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    Built for £220,000

    Mar 26, 2020 4 minutes
    WORDS Caroline Ednie
    PHOTOGRAPHY
    David Barbour

    Brae Spinney is a house of firsts. It’s the first Type C kit house completed by Caber House, pre-designed to the Passivhaus standard by Colin Potter of Dunoon-based Architeco. It’s also the first time owner Paula Harte has built a house. The result is a highly energy efficient and elegantly tailored self-build that sits seamlessly within its leafy setting close to Elgin town centre.

    “I didn’t even have any DIY experience before taking on this house,” admits Paula, who relocated to north-east Scotland from the south of England for work before taking on the project.

    “I was looking for a house that was energy efficient and I couldn’t find anything. After chatting to

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