Customer Design for a Forever Home

Location: Contin

Bedrooms: 2

Internal floor area: 88m²

Planning permission granted: January 2018

Move in date: August 2018

Challenges: Adjacent to flood plain

Turnkey project cost:  £185,000*

Just 5 doors along from their house, Judy and David purchased land from a neighbour. They used it as a vegetable plot but their dream was to eventually use it to build their forever home.

The couple had always wanted to self-build but were quite daunted by the prospect, having watched programmes on TV where budgets escalate and builds go pear-shaped.

They were right to be concerned; their plot was situated next to a high flood risk area meaning their dream could be sunk before it even started.

After visiting the show home and learning that The Wee House Company would take care of everything; from their bespoke design service right through to completion of the build, Judy and David were sold.

The Wee House Company arranged a topographical survey and found a cost effective way to alleviate the flood risk by raising the finished floor level of the house. David and Judy are delighted with their brand new forever home, commenting “Our Wee House is on a main road and has been seen by so many people and all the comments we have heard are really positive. One person drove past our site the day before the house went up and couldn’t believe that the next day, a house had suddenly appeared!”

The Wee House Company use a modular build process which means that homes are completed up to ceiling height before leaving the factory. They are delivered to the customer plot, by articulated lorry, already having been fitted with kitchen, bathrooms, electrical and plumbing circuits and having had their first coat of paint.

As the Wee House modules are at such an advanced stage of construction by the time they arrive at their destination the team are able to finish off the house promptly, making it wind and water tight within 24 hours.

If you are interested in a bespoke build Wee House, please click here for more information or get in touch with us.

*Project costs are based on material and labour costs at the time of build.