Christmas Eve 2013 and it’s all quiet on the site for the start of the holiday season. We wanted to express our gratitude to our neighbours for their patience during this project. It was fun creating the sign with a neighbour’s daughter and her friend who enthusiastically jumped into the paints! From the start of […]
This phase of the project prompted an uncomfortable question: can ground works ever be green? At first glance, the answer would seem to be a resounding ‘no’. But in this case, will the end result justify the means? This is the 13 tonne baby that arrived in Lewes recently to start excavation. Standing like a great […]
After months of nervous anticipation of the green light from planning, it was now time to consign the old house to history. Having lined up our demolition team we were then beset by unforeseen delays (aren’t they always?). Firstly, it had taken longer than expected to get the gas pot-ended. Shockingly it took the equivalent […]
Finally, the time has come to clear the decks and discover the hidden jewels of this plot. All this time, the future view and potential of the site have been a mystery as the existing house in its current location dampened the experience. The plot is shaped like a slice of pie and the bungalow […]
One of the really fun parts of building our house has been thinking up names for the new dwelling. The list was long and occasionally quirky, but after much deliberation we decided on ‘Sky House Sussex’…and with good reason, we think. We hope you’re as inspired as we are by these beautiful Sussex sunsets looking […]
A word of caution if you’re considering demolishing a building: it seems many demolition companies are a law unto themselves. Some of the renegade activities of the team that we enlisted included unwarranted burning, breaking glass without needing to, polluting perfectly good topsoil with glass shards, and tearing down exterior walls ahead of receiving permission […]
Ever since the infamous Miley Cyrus made smashed-up plaster and wrecking balls look so sexy, we were just ITCHING to start demolishing the tired, energy-wasteful bungalow on the Sky House Sussex plot to make way for the next phase of excavation and ground-works. We wanted the demolition to be as green as possible – so […]
Ho ho ho! Have you been good this year? Bath tub, fridge freezer or new kitchen cupboards on your wish list? Santa got into the green spirit this year and gave away recycled goodies – check out these pics: The 60 year old bungalow and summer house were well worn properties but there were many […]
The interminable delays to get the utilities disconnected before demolition were enough to send anyone barking mad. Why does it seem the left hand never communicates with the right at the big utility companies? We spent hours and hours on the telephone trying to explain our requirements for temporary builders supply of electricity and disconnection […]