Julian Beard Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 We are planning on building a very modern house in the garden of our current home a listed building. As we get older we realise that low beams and steps are not conducive with getting older hence our new project with flat floor, higher ceilings and a lift! Nearly there on submitting detailed planning permission having got OPP last year. We are going to self manage the build using contractors/trades as appropriate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) Welcome to BuildHub, Julian. I am not too far away from you in Cambridge. I have planning permission and will be starting my build in the coming months. Good luck with your planning permission, there is a wealth of knowledge on here. Edited June 18, 2020 by Dreadnaught Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Welcome. Getting old with as much dignity as we can muster became one of the most important themes of our house build. The more we thought about it, the more fabric-first our thinking became. Right from the wall construction to (among many others) wetroom tile choice. Our tiler still hasn't fully recovered from slipping on a wetroom floor and bruising his coccyx - his back permanently damaged. Inflict that on a 70 year old and ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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