My Eco-Maison follows the story of my decision to purchase a plot of land in South West France and build a small eco-friendly house. I’ll share with you the process by which I bought the land, planned and executed the build and finally how I plan to finish the house turning it into a home I can look forward to spending my summers.
I will also also share the reasons why I chose to build an eco-friendly home and the benefits I believe are derived from making this choice.
Building work began at the end of April 2019, so you can follow the progress made since then. Unfortunately, the COVID era & various travel restrictions have somewhat delayed progress (3 summers missed in France) with completion of the project unlikely until Summer 2026.
– Michael
Taking you through the process of buying our plot of building land in France.
Taking you through the process of applying for planning permission for our new home.
Taking you through the process or working with our architect and surveyor to design our new home.
Taking you through the process of manufacturing the structure for our pre-fabricated house.
Taking you through the process of preparing the land (groundworks & foundations) and building our pre-fabricated house.
Taking you through the process of completing the interior build of our house.
Taking you through the process of fitting of our kitchen & bathrooms.
Taking you through the process for the creating the interior design and decor of our home.
Taking you through the process of finishing the house with the furnishings to make it our home.
Work on the interior of our home is not scheduled until Spring 2025...
A guide to the measures taken to make my home energy efficient.
A guide to the measures taken to make my home material efficient.
A guide to the measures taken to make my home water efficient.
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