the good work.
That's a shame, I thought Builders in NZ were like here and could do everything. I know Aus has a tradie for every part, (brickies, plasterers, roofers, tilers etc...) maybe it's changed a bit since I was there. Could always build with a simpler roof I guess? Thanks for watching
Incredible job! House looks fantastic and a lot bigger than I first though. James has asked 'what is the first bit of furniture you are planning on putting in? And will it be made of hemp?'
Hi and thanks. This has a cold loft and have just insulated with 350mm of loft roll insulation. It can definitely be insulated with hempcrete but for this roof, that is a lot of area to cover and it just came down to cost and additional time in the end.
Hi, thanks for watching, glad to have you along. Not noticed any shrinkage in the hemp, no gaps have appeared arpund the window framing with put in. We have noticed some gaps forming in between the internalbwood wool board joins, which may be shrinkage or just the house frame settling. Nothing that can't be fixed with some tape before plastering.
Yeah it was considered but time (and cost) came into it. Not sure it's as big a problem now but the in roof ones didn't used to be as efficient as the roof mounted panels because of airflow. We wanted to do it ourselves too but MCS certification was causing a problem with that. We may revisit later on. Batteries are likely to come before solar as it stands at the moment.
@@thelowcarbonproject I had forgotten about MCS accreditation, as you say a solar battery could be a better option. The house should be so easy to heat anyways.
I see your not hemping the roof structure.Was that a cost based decision. Building a monolithic structure is (i believe) where all the full benefits derive from?
Hi, yeah pretty much down to cost. It shouldn't make too much difference as we will be installing a lot of insulation. The house will still benefit from very good insulation, (well above minimum requirements for a new build) thermal mass and good air quality by regulating the internal humidity. We will be testing how the house performs over the next 6 months and showing the results in future episodes.
@@thelowcarbonproject good stuff... i spoke from a different channel last time. Hammond Hemp Homes will be our new channel soon as i get the videos edited etc etc..zzzzzzzzz what a job on top of the JOB ha.. good vids mate
@@supremehomerenovationsltd Cheers, good luck with the video making, I recommend Davinci Resolve 18 as a good editing software, totally free and loads of instructional videos available on youtube.
We didn't need to stand on them, just slightly above. These type of tiles hook over the batten which, if we went from the top, would mean having to lift the tiles above to slot the other ones underneath, the one above also sits across 2 tiles below. There is more chance of breaking them that way and would also take a lot longer to do
Hi mate hope you all well great job you doing man really need to get in touch with you to ask couple questions if I can give you a call when it suits cheers man
Hi thanks, I'm sure you understand that we won't be giving out phone numbers on the internet, but feel free to send us an email to thelcpchannel@gmail.com cheers
I am happy that people use it really in real life. It is such a eco-friendly material.
Yep and pretty good to work with too
Love the video, simple and straightforward
😊 Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 🍻
Looking really good 🏴👍🤠🍺🏡
Cheers Eric, nice to see it looking like a proper house finally 🥳
Seen many video over time but usually always in countries like U.S
So great to see this happening local
Hope it really takes off !
Great work guys 👍🏼
All the best
I'm in US and see more hempcrete builds in EU lol
Yall brits are all the same bruh 😂
well done loving the build
Thanks for following along, glad you're enjoying the series 😊
Well done laddie !!!! ❤
Looks fantastic Matt. Well done ❤️
I've passed on your message while he's sunning himself in Greece, he says thanks very much and thanks for watching 😊
This is great, although the red tape in NZ to build this would be crippling, for example, the corner that. you had to make yourself that was sent by the the factory, would be a big no here, we would have to wait for the roof specialist to come and make that corner up at great expense and wasted time, they dont allow the builders to do the roof like that...i love what youre doing, keep up the good work.
That's a shame, I thought Builders in NZ were like here and could do everything. I know Aus has a tradie for every part, (brickies, plasterers, roofers, tilers etc...) maybe it's changed a bit since I was there. Could always build with a simpler roof I guess?
