Disclaimer: I can write my entire knowledge of DIY and building on an ant’s dong in black marker

A pal of mine started a business building ecologically-sustainable holiday lodges. They were built out of timber and hay, with a limestone render.

They were beautiful and warm, but that was the result of years of battles with the planning dept who pushed back at almost every turn (despite absolute carbuncles going ahead no bother), and the architect who was more concerned with dropping prefabricated lodges in - defeating the selling point of being as green as possible.

I appreciate your input though, if there was ever such a thing as an across-the-water fist bump, this would be it!