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If stripping down house doesn’t work… Off with the balcony!

by Paul | posted in Problems, architecture | tagged as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Before, during, and after far too much time and disruption was spent while the guys from Wood Newton and George Wimpey stripped off almost every Trespa panel from the house (scuffing and chipping several in the process) and put them back up again after putting their new wonder flash band material around the windows and [...]

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When is a timber frame eco home not a timber frame eco home?

by Paul | posted in Good stuff, architecture | tagged as , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

When the NHBC step in, apparently. In the build up to buying and moving into our new home we witnessed some pretty impressive thinking on their feet by the people on site. The reason for this was apparently the NHBC would not insure homes with timber frame balconies. We were told this was a new [...]

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