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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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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April 17th, 2008 by mbc

Beautiful things electrical cables… especially when they mean that you’re making some progress with the first fix.

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Design Patterns ~ my choices on November 29th, 2007
I’ve already written about one of my favourite building design books – ‘.

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).

Rock ‘n’ Roll ... take 2 on July 26th, 2007
From the back of the barn, along one side of the 'garden' (the enclosed area to the back of the barn) runs a mortared stone built wall.

Firm Foundations? on July 20th, 2007
I’ve had a few concerns about the foundations of the barn, specifically how much of the soil that has built up around the walls we will be able to clear to install new drains and discourage damp without exposing the foundations.

Gas Pipeline Woes on June 23rd, 2007
A rainbow rose over the pipeline today! I must admit I loathe the thing.

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