Andyroo

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome and your comments they are indeed some great encouragement! ? In reference to ha ha “bungalow gobbling “, we have looked into the condemned house/bungalow demolition and repurpose planning permission and it seems a good route to take although I hear it can get a little complicated if not using the original foundation in terms of building size, I must admit we have seen some nice plots of land with pretty run down houses on them sadly not for sale. We currently live in a semi bungalow that has a generous front garden we have thought about splitting and selling off for extra funds but this is just an option to keep in our back pocket. We would like to have an Eco house in terms of living costs, monthly bills, energy efficiency hopefully, have use of solar/battery storage (A-frame roof angle lends itself well for this) and heat pumps.... as much as our finances will let us really. I am also not apposed to taking on the project as some of the kits we have looked at can take a minimum of 2 people to construct and with time not being an issue a large shed or caravan would play a crucial role. Crucially we began thinking in November whether or not it would be worth embarking on this journey with a new little'un on the way so we looked at a few of the 1000's of new build property's local to us and we were not impressed at the price or the quality and to be honest we have been fortunate to have a good degree of privacy and would like to maintain that. Overall the newbuilds really did confirm to us our tastes, needs and aspirations for us and our little ones future. These are the kits we have started to investigate if anyone fancy's a gander, there maybe a question regarding UK building regs that may smash our dream but hey we love a challenge!!! A-frame Kit Homes | Avrame

Hello build hub community, My name is Andrew and this post is the start of me and my family's journey into the world of self build. We currently live in Cheshire and would like to stay in the area due to work and school commitments for our child. We have been excited to live a bit more simple, a roll back in time almost whilst utilising available technology. This hopefully will consist of an Eco A-frame house for 4 with land. We have been meandering through various places looking for land suitable for our needs with compromises in mind. This unfortunately has been difficult in terms of price and regulations which it seems don't favour self builds or normal families without a developer budget. Anyway I am excited to read through the posts on here and here any stories and or comments similar to our own that may give us some light at the end of the long tunnel of self sufficiency. Have a great week. Andrew