Rush before the Storm!

Every time we open a newspaper or turn on the television we hear ofr the imminent financial storm and terrible prophets of doom. So as with all storms we are getting ready at Eriska to hunker down before the impending potential disaster. In real terms this means completing  capital projects and trying to repay some money to the banks!!

So we have started work on Eriska Village 4 the final phase of the staff accomodation in the field by Chays house. This will be our most envirmentally sensitive construction yet with a traditional built structure, nearly three times as much insulation as the first block we built and solar pannels on the roof with Geo Thermal heatpumps in the ground to the west.  The total capacity will be four 2 bedroom, two bathroomed houses each with their own sitting room and kitchen. However as mentioned earlier the gathering storm is pressuring Chay to get the job finished sooner rather than later.

So as I write the foundations and floor levels are in, the first section of walls are up and the roof is due on over the next fortnight.  As with all storm warnings though it is a mad race against time and we are never sure wether the worst will hit us or whether we may just be over reacting and maybe lucky but as with life the better prepared the more chance we will have to survive!