Tara McNeill

We're living in Cyprus atm, but moving back in June. Would absolutely love to have a look. Your blog gives such insight into what you are doing but I agree... Its so difficult to really get what it would feel like on the ground. Thank you and hopefully will be in touch when we return. Will probably also have a myriad of questions for you as we progress! Thanks Ed.

We're definitely not up to a refurb - way beyond our skills, and my thoughts are that it would most likely end up costing us a fortune to salvage - probably for someone who knows a LOT more than us about building!! But thank you for the idea!! Ed - in response to your question.....and again, probably not the best response on a build forum - where you guys obviously know your stuff, and I am clueless: My partner and I are teachers working in international schools. We assumed that we would continue with the nomadic life, that is until our two little ones came along. Now, we want roots (for a while anyway!) closer to home. As settling at home was something we never wanted, we struggled with the idea of buying something standard, so building seemed like the logical step. But most of what we have been looking at in terms of design, seems equally standard and therefore, shouldn't we just buy? Really, we wanted build something that we love. And we love the aesthetic of an A frame! They're just beautiful. We've asked on some of the social media groups about pitfalls such as storage, minimal space for a family, potential planning issues, foundations and vermin issues (?!), kits and building issues...the list goes on, but at the end of the day, we can't get past how much we want to live in an A frame. Simple as that! We've been looking keenly at some of the kits - Madi and Avrame, and the Ayfraym plans, and again, we love the idea of a simple, affordable (!laughs) eco friendly solution, but these all compromise on space, except maybe the Avrame trio 150 which might be doable.

Thank you very much - I will give him a bell. Appreciated.

HI all, new here and new to the idea of self building. My partner and I want to build an A frame (triangle) house in Scotland (currently looking at plots), perhaps using a kit by Avrame or plans from Ayfraym / traditional architect. Basically, has anyone done this? Does anyone know how likely we are to get permission? Our location is still quite wide so we can't ask too many specifics with local planning just yet until we narrow the region. TIA