27 Feb Self-build or custom build – what’s best for you?
Gus spoke to SelfBuild & Design magazine for their March 2020 issue about the pros and cons of each route, and gives some good practical tips of how to go about building your own house.
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06 Feb Get inspired for your custom build
We’re getting closer and closer to the shell homes at Blenheim Grove being completed, and we’ve had some great response from the people that we’ve taken around the site!
But sometimes seeing a shell home that’s a completely blank space is too...
03 Feb Take virtual tour around Blenheim Grove
Take a virtual walk around our shell homes thanks to the folks at Oculo, who took a tour around our site in December of last year.
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29 Jan How to find an architect (top 5 tips)
Finding and working with a good architect Congratulations you’ve taken the plunge! You have either bought a piece of land, you have a house that needs a total renovation or maybe you just want to renovate your own home. Perhaps the piece of land already has...
09 Dec Meet the architects: Blenheim Grove
At Unboxed Homes, we’re passionate about custom build because it gives home owners the opportunity to design and fit out their home to suit their needs instead of having to settle for a home that someone else has designed and chosen for them....
12 Nov How to make homes more environmentally friendly
With the recognition of the climate emergency, governments all around the world have to work hard to find ways to cut carbon emissions and keep below emissions targets.
Energy use in homes accounts for 14% of all UK emissions. 80% of...
30 Oct Blenheim Grove video series
We started on site at our inaugural custom build development, Blenheim Grove, in March of 2018. Our MD Gus has made little video diaries throughout the process, and we’re continually updating as the build moves along (at an increasingly...
20 Sep Self-build vs custom build
We’ve all seen Grand Designs and the ups and downs that come with building a house from scratch. And you might have heard the terms self-build and custom build in the press and from associations like NaSCBA. But practically, what’s the difference...
29 Jun To plot or not to plot
Once you’ve found your ideal plot of land beware of some things that may cause you to lose the plot, quite literally.Here are the 10 biggest caveats when buying a plot of land that you need look out for and how to avoid them:This house in Berkshire, near...
29 May Gus’ Top Tip Blog – How to find a plot to build my own home?
Zog HouseHow can I find a plot to build my own home?Whenever I mention to people that I built my own home, they always say “Oh, I would love to do that one day”. In the UK, this is a dream of many, and...
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