DOORS, WINDOWS & FITTINGS
BRINGING SCANDINAVIA
TO NORTHERN IRELAND
Incorporating Keylite's roof windows into a Scandinavian style living space.
Gareth Boyd and his wife Lindsey had always dreamed
of building a home for themselves and their young son.
Working as an Architectural Technician at 2020architects,
Gareth had spent many years helping people to design and
build their ideal home, and so in October 2017, decided it
was time to put their own plans into action.
The couple put their house on the market in late 2017 to
help fund their self-build, and found it was sold just seven
days later, meaning the pressure was really on to find a plot
to build on and somewhere to live in the meantime.
They found the perfect spot in the Northern Irish countryside
at the end of 2017 where planning was already live, and
building commenced in July the next year. Large and remote,
the plot featured a lane leading to the edge of the site, a
preinstalled water pipe, and an electric pole in reach.
Gareth designed the home himself, saving on both time and
architectural fees, and based the design on a simple barn
shape, managing to fit everything they needed into 1,700 sq.
feet – again minimising fees and any potential issues.
“Because of the job I’m in, I see people building their ideal
homes all the time, so we really fancied doing it ourselves
too. We also wanted something a bit more remote than
where we’d left, somewhere out in the country.”
The Boyds first approached a mortgage advisor to ensure
there were no potential or obvious issues that may put off
lenders, before the chosen lender checked over both the
site and design to confirm.
After a few tests to analyse the conditions of the groundworks,
all legal checks and necessary approvals were granted.
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