Cadhay, Devon
This was a complete new build cob house, on a lovely south west facing rural site, just 1 mile from Ottery St Mary town centre, half a mile from The King’s School (one of Devon’s top comprehensives) and 10 minutes from the M5 at Exeter. The house has been designed to provide fantastic aesthetic space, with an emphasis on longevity and environmental considerations. It has superb thermal performance, hot water and heating is provided by a ground source heat pump, using natural local materials as far as reasonably possible.
2,500 sq ft of accommodation comprises a very spacious living room, kitchen diner, a utility and ground floor loo, four large bedrooms, a spectacular second floor family room / study, and three full bathrooms. Finished to a very high specification with underfloor heating and porcelain and oak floors throughout, oak doors, sweet chestnut and oak windows, locally hand made ironmongery, green oak beams, lintels and with the roof structure covered in fine French water reed thatch.
This was the fourth new house we have created, with each of them winning national construction awards.
Spiral Stairs.
![Spiral Stairs title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_221-200x200.jpg)
Landing.
![Landing title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_220-200x200.jpg)
Main en suite.
![Main en suite title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_219-200x200.jpg)
Finished living room.
![Finished living room title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_218-200x200.jpg)
Finished kitchen.
![Finished kitchen title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_217-200x200.jpg)
Formed under second floor cob spiral stair case.
![Unique Oak airing cupboard door title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_216-200x200.jpg)
House complete.
![House complete title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_213-200x200.jpg)
Sweet chestnut bespoke joinery, Yellow ochre lime wash on lime putty render.
![Finished Project title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_214-200x200.jpg)
On top of fire proof layer.
![Thatch going on title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_212-200x200.jpg)
Rafters complete.
![Rafters Complete title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_211-200x200.jpg)
Wall plate detail.
![Wall plate detail title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_209-200x200.jpg)
First roof truss.
![First roof truss title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_208-200x200.jpg)
Bottom cord going on.
![Bottom cord going on title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_207-200x200.jpg)
For chimney brick work.
![Kevin laying concrete Base pad title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_206-200x200.jpg)
Showing temporary block support.
![Second floor stairs title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_205-200x200.jpg)
Second floor stairs.
![Second floor stairs title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_204-200x200.jpg)
Fifth lift of cob.
![First floor title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_203-200x200.jpg)
Kevin standing on Stair pillar.
![First floor cob walls being built title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_202-200x200.jpg)
Underfloor heating shown.
![Cob stairs title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_201-200x200.jpg)
Beginning first floor.
![Beginning first floor title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_200-200x200.jpg)
Early progress.
![Early progress title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_199-200x200.jpg)
Main fire place.
![Main fire place title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_197-200x200.jpg)
Second lift.
![Second lift title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_196-200x200.jpg)
Spiral stairs started in block work.
![Plinth wall title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_195-200x200.jpg)
Floor slab.
![Floor slab title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_194-200x200.jpg)
Doing this at this time means oversight doubles as screed (only one layer of concrete).
![Underfloor heating pipes title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_193-200x200.jpg)
100mm Polystyrene + 50mm PIR
![Floor insulation title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_192-200x200.jpg)
Oversight.
![Oversight title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_190-200x200.jpg)
Footings.
![Footings title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_190-1-200x200.jpg)
Finished house.
![Finished house title=](https://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buildsomethingbeautiful_215-200x200.jpg)