MarcelHoldinga Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) I've just realise that I just barged in asking loads of questions, so I reckoned I'd better introduce myself... ? I'm Marcel (as you might have guessed from my username), and my other half (Joanne) and I have been in the lucky position to be able to build our own house in Orphir in Orkney. ...well, I say we built our own house, we had someone do it who has more experience at this game than either of us does... We moved to Orkney 5 1/2 years ago after falling in love with it on a holiday a number of years before that. In 2014 we were both made redundant from the jobs we were at (don't worry, it was voluntary), and we had always had the dream of one day building our own... During the design and build stages, we've stayed in a few places, but we moved in in September. This is the result of our little project, minus the portaloo. It's a 2 1/2 bed ICF built larch clad bungalow, with an Air to water heatpump and MVHR. (edit because I hit Post before I was done... ?) Edited November 12, 2020 by MarcelHoldinga 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 lovely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoveringbuilder Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Wow that’s great, how did you find building in Orkney? Were they local tradesmen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrsrc Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Looks amazing! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedreamer Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Nice looking build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelHoldinga Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, recoveringbuilder said: Wow that’s great, how did you find building in Orkney? Were they local tradesmen? We used a local builder, and from what I've heard everyone's very busy, so they're spreading themselves thinly on quite a few jobs, which makes things possibly take a bit longer than they otherwise would. Now that we're in, apart from some teething issues, it's slowly beginning to dawn what we've actually done! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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