Wow, we have finally started, and what a journey.
The goal of the last 8 days was to try to make the the stars align. We had planned several meetings / connections deliveries all to happen the 1st week in April, and this was it, lets see what unfolds.
Firstly, the plot, being located high up on the East coast in the highlands, which is basically a large un-serviced field has a few logistical issues, the main one being storage, the second distance.
We had quotes for containers to
The story so far.
My background of building has helped; our modest budget dictates the house will be modest and simple.
Highland planning guidance wants single or 1.5 storey houses, ideally traditional looking, or architecturally beneficial. Architects as a whole are probably the most important people to take Ideas and turn them into a deliverable home. Unfortunately an architect for us is unaffordable.
We have a budget, and we have to squeeze and leverage every penny fro
Over the years, 24 and counting, as a couple we’ve never settled, bought a house needing doing up, renovated it, lived in it, whilst bringing up our son.
Sold, moved to rented, bought and renovated others. Sold and moved on, but never settled.
Thought about emigrating, a disastrous foray into overseas property and we still found ourselves unsettled.
The thought of doing something different with our lives and possibly working together was always there. Over the years I’ve built
