Mike Cruickshank

Mike is an expert in self build, with a particular focus on timber frame construction, and offers advice on the build process as well as the cost elements of building with timber. He has been in the industry for 47 years. He set up his own architectural consultancy in 1985, focusing on extensions and individual new builds, before joining Scotframe, a leading timber frame supplier, between 1991 and 2017. He now runs his own self-build consultancy. As well as helping hundreds of self builders realise their dream homes, he has also presented to the Scottish Government regarding the importance of self build, and has been the deputy chairman of the Structural Timber Association's (STA) self-build committee. He has also self-built twice.