Homebuilding & Renovating

Tale of the unexpected

TIMELINE

HOMEOWNERS Jeremy and Melanie Offer

LOCATION Henley-on-Thames

PROJECT Renovating two existing barns and building a bedroom annex

SIZE 287m²

BUILD ROUTE Main contractor

CONSTRUCTION Insulated cladding panels, clad in spruce

BUILD TIME Two years (Dec 2018 - Jan 2021)

HOUSE COST £1.25m

BUILD COST £900,000

VALUE £3m

“Instead of focusing on one area, we looked for the ideal property first — we fancied an adventure”

To say that Jeremy and Melanie Offer are happily ensconced in their countryside home in Henley-on-Thames is an understatement, nevertheless their story is one of surprises. Five years ago they were living in Cheshire when Jeremy heard that his work would now be based in the south, at which point they

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