article_snippet.sent: Marcus Copeland sourced specialist Scottish stone and installed the latest environmentally friendly technologies to make the house in Cwm Dyserth, near St Asaph, North Wales, one of the most ‘green’ new builds in the country.
article_snippet.sent: Copeland’s home was featured in an article for Homebuilding and Renovating magazine and described as the ‘quintessential self-build story – huge ambition matched by a hopelessly stretched budget, spiralling costs and immense stress.
article_snippet.sent: Spread out over three storeys, the house features two double garages, a home office, an open-plan kitchen, a dining and sitting area, a TV room terrace and a roof garden, all cut into a hillside overlooking the rolling Welsh countryside.
article_snippet.sent: I fell in love with a stone from Scotland that I wanted for the exterior walls.
article_snippet.sent: ‘the exterior walls cost a fortune and I’m not sure you can tell the difference compared with cheaper options.
article_snippet.sent: Ambitious: The home was described by one house-building magazine as 'almost the quintessential self build story - huge ambition matched by a hopelessly stretched budget, spiralling costs and immense stress' The home has five floors, a home office, open plan kitchen, a TV room and a roof terrace.
article_snippet.sent: a TV room and a roof terrace also has panoramic views of sprawling countryside.