Timeline

September 2017

Site bought

January 2018

Planning applied

August 2019

Planning granted

August 2019

Build start

December 2020

Build end and moved in family, something to work towards.”

David adds: “When the pandemic happened and I hadn’t worked in six weeks, I was worried about how we were going to pay the mortgage. It was clear that this project was more than just a house. It was our kids’ dream, our dream – we shared that with them. It was hard to reconcile all of that, so I tried to keep the build at arm’s length, just in case we might be forced to sell it. Now I can really enjoy it.”

“I never thought like that,” says Elaine. “For me, it was a case of ‘we are going to build this house, I am going to have my treatment and we are going to live in this house’. That’s why this is such a precious home.” Beautiful in every way.