A well deserved ice-cream at the seaside.
We went to Morecambe for breakfast this morning, it's less than half an hour away up the motorway so it's a place we frequently visit. Not quite as often now that we don't have the dogs but we do still go at least once a month.
Alan tucked into a very well deserved ice-cream for his dessert. Do breakfasts have desserts? I don't know usually ... but this one did. It was a lovely day, the third or fourth sunny one this week, but the first time we have been able to make the most of it. Even then we had to dash back home for the latest vaccinations for us both at the doctors. Alan joked to the nurse that since he retired all they seem to want to do is to stick needles in him, it is getting a bit excessive. 😐
Alan has been busy all week at the bungalow battening the walls for the interior insulation, and together we measured up and marked out the measurements for the en-suite bathrooms and their contents.
Simultaneously, the guys came to fit the solar panels on both sides of the roof.
We have a large array so that we can hopefully generate more than we actually use, especially on days like this. There's not as many as we had on the small holding in Wales, but we are not too far off.
Added- since publishing this post I've been told we will have 36 panels here, we had 45 in Wales but they were of a smaller capacity. So we have actually got a much better more reliable and more profitable system now. Oh, and we have 10 kilowatt hours of battery backup ... gosh it's all very technical. 😄
Up in the loft are all the control panels for the solar panels and the batteries. Alan had made sure that the floor had all been boarded safely in the areas that they needed to access.
Alan had laid the piping that will hold the wires that go over to the garage, as that too will have a roof full of solar panels. Unfortunately, the company had sent the wrong fixings for these to the installers, so it is all being finished off and commissioned next week.
Here's the lates YouTube walk-through.
We're back to hospital visiting tomorrow, but hopefully we will be able to stop at the services on the way home and enjoy a little bit more sunshine, along with a sausage roll and a coffee from Greggs.
Sue xx
It's coming along. Must good to see some progress. Definitely a well earned ice cream.
ReplyDeleteIt's starting to take shape, I think we're on course to move in at Christmas still. 🙂
DeleteWow, you've managed to install a fair few solar panels there. They should save you a mint of money with the cost of energy lately. Well done Alan! Ice cream for breakfast? Why not....
ReplyDeleteAngie
More than I was expecting, but you know Alan ... always goes big!!
Delete🤣😂
DeleteWhat a lovely day out.We had a lovely sunny day here too and did lots of garden jobs. Safe journey tomorrow! Catriona
ReplyDeleteThis sunshine is wonderful isn't it. 😀
DeleteI would vote yes on dessert after breakfast! Especially ice cream. (:
ReplyDeleteHaha, you're as incorrigible as Alan. 😄
DeleteSun, seaside and an icecream seems to be the magic to improve every situation ✨️
ReplyDeleteIt was just what we needed, a nice little break for a couple of hours, before dashing back to be vaccinated. 😀
DeleteI'm in favor of ice cream for dessert after breakfast! :D
ReplyDeleteI guess in the sunshine it is permissible. :-)
DeleteYum, I love an ice cream. Amazing progress on your bungalow x
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
It's coming together, next week should see it move on massively. :-)
DeleteAre you going to have an electric car? You'll be generating a serious amount with that many panels. We have 12. 6 South and 6 West. On a good April day we generate upwards of 28kw which is more than enough to power the house, top up our 13kw battery, and export some.
ReplyDeleteJane. Halfway up the valley in Cornwall
Alan is considering a hybrid next time, we would never go for an all electric vehicle. We are installing a charging point on the side of the bungalow.
DeleteOur eldest son got panels on his roof last fall and seems to be doing well with them. Our home faces south and the roof is sloped east and west, plus too many trees around the homestead. I would love to have had solar panels installed.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
The bungalow is in a really good position and gets sun on all sides over the course of the day, but the hot afternoon sun will be on the garage too, hence Alan deciding to put some on there too.
DeleteI vote for ice cream BEFORE breakfast!! The house is certainly coming along - the rooms look big, but I think that's always the case when there's no furniture. How satisfying for you both to see the progress.
ReplyDeleteHaha, now THAT would be radical. ;-)
DeleteI think it's deceptive how small it is in reality. Having the main room open plan will really help to open the space up hopefully. Overall it's a total of 880 square feet.