We Built an Oak Frame House in Cornwall

This book describes the challenges and rewards of building an OAK FRAME house in CORNWALL; an honest, often humorous, biographical appraisal of the SELF-BUILD process, containing detailed colour photos, design inspiration along with vivid anecdotal experiences. ¿ This is the first of a trilogy detailing various types of self-build, including barn conversions with residential and educational functions, all three initially rejected by either¿Planning¿or a Structural Engineer! The book is intended as a motivational work for those contemplating or dreaming about undertaking a self-build. It tackles subjects that other books gloss over. Project Managing is often about the sequencing of the build. The anticipated chapters on budget, foundations, getting dry, along with first and second fixes, describe the typical evolution of a build. This fundamental information, sits alongside vivid accounts of some particularly dramatic moments, such as the arrival and erection of the oak frame, quickly defining the living spaces and the less welcome Appeal process of a failed Planning Application. If this book can prevent three concrete lorries arriving at once, the Budget collapsing before getting out of the ground or even being stuck in that caravan for another winter, then it has done its job! Furthermore, it can be fun to self-build ....... honestly! Can you be inspired and benefit from the amazing build journey described in this first book?¿ 'ESSENTIAL reading... particularly if you're contemplating building your own house...This book is an incisive step-by-step guide through such projects, outlining the pitfalls, including underwhelming professional help, planning issues and the resulting financial implications... a well-written, immensely practical guide to building your own house, that also happens to be a fascinating read and should be by your side as you embark on one of the most exhilarating and scary challenges of your life... Simply indispensable.' David¿Balment¿(FRICS) ¿