aguitarpenter

Hello, I have helped out on two self-builds - one was mostly insulation/plaster boarding work, and the other I've been heavily involved right from the demolition stage - including laying a seemingly endless retaining wall! I'm in the process of selling my house in the big smoke (Bristol) with the aim of moving to Devon/Cornwall and finding a plot I can buy outright having got very lucky in the 7 years I've been here. At the moment I'm still trying to work out what my 'must have' and 'avoid' features are - I think I missed the closest to ideal plot by dithering! A small barn with permission for a one bed conversion that came with a huge dutch barn, perfect for the massive workshop I am so desperately lacking in the city! Hoping to at least leave room for cool off-grid options if and when I can afford them, and considering aiming for Passivhaus standard, but sceptical I'm up for that level of skill. Aiming to do everything I legally can myself (wish I'd trained as a spark rather than engineering technician!) as I've done pretty much everything before (including running the cabling for the spark to connect up and sign off), so it's just keeping the cashflow to fund it that I'm really worried about. Oh, and how long I'm going to be stuck living with my parents while I find the land, of course! D: Probably going to have a few planning related questions soon, but got a lot on sorting moving out for now! Cheers, Rohan