The Barn is a 400-year-old grade 2 listed building of rare clay dabbed construction largely only found on the Solway Plain. The work involved an extension to the property providing a new kitchen/day room and shower room at the same time refurbishing the old kitchen area to an office and utility room.
The timber and steel frame cedar clad extension adjoining at 90’ to the existing barn has flat resin roof and triple glazed windows. The client is going to add sedum roof in the future which was taken into account when designing the roof.
With the age and construction of the barn a high level of engineering input was required.
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