Around an ongoing barn conversion project, this website draws together advice, information and references to aid all would-be and current barn and non-residential building converters and renovators.

Our approach takes on board 'healthy house', sustainable, ecological & environmental concepts to as great a degree as timescales and budgets allow.

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On Where have all the builders gone? by mbc on April 28th, 2008
That's a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' question miss dee ennis and obviously depends on location, the approach you take to the project (architect / main contractor / self-managed with sub-contractors etc.

On Where have all the builders gone? by miss dee ennis on April 28th, 2008
I am thinking of buying a barn for myself and would be gratfull if someone could give me a ballpark figure as to how much this is likly to cost .

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Oak Beam ~ The Movie

January 14th, 2008 by mbc

Inspired by my first outing onto YouTube and dazzled by the 143 people who’ve so far taken the time to watch the minute long tour of the ground floor of the barn that I’ve subjected treated them to, I thought I’d give it another go.

This time I’ve gone for a more abstract yet focussed piece of work - I hope you don’t find the star of the show too wooden! (Sorry!)

If you enjoyed that post, then read these...

Cables on April 17th, 2008
Beautiful things electrical cables.

Building Progress ~ February 2008, week 1 on February 14th, 2008
The true proportions and dimensions of the final building are now beginning to appear.

Lime Analysis on May 5th, 2007
Inspired to analyse the composition of my mortar, I improvised and placed a lump of mortar that I'd levered out of my wall in the strongest acid I could lay my hands on - white wine vinegar 8% acidity.

Copper Nails! on August 11th, 2006
There are all sorts in interesting(?) facts that you learn when you begin to dabble in an area with which you've had little previous experience (such as converting a shed to a house is to me).

Pears ~ help needed! on July 6th, 2007
We have a few fruit trees just behind the barn.

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