We couldn’t be prouder of where we are now.
This is a significant point in our build. The road is down, the exteriors are finished bar a few tweaks and we have now sold two houses, with another under offer.
The viewings and interest is high and we feel confident the last three will go soon. By the end of the year the houses will be finished and become a little community.
Finishing the exterior and landscaping has immediately ramped up curiosity.
For us, whilst we will miss the Daniel Charles team on site, it’s a pleasure to see the site offices and welfare blocks go and our garden return. https://www.daniel-charles.co.uk/It will look very different from before. Originally a rambling pathway cut in the long grass to walk the dog, has been home to double stacked offices, welfare units and storage containers for over two years. Now gone, they will be replaced with fruit trees and meadow. Hopefully, we will get our head around the right seeds to scatter, enabling flowers and wildlife to return again.
Managing the day has differed over the years in our roles. Martin pivoting between Chiselwood and the teams on Fossdyke Paddock designing and project managing the technical sides. Mel ensures the paperwork, bills and teams are sorted for both companies.
It has been a juggle and finances at times have been stretched, however things are easing as each house moves nearer to completion.
At present we are trying to get number 5 complete, as our showhouse will soon be a home and therefore will need to be relocated. Hopefully we will only have to do this one more time once plot 4 and 5 move in.
There is always a task to complete, ensuring the site is always tidy, even watering the site each day takes hours. The results are worth it.
We look back at our journey and wonder many times how we have achieved building six houses. I am not sure we have a clear answer to this.
What we do know is:
We always knew when we started this journey, we wanted to build something that reflected us as a couple and our company philosophy. Design led, however not compromised in practical daily usage. Bespoke quality that we at team Chiselwood pride ourselves with. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. We knew this would not be to everyone’s taste, however we think our new homes are beautiful inside and out. We are thankful that even people who did not like the concept have come to view and appreciate what we have created.
Having a vision and intent on how to achieve this has always been our focus. We knew the outcome, we just had to figure out how to get there and which great people could help us achieve it! Fortunately we had a few of these great people who had our vision too and supported us throughout.
Martin built a model over two years ago and to try and help people see what we were trying to achieve. It helped a bit, unfortunately people still needed to see the real thing. The real ones would take a little longer to build!
It is so lovely to have viewings and see peoples reaction as they walk around the site, wandering through the rooms. Then getting to the top of the stairs to the large open plan living space up in the tree line and hearing the positive reactions. Now people see our vision!
Fortunately we are generally both patient people. What should have been an eighteen month build with a contractor and us overseeing. It has become a three year build that we have heavily been involved in day to day. In reality if we had done it the original way, with rising cost of labour and supplies, we would have been selling at a loss, so all things happen for good reason.
We believe anything to do with design or creativity involves passion. You have to get up every morning, no matter how hard the going gets, and believe you can make things happen. Believe you can make a difference. We both passionately wanted to create a set of homes that people would come back to after a busy day, look at the trees and immediately relax. A home that was easy to manage, economical to run and feel unique both inside and out. We believe we have achieved that.
Whilst we still have a little way to go, we will always be so thankful to the teams of people who have helped us on the journey.
Team Chiselwood have always supported us. Either keeping the company running whilst we juggle the site, physically working on the site or just the support when we were struggling mentally and physically.https://chiselwood.co.uk/
Daniel Charles team, Cliff, Phil, Luke Jim and many more who have no doubt despaired of us at times. However, I hope to have enjoyed our sense of humour even when things didn’t go quite to plan!
I will call the next group Team Fossdyke. Many who will still be working with us for a few more months. There are far too many to name and embarrass, you all know who you are! We thank you for the high standards we have asked of you to create the beautiful home.
Thank you all, without you we would not have achieved this site. We couldn’t be prouder of where we are now.
We still have a few left to buy. Anyone interested can book a viewing through Fine and Country. luke.hammond@fineandcountry.com tel07376047940
https://www.fineandcountry.com/uk/property-for-sale/lincoln/ln1-4au/2490047
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