A belated introduction

[Haylingbilly]

Hi There

 

I have been avidly reading the forum for 6 months or so now and am finding it incredibly helpful, so thanks for all of your help to date.

 

I am on my second self build now - the first was a three story ICF build with the rear of the house 5m below ground level - I finished this two years ago. Now onto my next one which is on a level plot, but have to dig down 1m due to overlooking issues and have a nightmare access to boot. Am building this one in timber frame and is a conventional 2 story house, 240sqm, part rendered part tile hung. Both builds in farnham

 

Look forward to continuing to engage with the forum:-)

[Oz07]

What made you swap methods?

[Haylingbilly]

Timber frame gives me more options re choice of builders and it was the need for retaining wall which prompted me to go ICF as would need either piling, or a reinforced concrete wall anyway. With the new site I don't have this need and can also get a thinner wall thickness with TF...