CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS BUILDER


Nick Burles, Grassroots Construction


ARCHITECT (DRAWINGS) Toby Pateman 01933 666300


INSULATION Celotex


insulation-uk.com


FLOORING Karndean www.karndean.comen-gbfloors


KITCHEN Masterclass Kitchens; uefitte Moulton Kitchens www.masterclasskitchens.co.uk www.moultonkitchens.co.uk


BATHROOM FITTINGS & FIXTURES Big Bathroom Shop / Tikamoon www.bigbathroomshop.co.uk www.tikamoon.co.uk


more than we budgeted for on things like the kitchen and flooring, says at. Builder Nick presented them with an itemised invoice at seven stages during the build, having already put together a full spreadsheet at the start. “It was very transparent,” says Kat. He also took care of ordering the vast majority of materials which, says Tris, has made doing the VAT reclaim much simpler as everything was purchased at a reduced 5% rate. Tris stresses the importance of triple checking everything in your VAT reclaim, as there’s only one chance to submit it. It wasn’t until putting it together he realised the kitchen had been charged at 20% VAT, but as it was a supply and fit job it should have been 5 – an error that had he not spotted, would have meant their entire claim was scrapped. “It was refunded to us so it was fine, but it’s a little thing to think about,” he warns.


LAYOUT & INTERIOR


The focal point of the home is the open plan living/kitchen/dining area. There’s also a utility room on the ground floor, leading through to a cloakroom, and a study, then the main bathroom. The master bedroom has an adjacent walk-in wardrobe, and a mezzanine level sits above the second bedroom, overlooking the kitchen and living area.


When it came to designing the interior, they 52 www.sbhonline.co.uk


knew they wanted it to be modern but to also feel warm despite the high ceilings. Kat used Instagram for inspiration: “I spent a lot of time trawling through barn conversions, getting ideas,” she says. The pink and neutral-coloured kitchen was one of the first things they chose, and much of the colour scheme throughout the house grew from that, as well as the idea of using green to bring the outside in. “Kat was really good at finding inspiration from various sources – stuff that you would never have thought of doing and works so well,” Tris says. Although enjoyable, Kat admits she found decisions on the interior some of the most stressful – in particular the flooring. They also say that given the chance they’d change the external wood cladding, which they admit they compromised on in terms of price. “We just didn’t have the money to do fancy cladding,” says Kat. “It works, people who see it think it looks great, but you’re never going to be happy with everything,” Tris says. “There’s always going to be things that only the owner will really see.” Despite some stress, they’re both over the moon with the finished house. While at says she’d consider doing it again, Tris isn’t so sure: “I’m pleased that it’s done,” he jokes. “I don’t think I’d rush to do another one!”


For more on Kat & Tris’ self-build journey visit their Instagram @red.kite.barn 


jan/feb 2023


WINDOWS & DOORS Glass Northampton www.glass-northampton.co.uk


TILES


Ca’Pietra capietra.com


FIXINGS Howdens www.howdens.com


LIGHTING/SWITCHES Buster + Punch / Neptune www.busterandpunch.com www.neptune.com


SOLAR PANELS & AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP Bright Green Renewables 0800 111 4220


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