HOMEOWNERS Faye Perkins and Matt Roe PROFESSIONS Marketing and ITPROJECT Extension and renovationHOUSE TYPE Semi-detached, four-bedroom houseSIZE 114m², extended to 184m²LOCATION NorthamptonshireBUILD ROUTE DIY, subcontractorsBUILD TIME Renovation 16 months, extension 30 monthsHOUSE COST £355,000 in 2017BUILD COST approx £215,000 (renovation £75,000, extension £140,000)CURRENT VALUE £750,000+
This house was found by sheer accident, after spending two years trying to buy a building plot in the same village,” says Faye Perkins, who was inspired after previously working for a timber frame company. “I’d been obsessed with wanting to build a house, but gaining access to the plot we were interested in was causing too many problems. Despite having plans drawn up, we had to walk away.”
Just one month later, Faye and her partner, Matt Roe, were excited to discover that a…
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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2024