AMY &


ADRIAN’S TOP TIPS


* o yor research ts easier online no


 learned ho to do staging for basements by atching online ideos


* eep going o do hae lo days bt psh


on throgh ont forget to enoy it


as consltants to design the lighting throghot the grond  oor


n sch a contemporary home its nsrprising that drian and my also opted to aoid radiators and install nder oor heating his is a et system rn by a grond sorce heat pmp lthogh more expensie than air sorce and reliant on three m deep bore holes a grond sorce heat pmp is also far more effi cient draing steady armth from pipes bried in the earth to heat the home and hot ater or those ith land its a locarbon longterm choice that cts fel bills


 as oted  to bring in gas says drain he grond sorce system cost  bt  hae the eneable eat ncentie so oer seen years they pay s and e ill get bac 


he cople also chose a mechanical heat


recoery and entilation system to complement the nder oor heating his dras in fresh air hile captring armth from the stale air it expels eeping the home airy and energy effi cient t eeps the hose at  degrees and e hae otlets in eery room says drian t ors pretty ell


drian ept costs don by going direct to manfactrers sch as ith the glass and also for the steel sed in the basement hich as manfactred a fe miles don the road he cople sold their renoated cottage to fi nance the completion of the home and the bild old hae been faster if drian hadnt occasionally taen some time ot to or and top p their fnds s if this ere not inspiration enogh drain


“Moving in here was lovely, living in something we have created from an idea”


also strggled ith his health ggling the demands of bilding their home ith medical challenges  need a idney transplant so  old be handson dring the day and do dialysis at home in the eenings he says o that their home is complete the hole family is enoying their ne modern contry lifestyle oing in here as loely liing in something e hae created from an idea says drian rom my offi ce  hae a ie of a th centry chrch and  loe the light s  lass say light is the ne lxry and e really appreciate that haing moed from a th centry cottage hich as ite dar atriona ones from mrys rchitects adds y combining architectral innoation sstainable constrctions and a personal toch this home is as beatifl as it is fnctional m most prod of ho the design not only met strict planning constraints bt trned them into an opportnity for creatiity  am really happy that my and drian hae a family home that feels nie to them and completely at ease in its enironment


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