A self build house project diary
by Oliver Cannell

A self build house in the making

Follow the process of how we are designing and building a new house ourselves - with help from all the right experts and trades.

Update March 2026 - We're still working on it!
Although the house is nearing completion (if that's ever possible!) and we're living in it, the blog is playing catch-up. More blog entries are being added all the time.



Internal structural woodwork Internal structural woodwork

Some of the internal woodwork has begun, in preparation for the flooring to be built up

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Getting the roof watertight Getting the roof watertight

The final layer of the roof is on which means we're watertight at last.

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Creating the driveway and garden path Creating the driveway and garden path

Today the digger left the site for the last time, having completed the main works on the driveway and path.

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