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Updated 27th april 2010....about bloody time!!!
After quite a few months of dithering, I am finally getting around to updating. Should be up and running within the next few weeks and hopefully keep it updated as we go along. Up to December 09 now and working on this years update.
Its not easy to remember what and when things were done, must be suffering senior moments!!
Apoligies to those who have been visiting and witnessed the same pages for the last few months, and thanks to those who have left meesages of support and emailed.
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.
