audit, although it was a shame that she was in Australia when they wanted information from her. The house itself is designed and constructed
with an energy efficient fabric. The combination of timber frame, insulation (which no surprise is Kingspan as the company owns Potton) and solid wood double-glazed windows, was com- pleted with an impressive U-value measurement of 0.17 W/m2
K. Having been through the loss of her husband
but also the challenges of a build which faced the worst of UK winter weather, Nikki is looking to the future in a house which she is rightly proud of. She can now look out of her bedroom win- dow over a field where she once kept a horse, which is helping her feel at home. She says: “It’s as nice as I could have imag- ined. I never thought I’d get to build a house,
Contacts/suppliers
Foundation Groundwork: Hereditas Ltd. 01462 475196 / 07802 373031
hereditas@hotmail.com
Roofing: Manor Roofing
01462 743150 / 07831 870532
ian.wilkie@idnet.co.uk
Brickwork, Landscaping: Pryor construction 07712 051928 / 07885 516561
heatherlewispryor@btinternet.com
Electrics: EBS Ltd
01767 683836 / 07868 004284
john@ebs-ltd.biz
Dry Lining, Screeding and Insulation: Colin Dry Lining 01767 681213 / 07860 701212
alistair_collin@hotmail.com
Plumbing and Heating: Pro Heat 01234 764088 / 07831 466778
proheat@hotmail.co.uk
Carpentry Timber: Constructions Ltd 01462 476199
elaine@timberconstructions.co.uk
Project summary
Location: Comberton, Cambridgeshire Contractor & project manager: Potton Land cost: £150,000 Build cost: £300,000 Current value: £650,000
you dream of it as a kid but I never thought I’d do it.” Nikki is convinced that not going it alone was the right approach: “I don’t know how peo- ple do the whole thing. There’s enough emo- tional stress without having to work out when the plumber’s going to come.”
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