Homebuilding & Renovating

FUTURE FACING

Kenneth and Marion MacLean were in a taxi on their way to the airport to jet off on holiday to Spain when Kenneth spotted the plot of their dreams out of the car window.

“Marion and I met 11 years ago after both our partners had passed away,” begins Kenneth. “Neither of us had ever built before but as soon as we arrived in Spain I called the estate agent. We put in an offer on the plot the minute we came home.”

It isn’t difficult to see what got Kenneth and Marion so interested in the plot. Despite being somewhat awkward in nature, with its steep slopes, and irregular shape, the

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