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Our house just melts into the hills. Even people who have lived across the road for 40 years couldn’t believe it... – David Scott
coating with a low surface tension that can be easily hosed down. David used to sell furniture as well as tiles, so
many of the modern-looking pieces he has used to furnish Scotts on the Rocks came from his showroom. “It is modern, functional and simple and that is the look we were after,” he explains. “We like modernism with colour, not minimal- ism. And when you have six grandchildren you have to accept clutter as well. The house was designed to have fun in and be somewhere to relax. It’s a party house.” It has also gone down well with the neigh-
bours. “Our house just melts into the hills. Even people who have lived across the road for 40 years couldn’t believe it when they saw the fin- ished house. It’s a wonderful experience, build- ing for yourself, and I would do it again.” In 2010, Scotts on the Rocks won the BBC
House of the Year award in Northern Ireland and the Belfast Telegraph’s Most Desirable Home in Northern Ireland. Last year it won the Master Builder of the Year award for David Charleton. “He is my hero, and he deserves to be Master Builder of the Year,” adds David Scott.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
Master Builder of the Year Awards 2012 is seeking builders who have surpassed their cus- tomer expectations in terms of quality of build and customer service. For information on how to enter your builder for the 2012 Awards, please visit
www.fmb.org.uk or call 020 7092 3870. Closing date is 31st
July 2012.
THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE HOUSE CONTAINS THREE DOUBLE BEDROOMS WITH EN SUITE BATHROOMS, A LARGE RECREATION ROOM, AND THE ‘PLANT’ ROOM HOUSING THE AIR EXCHANGE SYSTEM’S HEAT PUMP
project costs
Overall cost of project: £350,000 Overall cost of project: £650,000 Value of property now: Circa £1.25 million
What was the high point of the project “Everything: it was all a wonderful experience, but the very best bit was when we’d excavated the soil from the basement and put in the con- crete floor slab. I stood on it and thought, ‘This is it’.”
The low point was: “Waiting for planning permission – it was very frustrating as it seemed the planning service did not function for 18 months.”
Contacts
• Architects: Michael Galbraith, Catherine Duffy, Neil Drain
www.rapportarchitects.com
• Builder: David Charleton, FJ Charleton Building Contracts • Interior designer:
Jan Madill of Madill Design Consulting
• Structural engineer: Ivor Armstrong • Landscape:
Crawford Campbell Associates
• Kitchen: Mobalpa, from Banbridge Kitchen Centre
www.mobalpa.com
• Windows and Doors: Schüco from Glazing Design Systems Ltd
www.schueco.co.uk
• Staircase and guard rail: Metalcraft Ltd • Flooring, underfloor heating, furniture (including sofas), cladding: David Scott
www.davidscotttiles.com
• Underfloor heating: Schlüter-Systems @ David Scott
www.schluter.co.uk
• Boilers, technology etc: Worcester
www.worcester-bosch.co.uk
• Lighting: Chroma Lighting
www.chromalighting.co.uk
• Paints: Johnstones
www.johnstonespaint.com
• Internal doors: Mivan Fit-Out
www.mivan.com
selfbuilder & homemaker
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