I’ve signed up for a free design and planning short course at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre next weekend.
I’ve had mixed experiences with these guys before – I’m currently trying to book onto one of their paid self-build courses but the person who handles bookings is proving quite tricky to track down and pay. I’m sure they’d be happy accepting my money, but they’re not keen to take it! Perversely, the free courses they offer are a doddle to book and always very good – but the paid one I’m after is still a work-in-progress to sort.
Not only that, I’m going to peek at the Cooper Acres house plans once again later today. The chap who’s going to convert the garage into a kitchen at Cooper Towers is coming round today, so I’m in the right mindset. Hopefully it won’t become an obsession over the coming days.
Lots of busy work coming up this week, so it might be a good time to dip my toes back into the murky waters of self-build – I simply don’t have the time for it to become an all-encompassing fixation.
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