Needed some clips for the networking conduit I'm running while the floors are up, so tried out the new @freecad v1.1

#FreeCADFriday #weeknotes #3Dprinting

@Laura show off!

Good to hear the relocation aspect went smoothly

@coldclimate it's pretty disruptive, given the floorboards all need to come up and the skirting boards off.

This is what my lounge and dining room look like at the moment: https://mastodon.me.uk/@amcewen/116289463595472043

Obviously you don't need to do both at once, but I think you'd really want to be able to clear the room before tackling it.

Which is why I'm doing all this before I actually move in

@Laura I hope all your stuff made it up north okay!

@Laura totally! I don't know who this lady is, but this photo of her had fallen down the back of the fireplace

@annejohn I'm following this guide https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/post/suspended-timber-floor-insulation-best-practice-installation-guide (bought the materials from them too, although @smsm1 recommended https://www.celticsustainables.co.uk/ since)

I found that from @seanhood's reply to @coldclimate's thread https://hachyderm.io/@coldclimate/115895254945568678

(thanks all for sharing! )

@MyKomment thanks. Hoping they go back down okay afterwards!

I also found out that newspaper is, apparently, the ideal material to stuff into gaps between the skirting board and the wall

Seems the skirting boards were last removed in 1993 - the lounge done in July (with the Echo) and the dining room in August (with Today, a newspaper I'd completely forgotten about)

Nearing the end (I hope) of the make things worse before they can get better phase.

Floorboards all up in both the lounge and the dining room. Still got to finish digging out the old fireplace in the dining room, and then I can start laying the breathable membrane for the insulation.

@Snoof I'll bring you any leftovers

First step complete. It has arrived (and I've since moved it all inside)

@smsm1 yeah, getting things ordered won out over hunting round checking lots of prices.

Looks like Celtic Sustainables would've been a little bit cheaper than https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/ but the latter do have a very detailed guide to doing the install, so I don't begrudge them the extra too much. Will keep CS in mind for any extras I need though (and/or when I get to insulating the loft)

This insulation will be hemp-and-jute, so hopefully also not too itchy

@smsm1 yeah, I could do without too many of the £68 delivery fees though

But we'll see

So it seems a pallet of insulation and breathable membrane will be turning up at the new house on Friday.

Fingers crossed I did all my maths correctly and this is enough to insulate under the floors of the lounge and dining room.