Projects - All Our Upcoming Projects

We moved into our first proper family home in Spring 2011 (it was a one and two bedroom flats with  communal gardens before that).  It had lay empty for quite a number of years as the owner had been in hospital before he passed away.  His son had decorated the entire house in an aid to sell it quickly.  Therefore, there was no furniture to get rid of and everything (bathroom, kitchen, internal doors, etc.) were all brand new and unused.

Both myself and my partner are creatively minded so as soon as we saw it we both had ideas to improve it before we even got the keys!

In no particular order, this is the list of improvements we plan to make to our home (and it should add value to both our lives and the sale price of our house if we ever decide to):

• Completely re-do the roof covering (black slate);
• Repair and paint all the downpipes and gutters;
• Re-rough-cast the entire outside rendering (front and back);
• Add a utility room to the kitchen;
• Finish the kitchen off once the large appliances have been properly moved to the utility room;
• Add a family bathroom to the first floor (with a toilet, pedestal sink, bath and shower like our downstairs bathroom);
• Loft conversion - to become the master bedroom with en-suite;
• Convert first floor master bedroom into a craft room that doubles as a spare bedroom;
• Completely re-landscape the back garden so we have an actual seating area.

So far only one of these projects has been fully costed, discussed with the workmen and has a scheduled start date.