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Wellbeing in the West Country
Why a German kit-built house was the ideal prescription for a couple near Bristol focused on healthy living
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Finishing with style
GLAZED DOOR
PROS & CONS Our expert looks at why you’d pick bi-fold doors over lift and slide, depending on your needs
The final chapter of Sarah and Andy Ball’s self-build story concludes in Derby
Family ties
Why a couple decided to build their dream barn conversion next to their in-laws
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FROM THE EDITOR...
When you hear first hand some of the tales of woe – the things that can go wrong along the road for people building their own home, you do wonder how they made it through in one piece! However, no matter how many build-it-yourself shows you watch, trade shows you visit or magazines you read, you’ll never find out just what your project has in store until you embark on it. Every road, and its possible pitfalls, is slightly different.
That’s why our range of case studies in this issue presents not only a useful range of differing problems to solve in each case, it’s also a different dream in each case. This also means each one is a rattling good read! Our freelance writers have traversed the country, from North Yorkshire to the Bristol coast, finding self-builders keen to share not only their triumphs, but also their minor tragedies.
I visited Sarah and Andy Ball in Derby for this issue, and their house (covered on page 40) seems a tranquil, white box at first glance, and you’d never guess the challenges they had to overcome. From two builders disappearing, to having to take over project management half- way through, to the huge glass sliding door panels being delivered the wrong way round, they certainly have their share of dinner-table stories.
However, despite the trials, with a bit of knowledge and some grit and determination, anyone with the resources can succeed at this. Also, as Sarah and Andy show – and as we have documented in the series of articles in Selfbuilder + Homemaker on their project that concludes this issue, it doesn’t need to come at a hefty cost.
JAMES PARKER
september/october 2019
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