Unit in Kingston/ recycled Timbers

I was asked to furnish a 50m2 passiv solar unit in Kingston.

The brief was to use as much recycled materials as possible.

I was able to supply flooring of old stock (about 40 years old), I machined Architraves and Skirting boards out of old ones (found in a skip).

All timbers used in the house are either recycled (Tas Oak, Floor boards, fence palings and beams off a cattle yard). The window sashes are made from old studs, the hard ware is traditional (new bought).

I also used Birch Ply for shelving (FSC certified), Pine (plantation) ply for the interior.

In the bathrooms I used King Billy Pine (milled in the 1960s) and Tas Oak.

The interior doors where recycled Tas Oak (frame) and Celery top pine (horizontal laid, they where left overs from a builder).

We managed to buy all the white goods (Cook top, Oven, Range, Sink, Laundry basin, some of the taps) second hand. The tiles where left overs from building sites and therefore new.

We tried to use as little chemicals as possible, so for example the floor was not glued down but we laid it on a cork mat (to stop the squeaks). All timbers including the floor where oiled with Linseed oil. The windows where oiled with Organ oil exterior, the cladding was left untreated.