CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
BUILDERS MERCHANTS
Boys & Boden; TG Builders Merchants; Huws Gray
www.boysandboden.co.uk www.tggroup.co.uk www.huwsgray.co.uk
STONE
MA & Mrs JA Griffiths, Gladestry Quarry 01982 570417
INTERNAL SEALING TAPE &
MEMBRANE PYC Systems
www.pycsystems.co.uk
OAK FLOORING, SKIRTING & ARCHITRAVES
SJ Timber 01686 688849
RAINWATER GOODS
and the main floor straddling the garages,” he explains. The main living area sits above the garage at the front, but due to the slope is at ground level at the back.
They worked on the design with Welsh Oak Frame’s John Edmunds, who they say “brought together our nebulous thoughts, and produced a design that’s nice to look at, and solved all the things we were hoping for.” They’d seen another project with a large front gable which they liked, so this was incorporated into their design. “Usually they’re part of the hallway or stairs, but ours has a dining and seating area with the bedroom above,” Ian explains. “It gave us the views of the countryside we wanted.” Another key design feature is the ‘cathedral’- style vaulted ceiling. “It could have been dark, with the dining room in the middle of the open plan, so having a big open void has added a lot more light,” says Ian. “Light drops right the way through the building.”
They made some small tweaks to the design, swapping two ensuite bedrooms for three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Welsh Oak Frame produced a 3D walk-through which Ian says made it “much easier to understand what it would look like. We could see if rooms looked oppressive.” This proved particularly useful when finding the right balance with the oak, which they didn’t want to “overdo.” They left it exposed in some areas, such as the contemporary staircase finished with glass, but omitted beams in the contemporary kitchen. Externally, the house was finished with a mixture of cladding and stone, which they says helps it blend in.
Ian’s desire to make the home as sustainable as possible saw the couple install an air source heat pump, a rainwater harvesting system which flushes their toilets, a Clearview Stoves log burner, and underfloor heating. “We have the renewable heat incentive for our heat pump so for seven years we get a payment back that virtually covers the cost of our winter fuel,” he
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They treated all the internal elements with diluted oxalic acid which “you have to really scrub in,” says Ian
explains. They wanted to install solar panels but the removal of the feed-in tariff meant it wasn’t financially viable – something they admit was frustrating. “I would have liked more of an eco house than we have,” Ian says. They also found the process of choosing everything somewhat overwhelming. “You think it would be lovely to choose from scratch, but it’s not easy, especially as we had to travel far and wide to visit all the shops,” says Julie. “We could have bought online, but we wanted to see things in the flesh – otherwise you’re just hoping you’ve made the right decision.”
Despite those small frustrations, Ian and Julie are more than pleased with the finished product, as, they say, are the local residents. “They’ve been amazed by it, which is nice,” Julie says. They credit Welsh Oak Frame with supporting them through the project – the pair say they were “able to hold our hand throughout.” The couple in particular pick the gable window as a favourite feature – they can look out of it from the kitchen island – along with the void above the dining table. “If you look directly up, you can see the sky above you,” Ian explains. “We’ve ended up with the house we wanted, in the place we wanted to live. We’re very happy.”
Rainclear Systems
www.rainclear.co.uk
ROOFING SLATE Heritage Clay Tiles
www.heritagetiles.co.uk
RIDGE ROOFLIGHT
(BESPOKE) Architectural Products
www.architecturalproducts.c
o.uk
MVHR Systemair
www.systemair.co.uk
UNDERFLOOR HEATING & AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP Nu-Heat UK
www.nu-heat.co.uk
UNDERFLOOR HEATING SCREED EasyFlow
www.easyflow.org.uk
RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM
Rainwater Harvesting
www.rainwaterharvesting.co. uk
WINDOWS & DOORS
Olsen Doors & Windows
www.olsenuk.com
ROOFLIGHTS Fakro GB
www.fakro.co.uk
SANITARYWARE Farr & Harris; Monkmoor Bathrooms; Boys & Boden
www.farrharris.co.uk www.monkmoorbathrooms. com
www.boysandboden.co.uk
january 2020
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