Oak house frame for sale

Oak framed house dismantled and ready for removal from present site in Normandy

200 year old oak frame for sale with some original masonry, all professionally dismantled and stored and offering an ideal opportunity for reconstruction to create a characterful four bedroom house

A complete 200 year old oak framed house ready for re-construction.

The oak frame (30m L x 5m W x 10m H) is in a good condition and contains some much earlier timbers (two ‘A’ Frames possibly 17th century) together with some elaborately carved masonry footstones (believed to be 15th century and from a former chateau).

The frame has now been professionally dismantled and is currently dry stored in Normandy (North West France) ready for shipping to UK. Every timber has been tagged with a unique number corresponding to a full architectural plan. This plan, together with a file of over one hundred of photographs (taken during the dismantling process), will be available to the purchaser to aid reconstruction.

Additionally, around 60% of the original construction materials (daub, dressed stone and knapped flint) are also included.

Originally constructed in 1816 as two farm labourer’s cottages this frame would easily convert to a single four bedroomed house, two small cottages or a workshop / garage with living accommodation above. A rare opportunity to acquire an original oak frame house in good usable condition.