First Time Self Builder

[Martin S]

Hi there

 

My wife and I have moved back to our roots in West Devon with a young family to be closer to friends and family.
 

The dream is to build an airtight house to Future Homes and Building Standard using a fabric first approach on a sensible budget.  We're planning on using Nudura ICF, managing the build ourselves and looking to save where we can.

 

This is our first self-build and we'll appreciate any help we can get!

[ToughButterCup]

Welcome.

Keep hold of the dream. It took us 30+ years from dream to reality. Kids, life, mess-ups got in the way.  If we'd had buildhub in the early 2000s, we'd have [....] 

 

Help?  - persistence . Self building tests persistence. A lot.

 

 

[SteamyTea]

Welcome.

 

There are a few foolish enough to build/have built in Devon.

Have you got planning?

 

Forget about actual certificated standards, easy enough to build to a high standard of airtightness and insulation.  Just a case of thicker insulation and filling joints and holes.  No magic involved.