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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...
*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...
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...
There are many dreamy barn opportunities, with equally dreamy asking prices. By our calculations, the completed cost per square foot compared to a new build is significantly higher. Can the final value warrant the...
In 2008 we decided to buy a plot of land and build a house, in July 2010 we moved in. Those two years packed a lot of energy and activity, we enjoyed the process...
A blog following a family, being more dog, by embarking on a second self build. So what is it to be more dog? According to the Urban Dictionary… “We could learn a lot from...
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