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Disappeared for 8 years

You may have asked yourself this great question: where has the Kepinski family gone?
We simply stopped the Atelier Paleo to build our own house. As a result, there was no need for a website and so no more traces of the tribe! During all these years flintknapping was always present and also the need to create, but the main occupation of our days was construction.

During the first year of the construction I was pregnant of my third child, she was rocked by the soft sound of the Bernard engine of our old crane! We lived 1 year in a military marabout and 1 year in a yurt, without toilets and hot water for 5 years, it was a very enriching adventure from all points of view, bringing us closer to the way of life of our distant ancestors, only happiness!

Yannick went through the study phase before acting and this concerns all the professions with which we have been confronted (carpenter, roofer, electrician, plumber...), because self-construction is a whole. Our house is entirely made of wood (inside and outside).

In 2007 Yannick drew the plans of the house, evaluated the volume of the wood, the number of screws, nails, the quantity of insulation... October 2008 the work begins and will be completed in July 2015.

Marabout and yurt

Our places of life for 2 years Our places of life for 2 years Our places of life for 2 years
Our places of life for 2 years

Implementation of the house

The bare ground
The bare ground
The arrival of wood
The arrival of wood
Planing of the boards (important because we are to the millimeter in this construction style)
Planing of the boards (important because we are to the millimeter in this construction style)
The super saw for wood cutting
The super saw for wood cutting
Implementation of the house
Implementation of the house

Stilts

Digging holes with a shovel (50x50x80 cm deep)Digging holes with a shovel (50x50x80 cm deep)
Digging holes with a shovel (50x50x80 cm deep)
Reinforced concrete and levelling of piles Reinforced concrete and levelling of piles Reinforced concrete and levelling of piles Reinforced concrete and levelling of piles
Reinforced concrete and levelling of piles
Placing the boxes Placing the boxes Placing the boxes
Casting of the studs Casting of the studs
Casting of the studs
We tear up the boxes and here we are, all our stilts. It's magical! We tear up the boxes and here we are, all our stilts. It's magical!
We tear up the boxes and here we are, all our stilts. It's magical!

They are 50 cm long for the lowest and 1m20 for the highest.

The wooden slab

The wooden slab The wooden slab
The wooden slab

Walls

Fabrication of the first wall (there are 8 in total)
Fabrication of the first wall (there are 8 in total)
We had made a jack to lift the walls but it was too constraining because it was not strong enough
We had made a jack to lift the walls but it was too constraining because it was not strong enough
So we opted for a crane (a 30-year-old lady with a Bernard engine and a very characteristic noise!)
So we opted for a crane (a 30-year-old lady with a Bernard engine and a very characteristic noise!)
Mounting Mounting Mounting Mounting Mounting Mounting
Mounting of walls

Beams

The drivers (because pregnant)
The drivers (because pregnant)
Installation of beams Installation of beams Installation of beams Installation of beams Installation of beams
Installation of beams

Les fenĂȘtres

Scotching of the rainscreen
Scotching of the rainscreen
Laying the window seat
Laying the window seat
Windows locking
Windows locking
Installation of windows
Installation of windows

Roof

Manufacture of lozenges
Manufacture of lozenges
Finished lozenges (there are 24 in total)
Finished lozenges (there are 24 in total)
Rhombs installation Rhombs installation Rhombs installation Rhombs installation
Rhombs installation
All that's missing is the last lozenges.
All that's missing is the last lozenges.
Here it is!
Here it is!
The house appears!
The house appears!
Well-deserved rest on my terrace located 9 meters high with breathtaking views!
Well-deserved rest on my terrace located 9 meters high with breathtaking views!
Installing the insulation on the closed roof with a rainscreen
Installing the insulation on the closed roof with a rainscreen
Outdoor rain screen and cladding
Outdoor rain screen and cladding
Manufacture of slatted supports for fixing tiles
Manufacture of slatted supports for fixing tiles
Installation of supports and tiles Installation of supports and tiles Installation of supports and tiles
Installation of supports and tiles

Insulation

We have chosen wood wool for insulation
We have chosen wood wool

Very effective in terms of acoustics, keeps it cool in summer and warm in winter.

Cutting the insulation with a hand saw
Cutting the insulation with a hand saw
Insulation installation
Insulation installation
Installation of the vapor retarders
Installation of the vapor retarders

Zinc

Placing zinc on the roof to protect the edges Placing zinc on the roof to protect the edges Placing zinc on the roof to protect the edges Placing zinc on the roof to protect the edges
Placing zinc on the roof to protect the edges

The underside

Installation of OSB plates
Installation of OSB plates

Electricity

The electrical panel The electrical panel
The electrical panel
Installation of sheaths and wire pulls Installation of sheaths and wire pulls Installation of sheaths and wire pulls Installation of sheaths and wire pulls
Installation of sheaths and wire pulls

Plomberie

Installation of PER pipes Installation of PER pipes
Installation of PER pipes

The house finished

The house finished The house finished
The house finished

December 18, 2016
Anita Kepinski