OUR BUILD: THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A SLOPING BUILD SITE
Waterproofing challenges are part and parcel of building on a sloping site, and Louis Croft was no exception. It’s a good job the views [...]
OUR BUILD: LOUIS CROFT SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY, AT LAST
We won’t lie, between groundworks and internal drainage, the waterproofing challenges of building on a sloping site, two long days of infilling, plus concrete, [...]
OUR BUILD: FOLLOWING THE FINE TRADITION OF RESPONSIBLE BUILDING
Louis Croft was always going to be a sustainable, responsible build: you don’t work with Stuart Bagshaw otherwise, and you certainly don’t try and get [...]
OUR BUILD: FOOTINGS AND CONCRETE
A cautionary tale Anyone who’s built their own home loves to tell war stories, it’s a route we’re keen to avoid, but every now and [...]
OUR BUILD: 5 EASY WAYS MAKE SHORT WORK OF GROUNDWORKS
Whether you call it groundworks or carving up the land or even total mayhem-style destruction, no new house gets built without a bit of [...]
OUR BUILD: A IS FOR ARCHITECT
A is for Architect: do your research, trust your instinct Whatever anyone tells you, when it comes to building your own house, find the [...]
OUR BUILD: ADVICE ON CHOOSING THE RIGHT ARCHITECT AND CONTRACTORS
A full-service architect isn’t a luxury. Building your own house is an incredible experience, but it’s not cheap, and along the way you’ll be tempted time and [...]
OUR BUILD: AKA PROJECT PASSION PART 2
Louis, the 18th century crofter with an eye for a great view - don’t ask, ‘who’s Louis?’, we don’t know.Even the lyrical locals round [...]
OUR BUILD: AKA PROJECT PASSION PART 1
It takes Google Maps three or four attempts to identify Cove correctly. Pretty good going, considering they’ve only recently stopped confusing Inverness and Inverary: [...]