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So Sorry there has been no update for a while, been so busy with the house and work etc, but hopefully I'll have it under control now..........
For the most up to date information please click on the march to july link on the left. I have also linked this website to my twitter and Blogger pages which I will update from my mobile, so you should be able to follow things as they happen and before I get it on these pages....
Well the technology is there we'd be aswell use it!!!

Welcome to our website that will follow the progress of our Self build project.

We are finally, after three years of planning about to self build a bungalow, set in 10 acres of woodland in the grounds of our family run Coach business on the outskirts of Tarves near Ellon in Aberdeenshire. We are using a SIPS (Structurally Insulated Panel) kit, which has very high insulation properties coupled with a heat recovery and ventilation system, intended to create a highly efficient building,   With efficiency in mind, we have decided on using an Air Source Heat Pump to supply our hot water and our heating via an underfloor system. With the SIPS kit being so highly insulated we aim achieve minimal heating and hot water bills, and do our bit for the environment!
We also aim is to also minimise the environmental impact of the building process and the materials used, for example the cladding on the outside of the building will be untreated Larch sourced locally.

Our intention of this web site is very much akin to many of the other self build web sites that we have visited and found useful in the run up to our project -  to help others make choices and to show some of the decisions we make and undoubtably the problems we will encounter.

Over the course of our project we will keep the site updated regularly with our build progress and pictures. Links to suppliers, trades general web sites of interest.

Our thanks to Jimmy and Wendy Urquhart who are also self builders, and the insiration behind this website. They have built a beautiful family home in perthshire with Jimmy, almost single handedly tackling all the trades himself. Behold the self build king to whom we could all learn a thing or two from.....
Take the time to visit the Urquharts web page www.theurquharts.co.uk , it's full of information and tips as well as Jimmys experiences and thoughts which might prove usefull for those tackling their first self build.