Knocking down an internal wall - what to think about

Knocking down an internal wall - what to think about

Thinking of opening up your layout? Knocking down an internal wall can completely change a space, bring in light and create interesting volumes. Outdated layouts often don’t allow for our contemporary flexible sociable lifestyles which is why many home renovators choose to go through this process. But before you ask your builder to knock down a wall here’s everything you should think about, from design and technical consideration to what it might cost to knock down a load bearing wall.

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Our Completely Honest Safestyle Windows Review

Our Completely Honest Safestyle Windows Review

This our Safestyle windows review who we chose to replace our front bay and office window. When we moved into our 1930s house back in 2016, one of the inconvenient truths flagged in our survey was that we would need to install new UPVC bay windows at some point fairly soon (in fact, most of the windows needed replacing). Read more…

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What To Look For When Buying a House to Renovate

What To Look For When Buying a House to Renovate

Neil and I bought our house in 2016 There it is in the photo above. Having never bought a fixer-upper before it's safe to say there were a lot of things we were completely blind to when we came to the house to view it.

If you're on the market for a fixer upper, or you think one day you'd like to do a renovation project and make a house completely your own, then there's a few points I've learned to look out for along the way.

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