Building or buying - that is the question.

We are thinking about two options: Buying a house with land or building a house on a plot of land. If we buy a house we have to live with the structure and material of the house. No choices there. Looking at prices and areas we will also struggle with our very tight budget of £250.000 for the complete project. Building a house on a plot of land with give us many more options. We can choose the materials used, build it to optimize all aspect towards sustainability and best of all: it will be all our idea, from foundation to the top of the chimney.

After discussions about these options we have decided to purchase a building plot and build our very own house on it. That will make for a long journey...

The idea evolves

In 2006 we decided to move house to get away from the hectic life of a busy town, traffic noise, pollution and ever rising utility bills. We were dreaming of romantic nights by the log fire, opening the front door so see nothing but fields and trees and breathing in clean fresh air.
Knowing that this would be a long term project we set ourselves the goal to move into our very own sustainable house within the next 5 years. We also set ourselves the challenge to be utility bill free and own all of our house and land by the time we retire, which will be in around 20 years.

The idea of The Eco House Project was born.