TIMELINE
HOMEOWNERS Ed Humphreys and Emily Hurter
LOCATION Exmoor
BUILD ROUTE DIY with subcontractors
CONSTRUCTION Timber frame
BUILD TIME 18 months (May 2018 - Oct 2020)
BUILD COST £1,200/m2
VALUE Undisclosed
Who can pinpoint the very first moment of a self-build? Ed Humphreys and Emily Hurter met as young children in the garden where their house now stands — and were adults before they met again at a family dinner. A few years later, they bought that same garden with the aim of self-building together.
The catalyst for the build was a decision by Ed’s parents to move overseas and sell off their former garden, which already had planning permission for a retirement
