he gives a cost per square metre for structural timber framed buildings of around £2,500-£3,500 per sqm for extensions; and around £2,500-£3,000 per sqm for a whole house. “The frame will be ...

John Libby says he was just a young carpenter in 1971 when he was asked to restore a dilapidated old barn. He had no experience with the timber frame joints used in the building but needed the work.