Homebuilding & Renovating

“We built a sustainable home full of charm”

OAK FRAME SELF-BUILD

HOMEOWNERS Tony and Emma Cooke

BUILD TIME 2016-2019

CONSTRUCTION METHOD Oak frame with structural insulated panels

SIZE 303m2 (main house) and 134m2 (annexe and office outbuilding)

LOCATION Dorset

PLOT COST £373,000

BUILD COST £2,500/m2

VALUE £1.75million

On a mission to build using oak frame, Tony and Emma Cooke have created a timeless and warm home for life, as well as a cleverly conceived annexe that provides them with extra income.

Your home is idyllic, how did you find the right plot to build on?

We’d been struggling to find somewhere to live

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