CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS WINDOWS


Internorm from Ecotec www.ecotecwindows.com


DOORS Clear View Doors and Windows www.clearviewdoors.co.uk


RESIN FLOOR Monarch Resin Floors monarchresinfloors.co.uk


UNDERFLOOR HEATING nerooretngo ufhs.co.uk


BATHROOMS Clifton tiles & bathrooms ctb.co.ukshowroomssheffield


GARDEN DESIGN urenegn lushgardendesign.co.uk


GARDEN LANDSCAPING Wildwood


LOFT CARGO NET Loft Nets www.loftnets.com


It’s an illusion, because all that changes as the build progresses.”


The joiners employed by the builder made and fitted the new roof trusses, and the pantiles were laid to make the property watertight from above, ahead of the windows going in. The triple glazed windows were sourced from


Internorm and meticulously measured – but they took so long to manufacture that the progress of the build was delayed by several weeks, forcing the team to complete other jobs while they waited. This included installation of the rooflights, fitting steel beams to support the main open plan living space at the heart of the property, and boarding the window openings so they could complete first fixes and plaster the internal walls.


nderfloor heating was laid, topped by screed


and resin. Unfortunately the house was still boarded up and the interior was too damp to allow the resin to properly set. To add insult to injury, the ceiling plaster had soaked up moisture from the floor and collapsed onto the resin. In the end, the first layer of resin had to be ground off and repoured and the ceiling plaster reskimmed.


“It worked the second time, but it was a bit of a setback, says Suanne. othing could be done while the floor was drying out and that took well over a week to reach the stage where we could walk on it.”


20 www.sbhonline.co.uk AN ALARMING MOMENT


The windows had still not arrived when the kitchen units were delivered, so they were stored in one of the rooms, which was fitted with a burglar alarm.


“One evening we were at the rented property when the alarm went off,” recalls Suzanne. “David went down to the site but there was no one about, so he sat guard in his car until 11pm, then I took the next shift, because we knew that whoever had been in the property would return at some point. It was a cold January night and by 2 am I’d had enough and went home.” At 6.30 am the alarm went off again, and they rushed to the site, only to discover the boarding had been ripped from the window and the kitchen had gone. Fortunately they had comprehensive insurance, but the experience understandably left them upset, and on edge.


nable to move into the half-finished house, but worried about leaving it unattended, Suzanne put a call-out for help on a community social media site. A neighbour immediately got in touch and offered them his caravan so they could live on site until the windows were installed, second fixes completed and the house fit to move into. We will always be grateful for that support,” says Suzanne. “It was well into February before the windows and doors were finally installed and the property secured.


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KITCHEN IKEA www.ikea.com/gb/en


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