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HOMEOWNERS Joe and Sarah Radmore, with their children Anabel, 6, and Linton, 4
LOCATION Devon
SIZE 36m²
BUILD ROUTE DIY
CONSTRUCTION Oak frame barn conversion
BUILD TIME 14 months (Mar 2020 -May 2021)
PLOT COST £40,000 (in 2009)
BUILD COST £90,000
VALUE £250,000
Extreme patience has paid dividends for London-based Joe Radmore — what’s more, he’s completed his first self-build/conversion project on the slenderest of budgets.
The saga began in 2009 when Joe, then young and single, bought a three-acre site in Devon near his childhood home for just £40,000, with