Sean003point5 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 My wife and I are now a year into our 1st (and maybe only) self build. We are building using Durisol ICF blocks and apart from the ground works, have pretty much done everything ourselves. Rather than go for a standard design that's straightforward to build we've gone curved walls, stepped foundation curved green roof . . . . not surprisingly progress isn't lightning fast but it is steady and we hope to have the walls finished sometime in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Welcome! We’d love to see some photos or plans if you don’t mind sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean003point5 Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 A few photos and the main elevation to give you a feel for what we're doing. FISH_LAY_03_O.pdf 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivienz Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) Wow! What a spectacular view! Your project sounds very exciting and I'm full of admiration for you doing the work yourselves - well beyond my capability. And an amazing looking plan, too. Edited September 6, 2018 by vivienz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Welcome @Sean003point5. Love that curved roof line shown in the plans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Welcome to the forum - looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 What a great looking project - amazingly ambitious - especially for a 1st build! Just the excavation looks like it would have been quite daunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvincentd Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Ace. Love the curved corners. Interested to know the structural detail of the roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, mvincentd said: Interested to know the structural detail of the roof Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hi, we are just about to start our icf next week, we are near Cirencester. Did i I bump into you in R AND R TOOLS. would love some details on the roof timbers. We have taken some of our plans into local structural timber companies, and been met with a few puzzled faces. What sort of finish will you have on the curved underside, we want a timber ceiling, but very interested in what others are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbouk Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Just realised I’ve been admiring your build as I drive out of Stroud most mornings. Looking crisp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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