Monday 24th November 2025 was the day that work started on site. The contractors, who are local, made a driveway, with some space for parking and set up the site for another local firm, Panks, to start work on the borehole that we will need for a water supply but which the builders will also…Read more

I’m ready to start overhead documenting of the (eventual) building process. First, here’s an indication of where the natural swimming pond will be placed. One of may be the last evenings in the barn, powered by battery lights: We are waiting for the outcome of the tender process and the inevitable trying to shave off…Read more

In July (2025) I went to a one-day workshop in Norfolk run by David Pagan Butler. Having your own swimming pond is very appealing and some of those that it appeals to clearly have large budgets – judging by the Youtube promotions by companies offering expensive installations. Pagan Butler’s approach is very much self-build with…Read more

While nothing is happening on the land, or something is happening behind the scenes, we decided to refashion our small garden here in London. It involved learning some major new skills: bricklaying, casting concrete, and cutting things with an angle grinder. We (I) started in December 2024 and finished half way through March. The idea…<a href="" class="button">Read more <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>

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