Building Dreams

You can really see what the house will look like now. Last week we could see how big the rooms on the ground floor were, and now we can see the first floor as well.

I have been popping down there sometimes in my lunch break to have a chat and bring a bag of donuts but Sharon and I like to go and have a look later on in the day.

You can really see how quickly it’s progressing and that’s one of the great things about building a timber frame home. Potton package homes can be watertight in less than ten days!

Another plus point about self-building a timber frame house is that they are extremely well insulated and very energy efficient.

We like the idea of building an energy efficient home and so are also looking at an airflow system for the house which works like a fridge in reverse. It will give us underfloor heating and radiators, and because it’s so energy efficient, we get a £1,000 refund from the government.

Next week, we’ll be carrying on with and hopefully finishing the external work.