Radical rethink

Antony and Jenni Bulley weren’t even considering building their own home, but an idyllic building plot with plenty of potential proved impossible to resist

WORDS Alexandra Pratt

NAMES Antony and Jenni Bulley OCCUPATIONS Retired LOCATION Wiltshire PROJECT Contemporary replacement build PLOT COST £340,000 in 2018 BUILD COST £260/ft² WORK BEGAN March 2020 BUILD COMPLETED April 2021 Until they stumbled across a plot with plenty of potential, Antony and Jenni Bulley hadn’t even considered taking on a build project.“We didn’t have a plan and we were even thinking of downsizing, but then this plot became available via auction,” says Antony, who along with wife Jenni, had never self-built before. “I’ve seen the opportunities, but I’ve also seen the pitfalls,” he says. But the couple felt it was their “last chance to do such a large project”. CONFRONTING THE RISK The project itself was a risk from the beginning. The site they found included a pair of derelict workers’…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024

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