Haven’t blogged for a while, I’ve even deleted my Facebook account (for a short time only) just so I could concentrate on the house and my business, outside of the children and the summer holidays of course.
This is the last but one blog on this particular subject (for the time being), will need a break to rest and recoup from the stresses of delays and being let down completely. I wish I could say that we never had to worry about the money, but that would be a lie.
I can TASTE the finish (my husband just tastes dust!), but mistakes can still be made, so a high degree of concentration mixed with strong negotiation skills and style is paramount.
To be a Self Builder you require a variety of skills, for example:
The rest of the skills needed are in no particular order:
The list goes on but above all you need a great sense of humour, nerves of steel and some knowledge of the Polish language for a good site morale and the banter, of course.
Before I upload the pictures I would like to mention the lighting, WOW haven’t we moved on from the equally spaced ceiling halogen lights. All LEDs now darling and low energy fluorescent strip lights in light boxes with wall/ceiling washes. We’ve taken the sophisticated lighting designs from the likes of Harvey Nichols and Selfridges to create seamless illumination to curves, coves and subtle light washes in the corridors and stair area. Hence the ceiling boxes in this photo.
For visualization: Except in our kitchen there will be a light box running above the full length and width of the 4m by 1.3m Island.
At the moment its all about the LIGHTS. Lights around the garden, down the walls in side and out and in the pool/spa. There are so many great examples to pump you full of inspiration.
Just a few pics of where we’re at! Busy Bees and the Plasterers doing (having t0!) a fine job.
This is the utility room and the tech hub of the house with all the wires which incorporate the wired and wireless light and alarm system operated by Rako’s funky switches, PIRs and now by your iPad/iPhone, love it.
Whilst the sun is shining…Just 3 weeks until the balconies arrive.
I’d love to hear your story or very happy to help, we’re not selfish in that department.
The end is in sight!
Kitchen, bathrooms, floor finishes, tiles, garden, lighting, swimming pool, jacuzzi, balconies, paint finishes, wardrobes, the list goes on…
Garden leading from the kitchen area with raised beds and painted battens to add to the contemporary design of the house.
Lazy lawn to protect the slate tiles, notice the difference? Been lucky with the weather, as it’s been raining way too much since the hosepipe ban. On dry days the Rainwater Harvester holding 1500 litres will be used for the garden and all WC’s.
Making a stylish effort on the rear of the swimming pool, as well as using Jackson’s Fine Fencing, we’re planting Bamboo and Silver Birches.
On the terrace outside the -2 bedrooms, hard wooden painted slats, surrounding the balau decking for security and privacy.
The floor is being poured end of next week (all 5ooo sq ft of it) and we’ve decided to go with a Mid Grey ‘Shake and Bake’ buffed concrete finish, to stay true to the building.
So out goes…
And in comes…
Notice the section without underfloor heating, that’s where the kitchen island will be at 3.6m in length with floor to ceiling cupboards, totaling 13 m! Not to mention the utility room, plant room and the 2 garages to store an extra freezer!
Like this:
Children back at school from next Monday so full steam ahead…
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