Once Oakwrights’ site team had constructed our oak frames with our pre-fitted encapsulation system and joinery, we could begin roofing both cottages and start the internal studwork. Considering we were only 11 days into erecting the two houses (my fiancé Helen and I are building a home adjacent to our friends LB and Craig, in Herefordshire), beginning with only the base on the site, it was astonishing how rapidly the exteriors were developing.
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