Blog – Taste of Self Sufficiency

Mana Insulation

Insulation is key for comfort in the modern climate, both in cold winters and ferocious heat waves. The insulation is

A lot of people ask us why we decided on hempcrete as a wall structure. There are many logical reasons

Things are really starting to move on our house now. The timber frame is up and the roof is going

We have our foundations in place since early April and if you look at the pictures you can start to

Why grow loofahs? We use loofahs as natural scouring pads for use in the kitchen and bathroom(s). We have found

On 4th March the lads finished the WET System installation and it looks just great. It took a week, less

We are running our self build project as a spiritual project. This might sound a bit woo woo but in

We originally thought to have straw bale walls. We had come across a straw bale house in Findhorn in Scotland

We’re closing in on a set of detailed construction drawings. These will no only help us build the house by

Mana eco House Project Drainage Well let’s start with the facts about our drainage. We won’t be using a flush