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FLIPPING


Flipping the kitchen and diner around has given more space for the kitchen units, including a large fridge freezer built flush into a bespoke frame and a new chimney breast


To ‘futureproof’ the house, Cat 6 internet cabling has also been installed, along with a surround sound system in the basement. “It’s easy to run wires around the room when you’re building new walls,” he says.


Thanks to past experience working for his family’s construction business, Chris was able to fit the kitchen and bathrooms himself as well as laying flooring. As the kitchen and diner were flipped around, they were able to fit a range cooker in the chimney breast, although this was remodelled three times based on their changing requirements. A big American style fridge freezer was another must-have, but Chris sourced a surround kit so it wouldn’t stick out. “Having fitted about 20 kitchens I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t,” he says. “So we built a makeshift kitchen out of cardboard boxes, trestles and bits of wood to get a feel for it first. Then we chose solid oak fronts from a local company, keeping it simple and robust with no fancy pull-out corner units that could break. My daughter’s quite proud that she chose the style and colour.”


When it came to revamping the family bathroom, Chris and Linda kept the existing 1980s bath and sink as a homage to the house. “We quite liked the champagne colour, so had a shower tray made to match and added modern fittings,” says Chris.


In October 2018, work began on phase two – a hip to gable loft conversion so the house wouldn’t be too ‘bottom heavy.’ “We knew the original roof was falling apart and had ummed and ahed about converting the loft and


nov/dec 2020


“When they started smashing holes in the walls for the steels on the first day, we quickly found a rental property”


replacing it,” says Chris. “But it wasn’t until half way through the main build that we realised the tiles could easily fall off and damage the glazing. That gave us the motivation to do it sooner.”


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