TOM AND LUCY’S TOP TIPS


• “Keeping your neighbours on side is always a good idea • “Try and stick to your budget as much as possible, because you do want to be able to live your life once the build is finished. • “At times a build can test your stress leels eep your spirits high, and keep working together.


such as price hikes of materials and needing to dig deeper foundations than initially planned, Lucy was adamant about not cutting any corners when it came to the finishes. ts hard because you want to stick to a budget, but then at the end of the day its the house youre going to lie in so you want it to be perfect. To offset some of the additional costs, Tom brought his D skills to the fore, upcycling a dining table from bay, as well as making a couple of matching benches from pine sourced from their local wood merchants.


FEELING POSITIVE Tom and Lucy say that their first eperience at a self-build has been a positie one, in part because of the fact their family offered so much support, including hard graft. Their new home took ust under a year and a half to complete and was signed off in September 2022. The young couple couldnt be happier with the end results. Since moving in, they have been making the most of their new, open plan kitchen, which is definitely our faourite room in the house, enthuses Lucy with a smile. We hae


may/jun 2023


“We just wanted something that would be affordable to build, and affordable to run” - Lucy


been busy repaying everyone involved in the build with Sunday dinners Are they planning any future builds? The couple say they think they will be living here for a while, and are still recoering from this one laughs Lucy. “We would possibly be tempted in the future if a plot came up that offered views of the ells, she admits, but they tend to come at a higher price. or the time being anyway, they are going to enoy their new home, and the results of all their hard work.


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