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Build Home Better’s blog contains a mix of useful information including step-by-step guides, self-build tips and reasons why our products provide the perfect foundations for your home.

Polystyrene – debunking misconceptions
Despite increasing anti-plastic rhetoric, not all plastic is bad. Polystyrene, a key component of Build Homes Better products, is a versatile, lightweight and sustainable material.

ISOQUICK® Installed at Collida Living’s Passivhaus Plus Show Home
Last week our General Manager Jonathon Barnett was at the BRE Innovation Park overseeing the installation of the ISOQUICK® foundation for Collida Living’s Passivhaus Plus

Case Study: Henlow House | Contemporary Home in North Cornwall
This contemporary home sits on the beautiful North Coast of Cornwall, where its modern construction method doesn’t affect its ability to blend seamlessly into its

Case Study: Wickfield Cottage | A Dream Family Home in Royal Wootton Bassett
First-time self-builders Angela and Simon couldn’t find their dream home within their budget, so decided to build it themselves. The result is a beautiful family

Sustainable from start to finish
All Build Homes Better products are designed to be sustainable from start to finish. From manufacture, to delivery, to construction, to running costs – meeting

Three reasons our customers love living in their ICF homes
Building a home with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) has many advantages. During construction they are lightweight to move, easy to stack and allow you to

Case Study: Pumpkin Cottage | Contemporary Self-Build in the Forest of Dean
The transformation from tumbledown cottage to contemporary self-build is a pretty spectacular one. This beautiful new property near the Forest of Dean sits within the

Step by Step: Preparing the Site for BuildBetter Flooring
The BuildBetter Flooring insulating foundation is the ultimate foundation for insulated, energy efficient, damp-proof buildings. Whereas traditional foundations rely on digging trenches to fill with