Jo & Andrew


a seminal moment for me – and happy tears this time The day we finally got to stand on the second oor and saw the new and vastly improved sea view we’d gained by going up an extra level made all the stress and sleepless nights totally worth it. We’ll never tire of that view and when we have a bad build day, that’s where we head to remind ourselves why we’re doing this. We’re currently fully immersed in the first-fix phase  eually busy but in a


different way. We’ll be doing a lot of work that doesn’t need to be signed off, for example laying the underoor heating, installing the stud walls, plumbing bathrooms, fitting the kitchen and decorating throughout. When we’re not onsite, we spend hours online, researching things like smart technologies, designing lighting layouts and learning new DIY skills, as well as sourcing items for our home. It’s exciting to now have a ‘house’


to work on – it’s intense; at times overwhelming. ‘Decision fatigue’ is a real thing and you need a lot of resilience to build your own home. We’ve still got a huge amount of work to do, but standing back and looking at what we’ve achieved so far makes me really proud and gives us the motivation to finish what will be our beautiful home.


If you’d like to follow our build we’re on Instagram @auster_icf_self_build


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Smart home system LUXORliving


LUXORliving is the simple smart home system from Theben, offering all-round home comfort, whilst avoi- ding unnecessary waste. Switching lights on and off. Dimming. Regulation heating and controlling blinds. That‘s what it‘s all about.


KNX house and building automation


With KNX, all building functions can be linked, program- med, and controlled. Starting with heating, ventilation and room climate control, via lighting and shading, up to alarm, safety and information systems. All these functions can be controlled automatically via intelligent sensors, manually at the control units inside the rooms, or centrally via a visuali- sation - in the house, or mobile via smartphone or tablet.


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