The house has abundant glazing to maximise light
CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
MAIN CONTRACTOR A & F Pilbeam
www.pilbeamconstruction.co.uk
ARCHITECT Felce & Guy
www.felceandguy.co.uk ENGINEER
Stephen Wilson Partnership
www.swpeast.co.uk
Although Jackie and John faced another rocky few months while the finishing touches inside were finalised, they’re now very happy to be in the house
daughters – and a shared bathroom. The bedrooms feature built-in wardrobes, done by Hubble who also did the kitchen and the unit in the music room. The same tiling has been used throughout all the bathrooms and in a downstairs WC. The bedrooms on either end of the ‘L’ have automatic curtains that were custom-made to fit the sloping windows. “It was important we had them because of the overheating,” says Jackie.
Automatic lighting placed above the skirting board runs up the stairs and along the corridors. The house is heated throughout by underfloor heating via an oil-fired boiler. The decision to locate it upstairs is an unusual one as people normally opt for radiators due to the cost, but because of the shadow gaps they had concerns
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radiators might look odd.
As well as funding the build, the couple had to find money to replace the majority of their furniture. “We couldn’t put stuff in that had been in a period property, so all the furniture’s new!” The flooring is finished with porcelain tiles downstairs plus Karndean wood-effect both downstairs and upstairs.
The project management was a team effort, with Jackie and John taking on some responsibility along with the site manager from Pilbeam and contract management firm ACP, who also helped with putting the job out to tender and cost control. “We were very glad we had them on board,” says Jackie. “They could keep abreast of it all and say ‘this is right, this is wrong’.”
THE FINAL ASCENT
Having moved into the cottage at the start of the project, the idea was to live in it right up until the new house was ready to move in to, but things didn’t quite go to plan. The build had fallen behind schedule, and the discovery of bats in the cottage meant it needed to be demolished sooner than planned (before they started hibernating!). They managed to find a holiday let to move in to which they could stay in until Christmas when it had already been let out. Their cats couldn’t go with them and had to live in the old barn. “We were here at least twice a day, trying to look after them and make them feel loved!” Jackie explains. “And because it was winter and they were short days we couldn’t come in the house and look around much.”
01273 626247 CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATOR/
QUANTITY SURVEYOR ACP
www.acpuk.co.uk
WARRANTY BLP
www.blpinsurance.com
BUILDING INSPECTOR MLM Building Control
www.mlmgroup.com
CDM IDP Safety
www.idpsafety.co.uk
BRICKS Wienerberger
wienerberger.co.uk
ZINC VMZinc
www.vmzinc.co.uk
Installed by Roles Broderick
www.rolesbroderick.com
WINDOWS & DOORS Sapa
www.sapabuildingsystem.com
Installed by Feature Architectural Fabrications
www.feature-fabrications.co.uk
may/june 2019
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