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		<title>Building Progress ~ February 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a consequence of my growing obessession with fire-wood I found myself buying a wood moisture meter that allows me to measure the moisture content of cut logs. You ideally need a moisture content of below 20%, although the intermittent 25%er won&#8217;t do too much harm. This handy gadget also allows me to measure the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/03/08/building-progress-february-2010/</link>
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		<title>Step 8 = roof</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; construction material, requirements for attic space?&#8230;
Consider the following: Do you need to replace the roof?
The answer may be a resounding and obvious YES - you may have holes as large as tiles or a ridge line like a camels back. But there are more subtle reasons to replace a roof. To conform with insulation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/03/04/step-8-roof/</link>
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		<title>Step 7 = high level design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your design ethos will be the very highest level of your design.
Beneath that the next level of your design is to define the major systems, materials and design elements that you want to incorporate into your project. No need to be too specific initially &#8230; start vague and define&#8230;
Here&#8217;s a checklist to get you started:

Steps [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/23/step-7-high-level-design/</link>
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		<title>Stoneworks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing I realised from my recent post on the downstairs travertine floor was that I haven&#8217;t recommended Stoneworks who are the company I bought the travertine flooring from and I&#8217;ve subsequently ordered mosiac tiles from for the splashbacks. I&#8217;ve always received great service from them and wouldn&#8217;t hesitate to use them again.
It&#8217;s also worth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/22/stoneworks/</link>
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		<title>Downstairs tiled floor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tiled floor that runs through the whole of the downstairs of the barn took a considerable investment in terms of both time and money in planning, sourcing and then fitting. It&#8217;s been completed for a while now (since August 2009), but I thought that a post summing things up would still be worthwhile and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/18/downstairs-tiled-floor/</link>
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		<title>Coppicing ash trees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The process of coppicing is pretty straight-forward:
Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management in which young tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level. In subsequent growth years, many new shoots will emerge, and, after a number of years the coppiced tree, or stool, is ready to be harvested, and the cycle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/15/coppicing-ash-trees/</link>
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		<title>Tree Planting - Winter 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I bought 60 hazel and 60 silver birch trees just after the new year started. Planting has been pretty slow going as I&#8217;ve been reusing old tree guards and stakes from some replanting of mainly ash trees that took place (I guess) 8 or so years ago.
I chose hazel and ash to provide some variety [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/12/tree-planting-winter-2010/</link>
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		<title>The four new English &#8220;eco-towns&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The building of four new towns in England (housing being one of those aspects of policy devolved to the Welsh assembly government who are probably concocting some more crazy schemes like sprinklers in residential properties instead of schemes like this) at or near Whitehill-Bordon in Hampshire, St Austell in Cornwall, Rackheath in Norfolk and North [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/10/the-four-new-english-eco-towns/</link>
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		<title>Building Progress ~ January 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Very) belated Happy New Year, so what has 2010 brought so far&#8230;
My formerly lost at sea oak flooring is spending January acclimatising and I plan to fit it, at least along the landing floor in February. 
I&#8217;ve taken delivery and started fitting some mixed &#8216;brick&#8217; shaped and mosaic travertine tiles that will be used as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/08/building-progress-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>Future Fuel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve mentioned earlier I have plans to start work this year on managing the small amount (I&#8217;d guess at around half and acre) of woodland that I have. As all our heating depends on either the sun (solar thermal water panels) or our stove (multi-fuel burner with boiler) the need for a dependable source [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybarnconversion.com/2010/02/05/future-fuel/</link>
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