H&R Extra: December 2009

Page 21 - Getting the Best from Your Builder
Find out how to build and maintain a good working relationship with your builder

Page 22 - A Modernist-style Self-build
See more photos of Roy and Jilly Taylor's house. Plus:

• Opening Out to Connect With the Landscape
• A Contemporary Home by the River
• A Cutting Edge Family Home
• An Innovative Modern Self-build

Page 30 - Further Information on Green Oak Frame
An interview with the founder of Border Oak, another oak framed house and information on green oak

• Read an interview with John Greene, Founder of Border Oak
• Find out more about Ben and Merry Albright's oak frame self-build
• How Green is Green Oak?

Page 54 - A 19th Century Barn Conversion
Three more characterful barn conversions, plus a piece on restoring old timber beams

• Converting a Barn into a Family Home
• Converting an 18th Century Stone Barn
• A Faithful Barn Conversion
• How to Restore Old Beams

Page 91 - The Glass Pyramid
Find out more about the glass pyramid and designer Christopher James' views on phase change technology

Page 111 - The Key Rules of Soudproofing
Find soundproofing companies in the Homebuilding Directory and more advice on soundproofing your home

• Soundproofing companies, suppliers and stockists
• Find out more about soundproofing your home

Page 129 - Open Fireplaces Explained
How to restore and old fireplace and a gallery of new fires and fire surrounds to choose from

• Opening Up Old Fireplaces
• A Buyer's Guide to Fires and Fire Surrounds

Page 133 - A Self-build Story
Read Marcus Copeland's Self-build blog and follow his building project from the very beginning

Page 162 - A Self-built Home for Only £59,000
Read the full story of Gordon Aitken's stylish contemporary home,built largely on a DIY basis, resulting in astonishingly low build costs