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One of the unexpected headaches in this project has been arranging electricity onto the site. What should have been as simple as choosing single or three-phase and paying the connection fee has turned into...
Why a Welfare Unit is Required When we completed our last self-build back in 2010, welfare facilities weren’t a requirement. Builders made do with their cars for shelter and lunch breaks, and that was...
*edit* since posting, we needed the field cut – £25 to a local with a topper! That service a few times per year is considerably cheaper than any own equipment and time! The opening...
We expect to exchange contracts very soon and complete once the farmer has removed a redundant barn. It’s a significant moment—one that marks the end of a seven-year search and the beginning of the...
A few years back I saw a kickstarter for a small bluetooth puck that connected to a mobile phone and could be used to accurately measure spaces, outdoor, indoor and topography. At the time...
Offer Accepted and Proof of Funds Provided Our offer has been accepted, and we’ve shown proof of funds. A Memorandum of Sale (MoS) now formalises that the site is under offer, which is in...
It’s been four years since we started this blog, documenting our journey to find land for our next self-build. We’ve made offers on around seven different opportunities—some barns with Class Q permission, others parcels...
A true self-builder will be motivated to get many small tasks complete, that will otherwise cause delay and or additional cost. We already have a good household tool kit, but beyond the ratchet spanners...
DJI first launched a prosumer drone in 2013, four years after our first build in 2009. Now in 2020 with affordable camera drones available, should a drone be part of the self-builders tool kit?...
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