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    Born to build

    Dec 07, 2023 3 minutes
    PHOTOGRAPHY Jeremy Phillips

    REAL PROJECT SPIRIT OF SELF-BUILD

    TIMELINE

    HOMEOWNER Roxy Woodfield

    PROFESSION Builder

    PROJECT New build

    HOUSE TYPE Detached two-storey, two-bedroom house

    SIZE 112m2

    LOCATION Herefordshire

    BUILD ROUTE Oak framing company, DIY and subcontractors

    BUILD TIME Ten months

    PLOT COST Gifted — value £125,000

    BUILD COST £200,000

    CURRENT VALUE £410,000+

    Roxy Woodfield was brought up on building sites, working alongside her father during school holidays, so it was only natural she would eventually join the family business and become a builder herself. “When my parents gained planning permission for a small development of oak-framed houses

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