Building

Comment réaliser son permis de construire (pour pas cher)

Comment réaliser son permis de construire (pour pas cher)

Posted on 19th Feb 2026

Cet article est écrit en style WikiHow, sur un mode volontairement humoristique (voire satirique, et même provocateur) et bourré d'exaggérations. Il pourrait intéresser des personnes qui souhaitent déposer un PCMI (Permis de Construire pour une Maison Individuelle)... sans se ruiner. Il est centré...

The tree surgeon, the container, and the Countess of Shortbuttocks

The tree surgeon, the container, and the Countess of Shortbuttocks

Posted on 31st Jan 2026

Our very first actual chantier (building activity) in Miramon. Just a little warm-up for what comes next. On the agenda for this Friday morning: meeting with an excavator at 8:30 am on site; caravan delivery around 9 am; then container delivery at 10:30 am. That's it! What could possibly go wrong?...

What foundations for Miramon?

What foundations for Miramon?

Posted on 23rd Nov 2025

The question of the type of foundations to choose for our house is undoubtedly one of the thorniest issues we face. In fact, it's at the intersection of several essential issues that arise for our project... And given that the whole house is going to be quite literally based on this, it's not a ques...

Training photos

Training photos

Posted on 15th Nov 2025

A few photos from the training we attended on loadbearing straw buildings.

MVH training notes

Posted on 15th Nov 2025

A few random notes taken during our loadbearing straw building training course with MVH. General information about load-bearing strawbale houses Technique not suitable for timber cladding (battens must be added and fixed to the top and bottom timber plates for it to work): the straw is prote...