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CASE STUDIES 16


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A kit home has plenty of benefits – its price tag being one, but buying a house in a box doesn’t mean sticking to the plan, as this wheelchair- friendly redesign near Cornwall’s Atlantic coast illustrates


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Recipe for success Cooking-mad Ashley Byrne and wife Alison have managed to create a


stand-out contemporary home through close working relationships with their architect, builder and other professionals – so who says too many cooks spoil the broth?


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A passion for saving old houses meant that architect Emma Jane literally took her work home with her


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Practice makes perfect Serial self-builder Mark Young’s fourth project, an ICF-built family home, has scored so many hits on his family’s wish list that it might even turn out to be his last project!


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Breaking down barriers For Patsy Parr, getting approval and building her home in her native rural Staffordshire meant overcoming hurdles at almost every step, but her career as a project manager came in handy


CONTENTS MAY/JUNE 2022 PRODUCTS


FINANCE & INSURANCE


SITE PREPARATION Groundworks


STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS Bricks, Blocks & Cement Floors


Timber Frame


BUILDING ENVELOPE Doors & Windows Insulation


Rainwater Products Roofing, Cladding & Balconies HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES


INTERIORS Bathrooms & Wetrooms Doors & Windows Flooring Kitchens


Stairs & Balustrades


SAFETY, SECURITY & SMART HOMES Smart Homes


Smoke & Fire Protection


LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL SURFACES Pools, Spas & Decking


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