Timber Frame

Discover how builder and tiler, Roxy Woodfield, constructed her own £200,000 oak-framed cottage on the land adjacent to her childhood home.

For first time self builders LB Mills and Craig Holden, sharing a plot with friends brought financial and practical benefits. Here's how they made it work and a look inside the finished home

Jamie and Madeline had to navigate a long and complicated planning journey before they could even begin building their sustainable home in Hampshire

John and Patsy Greene drew on years of experience designing and building oak framed houses to create a truly bespoke home for their retirement

The buildings were so derelict that one had to be dismantled and rebuilt. But the final result is a characterful and light-filled home ideal for modern family living

Wanting to downsize without leaving the area she had lived in for 57 years, Heather Turner utilised a local planning policy to build a modest, futureproofed home on a shoestring budget

After years of looking for a home with history and charm, Helen and Dan self built an oak frame manor-style home with a modern twist

Think building an oak frame house means high build costs and a hands-off approach? Think again. This characterful home built for under £1,500/m2, dispels both these myths

Phil and Claire Baker have sensitively renovated and extended a dated 1960s bungalow that sat on their dream plot in the Cotswolds — turning it into a charming family home