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DEEP roots

A lifetime of experience helped the Bühler family create a sumptuous five-bedroom home constructed on top of sand dunes which rest over 17th-century mines
DEEP roots
HOMEOWNER Mark and Joanne Bühler LOCATION Perranporth, Cornwall HOUSE TYPE Self-build home of contemporary design SIZE 335m² BUILD ROUTE Architect and main contractor CONSTRUCTION ICF with local stone and render facing BUILD TIME 18 months LAND COST £352,000 (in 2019) BUILD COST £1.36m CURRENT VALUE £1.98m TIMELINE Purchased SEPTEMBER 2019 Site clearance and environmental checks APRIL 2021 Piling begins MAY 2021 Roof structure and tiling NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 First fix JANUARY–APRIL 2022 Second fix APRIL–OCTOBER 2022 Driveways, boundaries and gardens JUNE–OCTOBER 2022 Bespoke stairs and balustrade SEPTEMBER 2022 Completion OCTOBER 2022 The land acquired by Mark and Joanne Bühler was a virgin sand dune next to Perranporth beach in Cornwall. “17th-century maps showed mine shafts underneath our plot, and it had been fenced off as dangerous for over 50 years,” says…
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