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Putting a roof on our multi-generational self-build home

19th December 2024

Our self-build project in Weaverham we are building for Roselin and Martin is really taking shape now. The roof is nearly complete and the multi-generational build will soon be watertight. Our self-builders visit the site once every two weeks or so, fitting visits in around their busy work schedule at the local hospital. Until the…

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New build homes in Calveley, Cheshire – just launched!

24th October 2024

Eight bespoke new build homes in this exclusive Cheshire development We are delighted to introduce our very latest housing development, Ettley Grove. Located in Calveley, a little village situated between Nantwich and Tarporley, this small and exclusive development will comprise just eight new build homes. Named after Ettley Hill, where Beeston Castle stands, which you…

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Land for development: land values and ownership

10th October 2024

Where to start when it comes to land for development. Here at CB Homes, we acquire land for development for small and exclusive developments. We can carry out the process of buying and developing land from start to finish – from sourcing and purchasing the land, submitting planning applications to the actual build itself. We…

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Constructing a self-build backland development

18th September 2024

Backland development in Cheshire – customer story Our clients, a retired couple, with a large extended family, lived in a semi-detached house with a large rear garden in Wilmslow. They were interested in building a bigger house in the garden, as a ‘backland’ development, with plenty of room for visitors to come and stay, but…

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Building a house to suit multi-generational living

5th September 2024

Now that construction has started on site, our self-build clients visit it at the weekends, have meetings with the site team every six weeks and frequently chat with the project manager about progress of their new-build home.

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Self-build house in your garden

17th July 2024

A couple living in a leafy private road in Wilmslow in Cheshire first got in touch with us several years ago. Their house had a large side garden and they wanted to investigate the feasibility of building a new home in their large side garden. Their architect suggested they go down the traditional tender route, which for design and build is very often a JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal). We were one of five builders in the area to be asked to quote.

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Financing a self-build project to suit multi-generational living

3rd July 2024

When our new clients decided to build their own home, they wanted to find out as much as they could about the self-build process. As well as talking to us and undertaking a lot of online research, they also attended several conferences designed for self-builders. They found the conferences particularly useful when it came to researching ways of financing their self-build project.

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Finding a plot for a self-build to suit multi-generational living

19th June 2024

Our new clients are both hospital doctors, who have just embarked on a self-build project in the lovely village of Weaverham in Cheshire.

They have been hoping to build their own house for years, but finding a suitable plot of land to fit their requirements has been a real challenge.

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Timber frame project in Hoole: now complete

13th June 2024

Viewed from the outside, anyone looking at this neo-Georgian house would not know that it is not a traditional brick and block construction.

Aesthetically, there is no major difference between a timber frame house and a traditional build.

We have expertise in both types so our clients can choose their preference and whichever is more suitable for a particular site.

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Essential gardening tasks for Autumn and Winter

1st May 2024

Some people want an immaculate garden, with clean lines and little clutter, that they can leave well alone until Spring. Other people prefer a rewilding approach. Even in a pristine garden, you can create little habitats for wildlife, with twigs and debris, beneath hedges and trees.