This is our second self-build project within a period of 13 months. A more ambitious build due to the topography of land. Having said that, we are confident it will be an attractive build with a great view, that will make it all worth while.
After 10 months of battling the planners and neighbours, we finally started mid September 2007. Only four objectors, with a total of 27 objections, a classic case of NIMBYism if ever we have encountered one. From bats, badgers, newts, mice, slow worms, too big, too overbearing, privacy issues, not in keeping with the surrounding area, and that the house should have a number not a name. To name a few!
We do not have a time frame for the build, just ASAP. I am sure it will have taken us longer to get started, than it will take us to build.
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11th September 2007
Before we started
11th September 2007
A walk in the woodlands
11th September 2007
Rear entrance to woodlands
14th September 2007
Tree surgeons let lose
14th September 2007
Burn baby burn
15th September 2007
Even more timber
18th September 2007
What trees? (45 gone)
26th September 2007
Future entrance to site
26th September 2007
On site looking at entrance
29th September 2007
Footprint dig out
29th September 2007
Footprint dig out continues
2nd October 2007
Footprint marked out
3rd October 2007
Foundation dig
12th October 2007
Foundations complete, start build
15th October 2007
Building up to DPC
17th October 2007
Continue to DPC
23rd October 2007
Close to DPC
23rd October 2007
Retaining walls going up
25th October 2007
Foul drainage in place
26th October 2007
The great wall of Spire Hill
