A Green House in the Garden - Extra

Jo and Peter Roberts have built an energy-efficient, eco-friendly house in their garden which proves that saving the planet doesn’t have to cost the earth. You can read all about this self build in the November issue of Homebuilding & Renovating, but as part of H&R Extra, here are some additional photos of the house.

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A Green House in the Garden - Extra

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Name Jo and Peter Roberts
House Size 186 sq m
Build Time Dec '04 - May '05
Build Cost £150000
Current Value £400000
Build route Main contractor, subcontractor and selves
Construction system Timber frame, natural stone cladding andimitation stone slate
County West Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire

Jo and Peter have built a timber frame, stone clad house in the garden of his home in West Yorkshire. The new house has been designed to suit its location, and is not a daring architectural statement but a simple two bedroom home for Peter and his wife, Jo, designed to maximise passive solar gain from the sun and built using environmentally kind products right down to the water-based paints and timber kitchen units.

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Debbie Jeffery
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Jeremy Phillips
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A green house in the garden extra

Timothy Gadsby (not verified)
Wed, 04/11/2009 - 22:37
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Hi Jo and Peter

Many congratulations on a really nice house. I am thinking of something similar in my garden and I wondered if you could tell me what the overall length, width and height of your property is?

Many thanks in anticipation

Best regards Tim

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