Outbuildings and why they're great. (Vanport)

[Fintray]

Looking good

[Joeboy]

Had an enormously satisfying rummage through my sparky bits spares boxes to augment the vanport E build out.

Managed to find a lot of bits to use. We are now 1 of extra 2 gang point in garage and 2 of 2 gang points in vanport. We've also got an anglepoise work light and individual switchable 5 gang extension for £6.

There has also been hardwire adjustments to the Hoymiles gear and it's all running on 2.5mm sq tagged back to CU via an existing 32A breaker.

General night lighting is by 3 of solar led pir lights. We'll see if they cope with Winter.

The break thru into courtyard has went well with lots of decent condition fence pailings surviving to be repurposed in the to be built gates.Ill be having a good rake around any Brocante for ironmongery on our French travels.

I REALLY love making sure gear gets relifed or I suppose in some cases lifed at all. This was a very good day, final 2 connections tomorrow to bring Vanport E side to life.


Bought so far
3 of 6"x6" posts 4.8mtr treated £105 (recycled)
14 bags postcrete £84
Timber & roofing materials £745
(7of 5.3 mtr galvinised roofing sheets (recycled)
25 of 150x20 3.4m boards (local sawmill)
18 of 4x2” 4.8m (local sawmill)
2 of 6x2” 6m) (local sawmill)
16 3'x2' dense concrete slabs £0 (recycled)
Fixings, wood preserver etc £240
Double gate hinges £60 (old stock)
Big brass padlock From Turkey £2
4 of 550W JA solar panels £300 (local private pallet deal)
30 of 2' x 2' slabs £30 (recycled)
Impact drill, battery, charger & masonary bit £90
Sharp sand, bits n bobs £10 (recycled)
300mm wood drill set £15
No5 70 & 80mm woodscrews £22
3 of solar PIR LED lights £30
Driver bits £5
More roofing screws & sealer £27
6mm DC cable, isolator & mc4's £76
M5 stainless washers £12
4.5" grinder replacement £40
2nd Vanport string DC isolator £12
Stainless Fixings £32
JB glands £8
More MC4's £8
DTU lite W S £41
S/S washers £5
50mm screws (600) £36
Hoymiles HMS800W-2T £111
Hoymiles field wireable connector £12
Unavoidable Electrical purchase £72
Anglepoise & 5 gang bar £6

Project cost to date £2,282

[AGT]

Great progress