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About this site:
- If you are planning a self
build project, or simply renovating your existing house, maybe
we can provide the information you need on line. We have hand-selected the best sources
of information on self build and eco homes.
- Our information is largely
but not solely UK based, and there is huge amount of material
here, so why not add us to your favorites now, so that you can
return later.
- More about
us.
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- Founded in 2002, theHousePlanner
passed one million total visitors to this site in mid 2008, and
continues to go from strength to strength.
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Site of the month:
- November 2009 -Swaffham
Turbine, Norfolk Turbine tours by Ecotricity -climb the
300 step spiral staircase inside Swaffham wind turbine up to
its its 65m high public viewing platform. Designed by architects
Norman Foster, the turbine was built in 1999 at the request of
the town council. Since then, a second turbine has been added,
and at 85m Swaffham II is the UK's tallest onshore wind turbine.
Kids that climb the tower get a free goodie bag too.
- Past featured sites of the month -every month we select
and feature a website of particular value.
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 Love The Place Tou're In
TV Interior Design Series
wants to help you fall in love with your home!
Have you fallen out of love
with your home? Are you planning to improve it but lack the confidence,
inspiration and ideas to get things off the ground?
Love The Place You're In, UKTV
HOME's top interior design show, is returning for a third series
and we're looking for homes to feature. We want to chat to homeowners
who are planning to renovate rather than move house; who want
to stay put and get creative by making their existing home the
haven they've always dreamed of.
How to apply
If you're about to embark on a plan to turn your home into your
dream space and would like our know-how to help you achieve it,
please email your contact details and a brief description of
your plans to makeover@talkbackthames.tv or call 0207 861 8133.
Get in touch now as filming
days are already being allocated
Read more about the series
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 Loving your Sash Windows
Paul Burnett of TheSashWindowMan
explains why it may be both cheaper and more sustainable to have
your sash windows restored by a professional than replace them
-read more.....
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 Selecting a Staircase Design
Building a home from scratch
involves a great many different features all coming together.
Ben Winton of Complete Stair Systems tries to give some tips
-read more.....
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 Featured DVD
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- Grand Designs -Series 4
Complete
- featuring Kevin McCloud.
May 2008
- Includes episodes on
- The Violin Factory, Waterloo
- Louise and Milko
- German Kit House, Surrey -David
and Greta Iredale
- Revisited: The Inverted-Roof
House, Bucks
- 19th-Century Sandstone House,
Edinburgh -Reuben and April
- Curved House, Clapham -David
and Anjana
- Modernist Sugar Cube, Sussex
-Tom and Darren
- The Oak-Framed House, Argyll
- An Idiosyncratic Home, Dorset
-Lizzie and Mike
- Buy the DVD.....
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- Forthcoming
Events:
- 21st - 22nd November 2009, Bath & West Showground
The
South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show
- If you are thinking of improving,
converting, extending or building your own home then visit this
Show. Over 80 exhibitors, free seminars and masterclasses on
both days and the opportunity to ask the experts.
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- See our calendar
page for or other self build and home improvement events.
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Courses and Conferences:
 11th-13th September 09 Machynlleth
- Building with Earth (3 days)
CAT has an Information Centre and Shop with beautiful rammed
earth internal pillars. Earth blocks were used in the construction
of new toilet facilities. This course will cover basic methods
and construction techniques, soil analysis and practical sessions
in rammed earth techniques.
7th-11th September 2009 Berlin
- Renewable Energy in the Urban Environment,
This 5-day seminar
in Berlin will explore the role of renewable energy in the urban
and semi-urban environment. Includes numerous visits to renewable
energy installations in Berlin - PV systems, solar thermal systems,
heat pumps, bioenergy plants, low-energy and passive solar buildings.
The seminar is designed for those who wish to get a comprehensive
introduction to renewable energy technologies, especially those
which can be used in urban and semi-urban environments. The seminar
language is English.
- See our page on courses
for other training events.
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- Resources:
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- Construction
Resources:
- Design and construction information.
Covers topics such as self build, renovation, finding a designer,
building and planning regulations, finishes, components and building
materials
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- Sustainability
& Green Issues:
- General information on environmental
issues and green design -covers energy use (solar and wind power,
chp systems), recycling and re-use, green materials, construction
with earth, straw and timber, insulation and eco homes.
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- Gardens
and Garden Design:
- Resources on sustainable garden
design, plus water reuse using wetlands, composting of waste,
organic produce, planting for biodiversity and garden materials.
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- Property
Resources:
- Buying, selling and renting
property in the UK; where to find green mortgages, surveyors
and legal advice; ethical investment, insurance and other useful
information related to the UK housing market.
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- General
Information:
- General information about
us, how to get in contact, privacy
policy and our site of the month feature with the best sites
on the web.
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