CLOSER LOOK:
AN EFFICIENT, WOW-FACTOR SIPS HOME
Location West Yorkshire Style Contemporary House size 523m2 Project cost £1,505,000 Construction method SIPs Project route Shell build; architect-designed and main contractor project managed SIPs supplier SIPS@Clays
When Bill and Carol Haygarth bought a three-storey house with amazing views, set on a side of a hill, they had no plans to knock it down. But after 11 years in a cold, draughty home that was expensive to heat, they decided to take the plunge and replace the 1980s property. They wanted to create a brand new, high-performance home built to withstand the worst of the West Yorkshire weather. “It very quickly became apparent that keeping any of the existing structure would be too much of a compromise. It made more sense to knock it down and rebuild,” says Bill.