Charming Barn-Style Timber Frame Self Build House Plans

by Louise Parkin
22nd January 2025

Self building was never part of the plan for Rod and Trudy Molyneux when they decided to move out of the city in search of a greener, quieter place to call home.

They had been living in a semi-detached house in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne for 10 years, but the small garden and fast pace no longer suited the way they wanted to live. “We always knew we wanted to move out of the city again eventually to go back to having more space and greenery,” says Rod.

Charming Barn-Style Timber Frame Self Build House Plans

The couple immediately began searching for a house, but were frustrated by the lack of suitable properties within their budget. When Rod found five plots with planning permission in a village in Northumberland, he was attracted by the CGI images of the house designs. The seed was planted for what would become a year-long adventure to build their barn-style home in a leafy location.

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Charming Barn-Style Timber Frame Self Build House Plans

Initial quotes from builders for a stone-built house did not give Rod and Trudy the confidence that they would get value for money. So, they decided their budget would be better spent investing in timber frame and then cladding the building in Northumbrian stone. They approached Cambridgeshire-based timber frame supplier Potton to design and erect the superstructure to weathertight stage, including the installation of the closed panel system, which was prefabricated offsite with the insulation built-in.

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