Building a home is always an emotional process. And for Cary Thompson, building a multi-generational house was the best way to honour the memory of his late mum.
In this article, Cary shares how he built his multi-generational house including:
- Working with an architect on an emotive project and how to choose the right architect fore the job
- House plans
- Site problems due to planned roadworks
- Why a self-build made more sense than buying an existing house
- Dealing with tree preservation orders
- Multi-generational design details including shared utility room but separate postal addresses
- Red brick design to replace the Victorian house originally on the site
- Heating, ventilation specifications
- Kitchen and staircase designs and ethos
Overview
Build type: blockwork (cavity walls)
Heating system: gas boiler
SAP: 79