Self build timeline

A report on progress of the build as it happens

Winner – Guildford Society Design Awards 2020 Individual House category

I am very pleased to announce that my Design and build Passive House has won the Guildford Society Design Awards 2020 in the Individual House category. It is great to have the project recognised by local Architects and the Council and to receive the positive comments from the judges on their visit. "A beautifully [...]

By |2021-01-21T20:55:50+00:00September 9th, 2020|Self build timeline|

Driveway

Re-surfacing the driveway Most of the driveway area was the same as for the previous house so already had a tarmac covering over a well compacted base. I decided to increase the turning and parking area slightly so needed to add a compacted base layer in these areas. The tarmac installation was only a [...]

By |2020-09-24T12:33:05+01:00November 15th, 2017|6. Landscaping, Self build timeline|

Hard Landscaping

Patio and retaining wall The previous house on the plot had a wall at the rear with steps down to the lawn. The new build was essentially on the same footprint but with a slightly increased patio area to the rear, requiring a new retaining wall about a meter further from the house. This [...]

By |2020-09-24T12:46:36+01:00October 27th, 2017|6. Landscaping, Self build timeline|

Kitchen Install

Open plan kitchen The kitchen was designed by myself and built and installed by Box Hill Joinery, a local manufacturer. The kitchen is open plan in our main living space so needed to have a quality feel that I would be happy living with all the time. It is based around an island unit [...]

By |2020-09-24T14:13:27+01:00July 6th, 2017|5. Second Fix, Self build timeline|

Staircase

The staircase is a simple straight run of solid oak treads and risers fixed to a wall on one side. This was to then have a handrail/under stair cupboard built from timber framing clad with fumed oak floorboards as used in the living room. The staircase was produced by Stairbox, an online supplier, who [...]

By |2020-10-05T16:29:20+01:00June 9th, 2017|5. Second Fix, Self build timeline|

Trench digging

The majority of groundworks were completed prior to the erection of the timber frame but there were a few items left over that I decided to undertake myself. These were laying the pipework for surface water drainage and also a trench for a new water connection, phone connection and power and data to lighting [...]

By |2020-09-10T11:04:20+01:00May 23rd, 2017|2. Groundworks, Self build timeline|
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