When Paul Withey took on his fourth barn conversion project in the rural area of Attleborough, he thought he’d be restricted to an oil boiler for his four-bedroom barn’s heating and hot water. However, after…
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Sustainable Living
James Gray and wife Claudia set out to transform 30 acres of farmland in north Essex into a unique timber home for the entire family. Energy efficiency was a key driver within their brief, so…
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Project Inspiration
If you are a self-builder about to undertake a project involving the conversion of a barn, you need to consider the cost of and difficulty in obtaining a building warranty (Latent Defect Insurance), says Rosita…
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Contracts and Legalities
CRL is working with Bellis Homes on the conversion of a Grade II listed former convent into 11 luxury apartments and detached house in North Barnet.
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Structural elements
When in search of a comfortable, healthy, bespoke and energy-efficient home, Aberdeenshire couple Vic Kirwan and Teresa Green felt that a self-build was going to be the best way to achieve their criteria.
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Sustainable Living
Stuart and Rosie Treasurer have radically transformed a 1960s bungalow in a leafy suburb in the Wirral, Merseyside, into a modern family home.
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Sustainable Living
Sue Eakers had always wanted to build her own home. After fruitless years plot searching, by chance she came across the old school house in a conservation area in Bradninch, Devon, which had been granted…
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Sustainable Living
Homeowners in today’s unsure property market, post the Brexit vote, are finding ways to improve the value of their property to take advantage of still historically high property prices in the UK however many families…
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Structural elements
A loft conversion can offer an extra bedroom, bathroom or a home office. However, there could be height and access issues alongside planning and Building Regulations that need resolving. Even so, a loft conversion can…
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i-build
Idealcombi has launched their next generation of casement windows and doors – “Frame IC” & “Nation IC”. The new generation now includes the use of PUR(polyurethane) as imperishable thermal insulation. The use of PUR has…
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Doors & Glazing
