My journey into construction began in 2015 while volunteering in the Calais refugee camp, where I helped to build and install simple timber shelters to provide people with safe places to sleep. This hands-on experience sparked a lasting passion for practical building, craftsmanship, and creating functional spaces.
Since then, I have continued to develop my skills through a range of specialist training programmes, including a Level 1 Build School course in the Republic of Ireland, an intensive carpentry course in Coventry, natural building techniques including wychert wall repair, natural insulation, render, and earthen floor construction in the South of England, and a short course in architectural drawing at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
Alongside my training, I have designed and helped to construct garden decking and raised beds for private clients, combining practical carpentry with thoughtful design.
I am currently undertaking a major renovation of my late-1700s wychert cottage, which includes a complete exterior re-render, the design and construction of a new patio, and the build of a large outdoor summerhouse.
My work is driven by a commitment to quality craftsmanship, sustainable building practices, and creating spaces that are both practical and beautiful.
Natural, historic, alternative and sustainable building, renovation and set-design resources in the UK
In October 2025, I created the ‘Natural, Historic, Alternative & 'Sustainable' Building, Renovation & Set Design in the UK Resource Map’ to bring together existing training, suppliers, practitioners, communities, networks and organisations who are working to make the built environment and set building in the UK Film & TV Industries more sustainable.
SKILLS
Hard Skills
Basic carpentry & timber framing, brick laying, site preparation & foundation creation, patio laying, wychert wall repair, hempcrete insulation application,
wool insulation laying, lime plastering, painting & decorating, bottle brick wall construction.
Project Management & Soft Skills
Scheduling & budgeting, sourcing, supplier liaison, sustainability
Work
May 2025 - Present
Site Manager & Builder, Wychert Cottage Exterior Renovation & Landscaping
Building Work:
Exterior Concrete Render Removal
Wychert Wall Repair
Hempcrete Wall Insulation
Rerender
Retaining Wall Building
Sunroom Installation
Managing:
Porch Demolition
Site Excavation
Waste Removal
Materials Sourcing & Delivery
Patio Build
Electrics Installation
Soakaway Installation
Sump Pump Installation
Buckinghamshire, England
November - December 2025
Garden Decking Design & Build
Jacob Boult Gardens & Landscapes
November 2024 - May 2025
Wychert Cottage Interior Re-Render
Buckinghamshire, England
July 2024
Waney Edge Wood Fence Build
Jacob Boult Gardens & Landscapes
May 2024
Earthen Home Building
Uttarakhand, India
March - April 2024
Bamboo Tiny House Building
Bamboo Shapers Social Enterprise
Langkawi Island, Malaysia
July - August 2023
Animal Shelter Maintainance & Build
Puffin Croft Petting Farm
John O’Groats, Highlands of Scotland
May 2019
Earthship Build
Petworth, West Sussex, England
January 2019
Aguada, Puerto Rico
November 2016
Furniture Restoration
Khora Community Centre
Athens, Greece
November 2015
Shelter Building
A Home For Winter
Calais, France
November 2014 – April 2015
Creative Set Repurposing
Drésd
Pinewood Studios, London
CREATOR
October 2025
July 2023
The Climate Creatives Challenge - Commended Entry Winner
Speaking Events
June 2026
Our Built Heritage Podcast
December 2023
PechaKucha Show & Tell
Topic: ‘Reclaiming Our High Lands’
Scottish Ecological Design Association
September 2022
Topic: Sustainable Set Construction and Deconstruction in Scotland
BECTU Vision
March 2021
Edinburgh University Architecture Society
Topic: The Role of Home on Issues of Sustainability
Education & Training
September 2025
Clayfest
Earth Building U.K. & Ireland (EBUKI)
H.G. Matthews, Chesham, England
November 2024
Hempcrete Wall Insulation
Will Stanwix, That Hempcrete Guy
Buckinghamshire, England
July 2024
Earthen Flooring Building
Jeffrey Hart, The Earthen Floor Company
Clayfest, H.G. Matthews, Chesham, England
June 2024
Strawbale Building Course
School of Natural Building
Tarskavaig, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
June 2024
Introduction to Maintaining Historic Buildings
January 2024
Intensive Carpentry Course
Central Building & Welding Academy, Coventry
December 2023
The NSBRC Guide to Renovation Projects
The National Self Build & Renovation Centre
November 2023
Managing Your Energy Efficient Home
The National Self Build & Renovation Centre
November 2023
ACAN Circular Economy Workshop: Closing the Loop
Architects Climate Action Network
November 2023
Maintaining Old Buildings
London Historic Buildings Trust
November 2023
Designing Ground Floors With Natural Materials
Architects Climate Action Network
October 2023
Building Futures in Rural Scotland
Scottish Ecological Design Association
July 2023
How To Build A Sustainable Studio
BAFTA Albert
June 2023
Circular Economy and Sustainable Reuse of Historic Buildings
Society for the Protection of Historic Buildings (SPAB)
April 2023
Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting
Lantra Assessment
LJX Training, Scotland
May 2022
Level 1 Build School
The Common Knowledge Centre
Kilfenora, County Clare, Republic of Ireland
April 2023
Introduction to Welding
Scottish Woodland Skills Centre, Alyth
August 2022
Architectural Drawing Level 1
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London
June 2022
Timber Framing Course
The Shieling Project
Beauly, Highlands of Scotland