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An Oak Frame Self-build

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Jan and Mike Davies

Build Cost: 

£270,000

Build time: 

1 year(s) 4 month(s)

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Package

Region: 

Nottinghamshire
There are those people who approach their impending retirement with the gleeful intent to have a very long, well-earned rest — quite understandable given the decades spent slogging away in the workplace. But then there is that other type of person who can’t resist the opportunity to do something a little bit special – albeit challenging – with that extra time. Two such people are Jan and Mike Davies, who together have built a beautiful oak framed cottage – clad in

 

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Nottinghamshire, Border Oak, oak frame, Dormer Widnows, Porch, SIPs, Vaulted Ceiling, Conservation Area, Author: Melanie Griffiths, Photographer: Jeremy Phillips, Issue: December 2009
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