homebuilding.co.uk 53homeoWnersAlanandLucyBrown
ProjeCtContemporaryself-build
LoCatIonFifecoast,Edinburgh
ConstruCtIonTimberframe
buILd tImeJun 2014 – Dec 2018
PLotCost£31,313.13
buILdCost£470,000
vaLue £1million
PRojEct notES
themaIn eLevatIon
silicone render and
slatehavebeenused
tocladthehouse.
“being near the sea we
needed claddingthat
wouldwithstandthe
elements,”saysalan.
a large detached
double garage sits
next to the house,
andfeaturesguest
accommodation—
theWeeglasshouse,
whichis availablefor
rental.design-wise it’s
a mini version of the
mainlivingareaofthe
house.
a balcony was
also designed in to
make the most of the
views. “We’ve used
a composite decking
material. We changed
the balcony during the
build to make it more
streamlined and larger.
We had to go back to
planning with it, but it
was the right thing to
do,” he concludes.