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June 2008 - the
NEW Krofire house in all her glory. |
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June 2008 - Richard Gardens, High Wycombe |
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June 2008 - great big garage for Mark's tiny car |
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June 2008 - nice big south facing roof |
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June 2008 - Nice bit of brick and flint |
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June 2008 - The front lawn-cum-wild meadow |
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June 2008 - a view up the cul-de-sac. |
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June 2008
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June 2008 - Nice Rose Bushes left for us |
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June 2008 - Roses
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June 2008 - The old garage door - soon to be
replaced |
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June 2008
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June2008 - Looks like we are down on the Farm |
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June 2008 - Sleepy Richard Gardens |
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June 2008 - Looking the other way.... |
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June 2008 - St Wulstan's Church opposite |
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June 2008 - Visitors take note of concealed
entrance! |
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June 2008 - Totteridge Common |
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June 2008 - Totteridge Road outside Richard
Gardens |
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June 2008 - Visitors take note of concealed
entrance. |
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June 2008 - View from entrance to Richard
Gardens |
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June 2008 - View into Richard Gardens from the
Road |
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June 2008 - Totteridge Common |
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June 2008 - Totteridge Common just opposite |
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June 2008 - Note concealed entrance to Richard
Gdns |
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June 2008 - Blink and you miss it. |
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June 2008 - Our leafy entrance |
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June 2008 - Totteridge House listed building
opposite |
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June 2008 - That listed building again |
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June 2008 - The front of our house close-up |
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June 2008 - Entrance to the Garage from the
garden |
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June 2008 - The back of the Garage |
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1 & 2) Thursday 13th August 2009 - work starts on
the Garage Roof in preparation for the new Wood Pellet
Boiler Flue. 3 & 4) Saturday 15th August 2009 -
the Boiler Flue is erected but it is too high. Planning
Permission was only waived on the grounds that it would
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5 & 6) Wednesday 19th August 2009 - a few days
later and the Flue has been shortened. 7) 7th
April 2010 - the roof mounts go up for the Photovoltaic
solar panels.
8) Close up of one of the roof mounts. |
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9) Overlooking the
bathroom dormer window from the scaffolding.
10) View of the
Boiler Flue put up last year. As seen from the
scaffolding put up to erect the solar panels.
11) 8th April - Solar
Thermal frame.
12) First frame goes
up for the Photovoltaics. The two systems are completely
different. |
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13) View from the
scaffolding at roof level - looking over neighbour's
roofs as the sun goes down on the 8th April.
14) 9th April - the
photovoltaics start to go up.
15) Photovoltaic panels in the foreground.
Biomass boiler flue in the background. Technology old
and new to make us carbon neutral and energy
independent.
15) View under the
Photovoltaics showing how they are mounted and wired
together. |
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17) Close up of the
evacuated tubes used for the Solar Thermal panels - seen
here after they were installed a week later on the 14th
April 2010.
18) The photovoltaics
panels in full glory. There are 16 185Wp panels making a
total of 2.96kWp. Enough to easily give 2.5kW on a sunny
day in April. Enough to run most appliances in the house
and boil a kettle.
19 & 20) Final couple
of views from the 16th April 2010. The Solar Thermal
Panels generate hot water for washing. |
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