THE KITCHEN FEATURES BI-FOLD DOORS THAT LEAD DIRECTLY INTO THE GARDEN
it arrives on their plot of land, but that’s exactly what happened to Damion and Melanie Rothner when they bought a timber frame for their new-build home near Newport. The company, Oakworth Homes, were erecting a ‘showcase’ house in the NEC, and offered the couple a discount if they could base it on the Rothner’s bespoke design, then trans- port it directly to site at the end of the show. “We had already asked Oakworth to supply
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the frame, so it just meant a few weeks’ delay,” says Damion. “It meant we could see the struc- ture of our house in advance, which was really exciting. It was a very surreal feeling to walk round our new home along with hundreds of other people, who were commenting about its pros and cons.” As a result, Damion and Melanie already felt familiar with their new home when it was even- tually dismantled and taken to their four-acre woodland site in Shropshire, where it was reassembled within days. Damion and Melanie chose a timber frame to reflect the bungalow that had originally been built there. The single storey house – the last
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ot everyone gets to see their house built at a national trade show before
OAKWORTH HOMES OFFERED THE ROTHNER’S A DISCOUNT FOR LETTING THEM BASE THEIR SHOWCASE HOUSE DESIGN ON THE ROTHNER’S BUILD THEN TRANSPORTING IT DIRECTLY TO THEIR SITE
HIGH POINT There were three: Getting the
land and walking on it for the first time, knowing it was ours; reaching the day it was all
finished and we finally moved in, and spending the summer in the caravan – which was brilliant fun and a bit like posh camping
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