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If you read only one book before designing your conversion or renovation, then I recommend that you make it this one. I love patterns!
Location, Location, Location! pah, that's old hat we all know that the new mantra of home-building is Insulation, Insulation, Insulation.
Read more about - Lime mortar, VAT on conversions and managing woodland for fuel.
Tiling tips - learn from my mistakes!
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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Building Progress ~ February 2010
The four new English "eco-towns"
Building Progress ~ January 2010
On Travertine tiling - pictures by Downstairs tiled floor | my barn conversion on February 18th, 2010
[...] time and money in planning, sourcing and then fitting. It’s been completed for a while now (since August 2009),...
On Gas Pipeline Woes by The four new English “eco-towns” | my barn conversion on February 10th, 2010
[...] my first thought was ‘glad they’re not on my doorstep’ , but then I have a bloody big gas...
On Building Progress ~ August 2009 by Building Progress ~ January 2010 | my barn conversion on February 8th, 2010
[...] foray into the world of tiling can be quicker and more effective than the last one, the thought of...
On Insulation by Logs | my barn conversion on February 5th, 2010
[...] Location, Location! pah, that's old hat we all know that the new mantra of home-building is Insulation, Insulation, Insulation...
On Logs 2 by Future Fuel | my barn conversion on February 5th, 2010
[...] Logs 2 [...]
On The Healthy House by Green Business on February 2nd, 2010
Thank you for this checklist - I might use it in future when building a green house of my own!...
On Air Source Heat Pump by Feed-in tariffs … coming soon to a roof near you!? | my barn conversion on February 2nd, 2010
[...] On Air Source Heat Pump by Pete on January 12th, 2010I'm in a barn conversion with a GSHP supplied...
On Building Progress ~ December 2009 by Gina on January 22nd, 2010
My first visit here... great blog!
I always say, if you want to be really green, don't build a new...
On Design Patterns ~ my choices by Alexanders Pattern Language | My Place Of My Own on January 21st, 2010
[...] also think I’d selected too many patterns, choosing mainly those that fit, rather than those that I really valued....
On A Pattern Language - Towns Buildings Construction by Alexanders Pattern Language | My Place Of My Own on January 21st, 2010
[...] inspiration, but this time one that I’d previously used was Alexanders Pattern Language [review on MyBarnConversion.com]. I’d applied this...
BREEAM ~ Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
Microgeneration installations now 'permitted developments'
Pellet Stoves - a current evaluation
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To watch us progress in pictures then visit our flickr or Picasa accounts (click on one of the pictures below):
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Front (Pictures taken late October 2007)
Back (Pictures taken late October 2007)
Gable end ~ South facing (Pictures taken late October 2007)
Gable end ~ North facing (Pictures taken late October 2007)
Kitchen (Pictures taken late October 2007)
Main room (Pictures taken late October 2007)
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