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Isle of Harris Property |
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Name - Adam & Cathy Thomas (and family)
Design - Bespoke design based on "The Kinloch"
Location - Horgabost, Isle of Harris
Builder - Adam Thomas is acting as project manager and organising the various trades
Notes - Our standard Kinloch design is 208msq. This bespoke design is based on the Kinloch but the internal floor area has increased to 257 msq.
Toward the end of their build, ITV's "Moving Day" contacted the Thomas' to turn their Manchester to Harris experience into a one hour programme. Presenters Sally Gray and Gavin low together with a substanial film crew descended on the tiny village of Horgabost to film the big day. Our very own Graham Campbell went over to Harris to be interviewed by Gavin and inevitably ended up lugging boxes and furniture around too. |
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Line drawing of the front elevation |
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Joshua and Jacob Thomas with the Isle of Taransay in the background (remember Castaway 2000?). The photo shows the house foundations and underbuilding being prepared in anticipation of the timber frame kit delivery. |
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Ground floor timber frame wall panels in place. |
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Living room will be warmer when the windows are in and the roof is on. |
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Big houses need big cranes |
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Fitting the roof trusses into place |
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Structural kit erection nearing completion |
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The first floor starting to take shape. |
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June 2004. The blockwork is almost complete and work is about to start on slating. |
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House is nearing completion.....as for the garden, well that's another matter. |
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A big white house in a big location. |
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The Thomas family with the presents. From left to right, Gavin Lowe, Sally Gray, Joshua, Cathy, Adam and Jacob. |
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The finished house under it's first flurry of snow. |
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The luxurious lounge where there's a wood burning stove. The perfect place to be on a cold winters day. |
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Anyone for snooker? This games room is on the ground floor of the extension. The spiral staircase leads to a self contained room above. |
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Double doors leading into the kitchen/dining area too. You can see the lounge in the background. |
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