Thanks for watching
@@thelowcarbonproject you are right, NZ builders could do everything, Aussies not!!
W❤W! That’s Incredibly Awesome! Cheers!🥂❤️✨
😊 Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 🍻
Incredible job! House looks fantastic and a lot bigger than I first though. James has asked 'what is the first bit of furniture you are planning on putting in? And will it be made of hemp?'
🤣 Great question, we will use that in the next Q&A
Hello! Thank you for these videos. So helpful! How will you insulate the roof? Could it also be done with hempcrete?
Hi and thanks. This has a cold loft and have just insulated with 350mm of loft roll insulation. It can definitely be insulated with hempcrete but for this roof, that is a lot of area to cover and it just came down to cost and additional time in the end.
Great project well done! Have you had any problems with the hempcrete shrinkage? or is that just folklore.
Hi, thanks for watching, glad to have you along. Not noticed any shrinkage in the hemp, no gaps have appeared arpund the window framing with put in. We have noticed some gaps forming in between the internalbwood wool board joins, which may be shrinkage or just the house frame settling. Nothing that can't be fixed with some tape before plastering.
what made you choose hemp? edit: like the dry ridge system. 👍
That's a question for Matt that we'll ask him in th Q+A episode. We'll be recording that once we've finished rendering and cleared out the inside.
@@thelowcarbonproject thank you. 🥰
Did you consider fitting solar panels flush with the roof?
Yeah it was considered but time (and cost) came into it. Not sure it's as big a problem now but the in roof ones didn't used to be as efficient as the roof mounted panels because of airflow. We wanted to do it ourselves too but MCS certification was causing a problem with that. We may revisit later on. Batteries are likely to come before solar as it stands at the moment.
@@thelowcarbonproject I had forgotten about MCS accreditation, as you say a solar battery could be a better option. The house should be so easy to heat anyways.
I see your not hemping the roof structure.Was that a cost based decision. Building a monolithic structure is (i believe) where all the full benefits derive from?
Hi, yeah pretty much down to cost. It shouldn't make too much difference as we will be installing a lot of insulation. The house will still benefit from very good insulation, (well above minimum requirements for a new build) thermal mass and good air quality by regulating the internal humidity.
We will be testing how the house performs over the next 6 months and showing the results in future episodes.
@@thelowcarbonproject good stuff... i spoke from a different channel last time. Hammond Hemp Homes will be our new channel soon as i get the videos edited etc etc..zzzzzzzzz what a job on top of the JOB ha.. good vids mate
@@supremehomerenovationsltd Cheers, good luck with the video making, I recommend Davinci Resolve 18 as a good editing software, totally free and loads of instructional videos available on youtube.
With those tiles I would have started from the top, then you wouldn’t have had to stand on them to fit the next ones 😂
We didn't need to stand on them, just slightly above. These type of tiles hook over the batten which, if we went from the top, would mean having to lift the tiles above to slot the other ones underneath, the one above also sits across 2 tiles below. There is more chance of breaking them that way and would also take a lot longer to do
are you going to hemp the loft space
We won't be using hempcrete in the loft but are looking at a hemp insulation rolls. Similar to regular rockwool insulation but not itchy.
@@thelowcarbonproject but itchiness is the best bit....
I bet his house smells like School paper 😊
Ha, not sure what school paper smells like but the walls definitely smell of cookies
Hi mate hope you all well great job you doing man really need to get in touch with you to ask couple questions if I can give you a call when it suits cheers man
Hi thanks, I'm sure you understand that we won't be giving out phone numbers on the internet, but feel free to send us an email to thelcpchannel@gmail.com
cheers
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dude what is your real profession?
I'm not Matt, but he's a qualified plumber and has been a general builder his working life
@@thelowcarbonproject How many years has he been doing this job? I mean, at what age did he start?
@zFernweh Since he left school, it was about 15 years. He started working for his dad and then took over the business when he retired.
Terracotta but why don't you put it like in Italy
They are standard concrete tiles used in the UK. Matt got that type to match the ones we recycled when taking down the neighbours extension.