Homebuilding & Renovating

Doubling up

TIMELINE

HOMEOWNERS Emma and Richard Daw

LOCATION North Norfolk coast

BUILD TIME 14 months

SIZE Original house: 125m²; extension: 165m ²

CONSTRUCTION Steel frame

When Emma Daw and her husband Richard discovered a run-down cottage on the north Norfolk coast, they instantly recognised its potential. Luckily, they were the only ones to put in an offer on the property.

“Even though the property was basically sound, there was so much that needed doing,” says Emma. “But we could see the possibilities it offered because of its location on the

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