CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
ARCHITECT
Simon Radclyffe, Radclyffe Associates 01494 434163
PROJECT MANAGER
Mike Jacob, Kiss House
www.kisshouse.co.uk
ELECTRICIAN Bath Electrical Solutions
www.bathelectricalsolutions. com
PLUMBER Manor Interiors
www.manorinteriors.com
BUILDERS HHP; Husker
builders-south-west.co.uk 07988 503322
WINDOWS & BI-FOLD
DOORS Green Building Store
greenbuildingstore.co.uk
FLOOR TILES
Mandarin Stone
www.mandarinstone.com
LIGHTING Detail Lighting
“We asked our architect to come up with challenging alternative designs that would encourage us to think about what we really needed from a house”
room and two store rooms. On the ground floor is the front door and entrance to the hallway, plus a toilet, dining room/kitchen area, a living room, a study and an extended balcony area. Finally, a bedroom, bathroom and dressing room can be found on the first floor, bringing the total floor area to 350 m2
. Ticking another
box in the Southcotts’ wish list, both the ground floor and first floor offer views out onto Salisbury Plain from the south-east aspect. Besides the aforementioned slate, the exteriors are finished in a white render and larch
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wood. Roger says: “We wanted a house with some natural features, but also crisp, clean and modern.”
Of interest for other self-builders whose projects also include building underground, the Southcotts’ basement uses insulated concrete forms (ICF) with 300 mm Kryton waterproof concrete infill, negating the need for tanking to protect against water ingress. And for those self-builders who are considering flat or nearly flat roofs, Roger and Lucy decided to opt for a Sarnafil single ply membrane. Says Roger: “It’s a material that’s much lighter than tiles and can be unrolled and fixed to the roof quickly, speeding up the process of making your home weatherproof. We did look at zinc as an alternative but we couldn’t afford the price!”
SUSTAINABILITY
With Roger and Lucy being keen believers in eco living, sustainability was always going to be a major factor in their self-build. The height of the hallway, for instance, doesn’t just make for a grand entrance, but is also a critical component in the passive stack ventilation system the couple have installed.
“We could have installed mechanical ventilation,” says Roger, “but we weren’t keen on that kind of intervention to help the house breathe properly – we wanted minimal ‘kit’ so that the house wasn’t run by computers.” He explains how the approach they took is long
www.detaillighting.co.uk ICF
Integraspec
www.integraspec.co.uk
ROOF Sarnafil
gbr.sarnafil.sika.com
RAINWATER HARVESTING Rainwater Harvesting
rainwaterharvesting.co.uk
GARAGE DOOR Teckentrup
www.teckentrup.co.uk
SOLAR PANELS SunPower
www.sunpowercorp.co.uk
BATTERY Tesla
www.tesla.com/en_gb
PV INSTALLATION Sims Solar
www.simssolar.co.uk
DRIVEWAY E Williams Landscapes
ewilliamslandscaping.co.uk
STAIRS & BALUSTRADE
Grand Design Staircases
granddesignstaircases.com
january 2020
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