With the demolition complete it was now onto the real business of getting on with construction rather than demolition work. Derek first built a house with a basement in Norway in 1982. It was on a sloping site and built like most properties at that time. The site was dug out and cleared of deb... [More]

The first job on site was to buy and install a large static caravan to live in while the build commenced. As the drive way onto the site was steep and quite narrow this proved to be an interesting operation. However with a skilful lorry driver and quite a bit of pushing and shoving the caravan was e... [More]

Derek and Sue complete the design of their oak framed eco house and gain planning consent for their dream home. [More]

Welcome to our self- build diary. We are going to track the complete self build process for Derek and Sue, who are building a highly insulated and well appointed house in Herefordshire.   Derek worked in the oil exploration industry and was based, for a period of time, in Norway. Derek first ... [More]