HOMEOWNERS Joe and Sarah Radmore, with their children Anabel, 6, and Linton
LOCATION Devon
SIZE 36m²
BUILD ROUTE DIY
CONSTRUCTION Oak frame barn conversion
BUILD TIME 14 months (Mar 2020 - May 2021)
PLOT COST £40,000 (in 2009)
BUILD COST £90,000
VALUE £250,000
WORDS Alison Wall
PHOTOGRAPHY c/o Joe Radmore
Extreme patience has paid dividends for London-based Joe Radmore — what’s more, he’s completed his first self-build/conversion project on the slenderest of budgets.
The saga began in 2009 when Joe, then young and single, bought a three-acre site in Devon near his childhood home for just £40,000, with planning permission in place to build a barn. The previous owner had put in a notice of commencement and made a start on the groundworks. “It was a shame not to make use of that, I just wanted to get on with it,” recalls Joe.
Keen to crack on, he commissioned oak frame specialist Wedgewood Buildings to build a one-storey barn, using oak frame, blockwork and local stone. He left the construction to the experts, such as Dean the main contractor from The Wooden Workshop, but created the designs himself.
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