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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:
- Sept 2010: This month the
theme is getting the message out -if you are involved in teaching
then have a look at these sites, Eco
Schools or Eco
Schools Wales, which offer a number of tools, resources
and case studies for teachers. Why not consider registering your
school on the scheme?
- Past featured sites of the month -every month we select
and feature a website of particular value.
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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.
- 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:
 8th-10th
October 2010 -NEC,
Birmingham
- Grand Designs Live 2010
- Returning for the fifth consecutive
year to the Birmingham NEC, the award-winning Grand Designs Live
Birmingham is back, showcasing inspirational design, self build,
interiors and cutting-edge homewares.
- See our calendar
page for or other self build and home improvement events.
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Courses and Conferences:
 Mon 27 Sep - Fri 01 Oct, 2010 Machynlleth
- Timber Frame Self Build (5 days)
A series of frames will be made and erected in the practical
sessions, and classroom sessions will cover the timber frame
method, ecological building methods, design for low energy sustainable
housing and appropriate services for low energy buildings. After
the frames are errected the building will need to be clad, the
aim will be to complete a small building. You will have the
opportunity to learn from people who have been building with
the 'Walter Segal Method' for several years and have knowledge
of many existing and completed community built and self build
timber frame structures. It will give you the opportunity to
learn how to 'fill in the gaps between the frames'.
- See our page on courses
for other training events.
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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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