Build It - DO NOT USE March 2017
Issue 201703

In March 2017:
A guide to barn conversions, including their potential, attractions, planning and finding the perfect building to convert
Product spotlight: shower enclosures
Interview with Jake Edgley, award-winning architect and director of acclaimed practice, Edgley Design
Case Studies:
- Plain Sailing: successful self build completed on time and on budget by a couple in West Sussex, despite one of them working aboard for long periods of time
- No-Fuss Build: a German company delivered a turnkey self build after a couple found their 'perfect plot' in Cambridgeshire
- Finely Crafted: a stunning oak-framed home was built using the finest craftspeople and materials after years of battling the planners
- Home to Roost: conversion of dilapidated former poultry shed into a stylish four-bedroom timber house in the countryside
- Homemade: an energy-efficient two-storey home is unrecognisable from the original 1930s bungalow in Dartmoor
Legal advice on complications over power supply
Focus on custom build - another option for selfbuilders
Plus: planning queries, downsizing for your dream home, the latest mortgage finance table, and Standard Assessment Procedure
A guide to barn conversions, including their potential, attractions, planning and finding the perfect building to convert
Product spotlight: shower enclosures
Interview with Jake Edgley, award-winning architect and director of acclaimed practice, Edgley Design
Case Studies:
- Plain Sailing: successful self build completed on time and on budget by a couple in West Sussex, despite one of them working aboard for long periods of time
- No-Fuss Build: a German company delivered a turnkey self build after a couple found their 'perfect plot' in Cambridgeshire
- Finely Crafted: a stunning oak-framed home was built using the finest craftspeople and materials after years of battling the planners
- Home to Roost: conversion of dilapidated former poultry shed into a stylish four-bedroom timber house in the countryside
- Homemade: an energy-efficient two-storey home is unrecognisable from the original 1930s bungalow in Dartmoor
Legal advice on complications over power supply
Focus on custom build - another option for selfbuilders
Plus: planning queries, downsizing for your dream home, the latest mortgage finance table, and Standard Assessment Procedure




