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verspending ome o the epenses were unavoidable and some were o our own ma ing, ut we put down a ig deposit and also tied ourselves into a mortgage which meant we couldnt remortgage without a huge penalty, so finances have een a challenge


and starting again t would proaly have een cheaper and easier in long run, ut we new we wouldnt have een ale to uild as much char acter into a new home he etter internal layout was a good compromise y the time planning permission was granted, Bob and Carrie had the build team ready and waiting he plan was or o, arrie and their daughters to move in with arries parents while the structural wor was completed  an estimat ed si months  and then they would move ac in when the dust had settled


THE COMING OF COVID ut noone argained or a pandemic and when locdown was announced all their plans went out the window


y ather wasnt in the est o health and we


were woring or a security company, which involved miing with others, so we didnt want to put my parents at ris, says arrie e had ust a ew days to find somewhere we could rent so the uilders could start wor on the house e struggled to get hold o estate agents or to view anything, ut in the end we managed to find a oneedroom ungalow to rent ust a couple o miles rom the site t was ar rom ideal, especial ly as we were oten woring rom home while the girls were home schooling e were oten trying to teach, hold meetings and eep amily lie together rom the conservatory How we survived  shall never now


mar/apr 2022


“We had no idea what challenges we were about to face when we bought the house but it’s been worth the challenges and extra expense” – Bob


TREES A CROWD heir rustrations were urther compounded y a maor prolem that came to light very early on in the uild process he original uilding inspection had ailed to highlight the act that the new oundations or the rear etension would have to e deeper than originally planned in order to hold ac the roots o the numerous coniers standing close to the property nstead o  metres deep they would need to e pile driven to around our  five metres deep, which


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