Homebuilding & Renovating

Stunning SIPs homes

Hybrid system for modern living

Sips@Clays designed, fabricated and erected the SIPs superstructure of this impressive home in a Lancashire area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). The contemporary home replaces a 1950s bungalow that previously occupied the site. “The owners wanted to stay true to the original bungalow, but with a modern interpretation to its post-war style,” says Ian Clay, partner at SIPs@Clays.

Though they were keen to increase the footprint of the original bungalow, AONB planning restrictions meant the owners had to find another

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