Clevedon House

Ordinary people trying to build an extraordinary house.
What we have learned, and who we can trust.   ...details
The Clevedon House Self Build Project

 

If you are thinking of building your own home, we hope our website is helpful. Here's what we hope is in it for you:
  1. Direct contact details for HELPFUL people at suppliers you can TRUST;
  2. Better, simpler and cheaper ways of building;
  3. Avoid the un-necessary traps and mistakes we have fallen into;
  4. Learn our lessons without the costs;
  5. See how to do things (or not) on our video diary;
  6. Interaction. Feel free to email us with any questions or with ideas to make the website more useful.

 



24/07/2008
IT STARTS TAKING SHAPE

Cracking day. Sun out and everyone working at full steam to strip and stack all the shuttering from... 23/07/2008
THE DAY WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING

x 22/07/2008
THE DAY WE POURED THE FIRST FLOOR WALLS or as Bob would say - THE DAY FROM HELL

Nice dry day. Pour due for 10am eventually started at half one due to late pump and bureaucrats! T... 19/07/2008
GETTING CLOSE TO POURING THE 1ST FLOOR WALLS

The walls are up and braced, the columns are up, the upstand is ready. Just the steelwork to do, ...

 

 



GARAGE FLOOR PT.I
S4 wall finally ready to pour





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