Team effort

After a two-year wait to gain planning, Teresa Townsend and Keith Hayes worked together with local trades to create a stunning barn-style home that’s as impressive inside as it is on the outside

WORDS Debbie Jeffery

REAL PROJECT CLASS Q CONVERSION TIMELINE HOMEOWNERS Teresa Townsend and Keith Hayes LOCATION Devon PROJECT Class Q barn conversion HOUSE TYPE Detached four-bedroom house SIZE 492m2 BUILD ROUTE Architect and building company BUILD TIME 16 months PLOT COST £600,000 BUILD COST £1.2 million VALUE £3.25 million+ Buying a plot of land unseen is not usually advised as the best route to follow when building your own home, but that’s exactly what Teresa Townsend and Keith Hayes chose to do. “A piece of land with some timber barns suddenly came onto the market in a great location near our home in Devon while we were on holiday,’ says Teresa. “Luckily, we trusted our builder friend Tim to attend the open day viewing. He bought the land and barns on our behalf…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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