Selfbuilder & Homemaker – July – August 2019

Hello and welcome to your new, bigger and better Selfbuilder + Homemaker. We have

upgraded the content for this issue, so that rather than the previous single case study, you

now get a total of five examples of great self-build projects to enjoy reading about!

Our cover star is a timber cabin constructed in a wooded setting which is a fantastic example

of reusing materials, in order to be as sustainable as possible. However, importantly, the

Cornish rural retreat also shows how such projects can produce really beautiful results.

A different project entirely is the Gittins’ rebuild of a derelict cottage – different because

rescuing the 18th century toll house would mean a heroic battle with the planners. However as

per normal, our writer Heather Dixon reassuringly finds that a compromise was reached.

Another project taking a very green approach to creating the ideal home for a particular set of

requirements, solicitor Stephen Cirell built a Passivhaus near Leeds which also looks very like a

traditional stone-built home. Go to page 38 for the full story.

Possibly the most interesting and unusual of all is the project covered

by Selfbuilder + Homemakerassistant editor Roseanne Field on

page 64, where a couple reinvented a period house which sits in a

West Sussex nature reserve.

This issue shows that in self-builds as in many other things, variety is

the spice of life! We hope you enjoy it.

JAMES PARKER

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The perfect

rural retreatHow a farmer carefully created a rural cabinfrom reclaimed materials in Cornwall

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Traditionally ecoA case study that combineslow energy Passivhaus design

with traditional looksLight relief

An architect provided aclever solution to bring inlight on a tight London plot

Ask the ExpertTips on creating the wetroomthat’s right for you the challenge of renovating a cottage in a wayNATURE IN SUSSEXSelf-build veterans Athena and Mark facedthat enhanced its nature reserve location GOING BACK TO

PLANNING | FINANCE | DESIGN | CONSTRUCTION | PRODUCTS | INTERIORS

FROM THE EDITOR...

SELFBUILD & DESIGN SOUTH WEST

7 - 8 SEPTEMBER, EXETER

http://www.selfbuildanddesignshow.com

LONDON HOMEBUILDING &

RENOVATING SHOW

4 - 6 OCTOBER, LONDON

london.homebuildingshow.co.uk

THE SELF BUILD COURSE

28 - 30 SEPTEMBER, SWINDON

http://www.nsbrc.co.uk/the-self-build-course

CORNWALL HOME IMPROVEMENT &

SELF BUILD SHOW

5 - 6 OCTOBER, WADEBRIDGE

cornwallselfbuildshow.co.uk

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY...