I don’t know whether it’s just me but throughout the build I never quite believed that the house ever truly belonged to us. Sometimes I would visit the site and feel like I was trespassing, or I was simply an inquisitive guest in another person’s house.
But I think there is a turning point in every self-build when the penny drops and you finally realise that this amazing house is really going to be your dream home. For Yvonne and I, the sale of our existing property proved to be this defining moment.