Using SIPs has been a great help for someone like me who finds things hard to visualise! It has been really valuable being able to walk around the shell of…
Claire ChattertonMarch 25, 2019
Now the actual build is underway this sixth blog is a bit of an update on the work completed so far. The ‘Thermally Broken Slab’ of our high performing…
Claire ChattertonDecember 4, 2018
This fifth blog covers more about the somewhat daunting task of making our selections and the thought processes on some of the key selections!……..actually scrap that, this particular blog became…
Claire ChattertonNovember 20, 2018
Now we are at Working Drawing Stage – What do we need to investigate, or decide upon, to calculate our build price and enable this project to progress? Two things…
Claire ChattertonOctober 19, 2018
A common oversight in the design build process is that of not establishing your ‘own’ priorities. How do you know you are happy, if you never really understood what it…
Claire ChattertonSeptember 21, 2018
This second blog covers our first look at our concept plans. What did the designer come up with, and what did we tweak and why! ………………………. Background to Blog: It’s…
Claire ChattertonAugust 27, 2018
Its not every day you get to design and build your own home! Even as building company owners we go through the same thought processes and have similar desires, fears…
Claire ChattertonJuly 30, 2018
Thinking about building a new home can be exciting, scary, bewildering and confusing. Taking that first step to talk to someone is often the hardest part. The easiest way forward…
Claire ChattertonMarch 11, 2018
Once upon a time an electric hot water cylinder was the automatic choice for hot water. Now, however, the demand for lower running costs, environmental concerns and continuous technological improvements…
Claire ChattertonMarch 11, 2018
