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A Dream Come True
By Scotframe Timber Engineering.
hen Ian and Rebecca towards the far bank.” occupied him since he left school.
W
Anderson throw open the For the Borders couple and their two young So they decided to live in the house
living room curtains in the children, the site was a once in a lifetime themselves, funding the purchase price of the
morning, they are greeted opportunity. Ian was a third generation tenant half acre plot and some of the build costs by
by the sight of a tumbling farmer on Woodburn Farm, named after the the sale of the livestock and machinery on the
waterfall only a stone’s throw from their patio river which runs by their house at Roberton, six farm. They also sold a flat Ian had bought
doors and wild birds in the Scots pines and miles west of Hawick. and renovated in Hawick to add to their
broad-leaf trees beyond. cash resources.
It was the appeal of this “The main source of advice and guidance came from Whilst the site was
delightful aspect which
the timber frame company”
an opportunity, it was
persuaded them to also a considerable
embark on the daunting project of building their challenge because of its pronounced position
own home, and that was a decision they have Their first instinct was to build a bungalow within a dip on the side of a hill. Ian had seen
not regretted for a second. for the express purpose of holiday letting while and been impressed by the quality and finish of
Rebecca said: “It is so beautiful having the Ian continued to run his livestock farm. homes produced and supplied by a timber
Burn rushing past the house, so soothing. However, as the couple discussed the project, frame specialist based in Cumbernauld.
The house is built on the side of a hollow, so it they began to see it as a chance for Ian to Rebecca and Ian started to investigate the
slopes down towards the river and looks over change direction from a career which had Cumbernauld-based company’s huge range of
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