February 13, 20242 yr Hi everyone. Introducing our build. It’s a Dutch barn with full planning permission for a 6bed barn in the middle of Kent. We’ve just gone back to planners to do a demolition and build a 3-4bed barn. we want to make it a sustainable and forever home which we can afford to build with the same shape of the barn - the barrel roof is bringing challenges already! Had to get a tree report due to a few lovely big oak trees which we need to protect, so just waiting on that. It’ll have MHVR ASHP and be insulated to as high a spec as we can. We’ll be getting a contractor for the foundations and ground works and the timber frame company to erect it and fit windows/doors, then aiming to do the rest ourselves. It’s 100m up a track in a lovely location - but services quotes haven’t been much fun to read because of that. Looking forward to learning from you all…
February 13, 20242 yr Yes welcome to THE builders forum, lots of real life expertise here, bring on the questions and good luck 👍.
August 7, 20242 yr Shame I didn't see this when you first posted! It's too late now, but we encountered a really novel solution for curved roofs involving wooden crucks and straw bales. Very eco-friendly - carbon sequestering and great insulative properties. I hope the project's going well!
August 7, 20242 yr 5 minutes ago, Drellingore said: really novel solution for curved roofs Post up a link to it, I am sure many of us would like to see it.
August 7, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Post up a link to it, I am sure many of us would like to see it. D'oh - there's me with a degree in Internet Computing, been on the web since '94, forgetting the very basics of hypertext and general social conduct online 😆 Thanks for the reminder! https://huffpuff.me/sustainable-self-build/
August 7, 20242 yr 7 minutes ago, Drellingore said: there's me with a degree in Internet Computing I used to lecture in that 25 years ago. The Blog part of the site looks interesting.
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