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selfbuilder +homemaker
PUBLISHER Anthony Parker
MANAGING EDITOR James Parker
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5 BIG QUESTIONS
ON OFFSITE Kit house provider Baufritz answers ‘FAQs’ on how to get your home built offsite using timber frame methods
Awkward storage Making the most of difficult
bedroom spaces when it comes to storage
Two barns with one stone
Why did Rob Lea take on the rebuilding of two stone buildings near Derby?
All Rights Reserved ISSUE 02 2020
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Designed by their daughter
How the Howards handed over the reins of their Liverpool home’s design to their architect daughter Jess
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FROM THE EDITOR...
It’s a very worrying time for everyone, with new cases of COVID-19 cropping up every day, and the risks now well established for older people and those with specific health conditions.
We don’t currently know just how serious the spread will be here, although containment measures are now seeing sport, leisure and business events being postponed or cancelled. In the meantime, many are self-isolating and hoping that they can get the resources they need, despite others’ panic-buying.
We’d like to just focus on the inspiring and informative content in Selfbuilder + Homemaker, but it’s impossible to ignore the gravity of the situation. It affects everything, and there’s a shock factor when what was a distant, albeit worrying news story suddenly crashes into every aspect of your own life, making people adapt or curtail all aspects of their lives massively.
Should we ‘keep calm and carry on,’ or put ourselves on a war footing, rationing key daily items, and preparing for possibly severe financial hits? Businesses are taking hits left, right and centre, so it’s important for that reason alone, not to mention our mental health, that where we can, a semblance of normal life is maintained. However just meeting a friend for a coffee – even with DIY hand sanitiser at the ready – is now a no-no, so social media may actually prove its worth.
We are thankful in these circumstances to be able to bring you colourful stories of self-builders triumphing over their own obstacles. Coronavirus may be of a different magnitude, but I hope this magazine at least offers a welcome distraction.
JAMES PARKER
february/march 2020
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