The Best Self Builder in the UK?

Are you thinking about self building in the UK? If so, you need to check out Micro House Scotland. ‪@micro-house‬
This guy has taken three years to self build a super insulated mini-house in the back garden of his Edinburgh home. @micro-house

This is the second video I’ve made with Micro House Scotland and in this interview we discuss a range of things that affected the self build project. From Plumbing, to gender ratios on social media, to construction costs and what Micro House Scotland would do differently if he started again.

The video has timestamps, so feel free to skip ahead.

If you want advice and guidance about altering, extending or self building in the UK, check out www.RealLifeArchitecture.co.uk There are loads of free guidance and paid advice, if you need it, you can book a consultation with me.

Micro House Scotland also has a website - https://www.gre.scot/

One of the cameras we used (my one!) keeps moving in and out of focus, I think the shiny vapour barrier in the background affected it.

0:00 Introduction
0:53 DIY plumbing experience
1:11 Who is Micro House Scotland
2:13 Why Architects Need to Know What Their Clients Do for a Living
3:08 Why did Micro house Scotland Start the Project
4:27 Micro House Scotland and the Building Regulations
9:39 Differences between the Scottish building regulations and English building regulations
12:09 What Would Micro House Scotland Do Differently
13:45 Micro House Scotland needs an interior designer
14:32 Gender demographics on social media
15:33 One thing Micro House Scotland would do differently
17:02 How Long Did Micro House Scotland Expect the Build To Take
17:59 What would Micro House Scotland say to anyone starting a self build
20:15 How Real Life Architecture estimated construction costs before Covid
22:17 Has the Edinburgh construction sector slowed down in 2024

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