Beau
@beauwoodworks.bsky.social
Self builder, farmer, collier and general lover of renewables with heat pumps, PV and EV
Mountain biker, runner, walker and windsurfer
Lives and plays on Dartmoor
Mountain biker, runner, walker and windsurfer
Lives and plays on Dartmoor
Got lucky with the Snow on our bit of Dartmoor
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Got lucky with the Snow on our bit of Dartmoor
Making the most of the lovely sunshine by doing some hedge laying, Devon style
September 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Making the most of the lovely sunshine by doing some hedge laying, Devon style
The moors at their moody best
July 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The moors at their moody best
It's not often I like living in an old farmhouse, but with outside temps about to reach 30C, inside temps like this are very pleasant
June 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's not often I like living in an old farmhouse, but with outside temps about to reach 30C, inside temps like this are very pleasant
Lovely cumolonimbus brewing over Dartmoor
May 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Lovely cumolonimbus brewing over Dartmoor
Amazing what a bit of warming can do. took longer than we expected but sprang to life 20min ago
April 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Amazing what a bit of warming can do. took longer than we expected but sprang to life 20min ago
Considering how bad the weather was yesterday (44mm of rain and 5C), I'm amazed we only have one lamb in intensive care.
Hypothermic casualty, fingers crossed an hour of warming will bring it back, and it can go back to mum.
Hypothermic casualty, fingers crossed an hour of warming will bring it back, and it can go back to mum.
April 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Considering how bad the weather was yesterday (44mm of rain and 5C), I'm amazed we only have one lamb in intensive care.
Hypothermic casualty, fingers crossed an hour of warming will bring it back, and it can go back to mum.
Hypothermic casualty, fingers crossed an hour of warming will bring it back, and it can go back to mum.
These newfangled ways of fixing insulation and plasterboard into place sure feel like cheating.
Squeezy foam,wait 5 min and press board into place, and then you're done!
Fingers crossed, it stands the test of time
Squeezy foam,wait 5 min and press board into place, and then you're done!
Fingers crossed, it stands the test of time
April 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
These newfangled ways of fixing insulation and plasterboard into place sure feel like cheating.
Squeezy foam,wait 5 min and press board into place, and then you're done!
Fingers crossed, it stands the test of time
Squeezy foam,wait 5 min and press board into place, and then you're done!
Fingers crossed, it stands the test of time
It's very beautiful but a tad windy up on the moors today.
April 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It's very beautiful but a tad windy up on the moors today.
They weren't supposed to start this week. Thankfully, all looks well with this little one.
April 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
They weren't supposed to start this week. Thankfully, all looks well with this little one.
All these youngsters on here 😆
March 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
All these youngsters on here 😆
Not as cool as Danger mouse but this popped into my mind the other day
March 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Not as cool as Danger mouse but this popped into my mind the other day
I thought it would make some charcoal today so took my phone out to film it. Then lost my phone and after some searching I found it again!
Anyone trying to contact me best use email or Bluesky as I dont think the SIM card will have survived being cooked at 500C haha
This is all I can find
Anyone trying to contact me best use email or Bluesky as I dont think the SIM card will have survived being cooked at 500C haha
This is all I can find
March 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I thought it would make some charcoal today so took my phone out to film it. Then lost my phone and after some searching I found it again!
Anyone trying to contact me best use email or Bluesky as I dont think the SIM card will have survived being cooked at 500C haha
This is all I can find
Anyone trying to contact me best use email or Bluesky as I dont think the SIM card will have survived being cooked at 500C haha
This is all I can find
Oh the joys of old lime and rubble walls. The drill bit vanished around a foot into the wall in the blink of an eye leaving me with this delight!
Hopefully injection resin will leave me with a secure fixing
Hopefully injection resin will leave me with a secure fixing
March 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Oh the joys of old lime and rubble walls. The drill bit vanished around a foot into the wall in the blink of an eye leaving me with this delight!
Hopefully injection resin will leave me with a secure fixing
Hopefully injection resin will leave me with a secure fixing
No it's remaining ventilated. The rafters are 100mm deep so with 50mm PIR between them I keep 50mm of ventilation below the felt. The PIR projecting above ceiling hight is just to stop the mineral wool from blocking the ventilation. Hope that makes sense
March 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
No it's remaining ventilated. The rafters are 100mm deep so with 50mm PIR between them I keep 50mm of ventilation below the felt. The PIR projecting above ceiling hight is just to stop the mineral wool from blocking the ventilation. Hope that makes sense
This is the first bedroom cieling. 50mm between rafters, 75mm below and 300mm mineral wool on the flat. Walls thankfully have some EWI but adding 25mm PIR backed plasterboard to alleviate problems with thermal bridging as above external EWI at top of inside of wall
March 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is the first bedroom cieling. 50mm between rafters, 75mm below and 300mm mineral wool on the flat. Walls thankfully have some EWI but adding 25mm PIR backed plasterboard to alleviate problems with thermal bridging as above external EWI at top of inside of wall
On social media in the woodwork world you often see an image of old timber and new showing how new wood is grown so fast in comparison with old timber
Well this a 100+ year old floor board and some 3x2 Scott's pine I milled a few months ago.
Well this a 100+ year old floor board and some 3x2 Scott's pine I milled a few months ago.
March 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
On social media in the woodwork world you often see an image of old timber and new showing how new wood is grown so fast in comparison with old timber
Well this a 100+ year old floor board and some 3x2 Scott's pine I milled a few months ago.
Well this a 100+ year old floor board and some 3x2 Scott's pine I milled a few months ago.
Working up the feild and got to watch pheasants trying to intimidate some sheep 😀
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Working up the feild and got to watch pheasants trying to intimidate some sheep 😀
I brought my home cut 3x2 in this morning to finish drying before use. Think it's looking pretty straight thankfully but final drying may show morr problems
February 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I brought my home cut 3x2 in this morning to finish drying before use. Think it's looking pretty straight thankfully but final drying may show morr problems
At least it's now stopped but 65mm for 24 hours
February 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
At least it's now stopped but 65mm for 24 hours
Well today has been a bit of a washout. It started at 0900 and its still going
February 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Well today has been a bit of a washout. It started at 0900 and its still going
If you take the plastic tanks out you can make little hats for the crates. I've been drying logs like this for probably 15 years and it works a treat. Make sure to cut them the right way then you can get an overlap on all 4 sides
February 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
If you take the plastic tanks out you can make little hats for the crates. I've been drying logs like this for probably 15 years and it works a treat. Make sure to cut them the right way then you can get an overlap on all 4 sides
I cant see the problem. I use a pickup for work and all I care about is how it does its job.
Its got some of the utilitarian look of the Toyota IMV 0
Its got some of the utilitarian look of the Toyota IMV 0
February 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I cant see the problem. I use a pickup for work and all I care about is how it does its job.
Its got some of the utilitarian look of the Toyota IMV 0
Its got some of the utilitarian look of the Toyota IMV 0