CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
ARCHITECT Studio J
www.studio-j.co.uk
MAIN CONTRACTOR Feathered Edge Joinery and Building Ltd
www.feathered-edge.com
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS arc engineers
www.arc-engineers.co.uk
KITCHEN Magnet Group
www.magnet.co.uk
WINDOWS AND DOORS 21st Century Window Suppliers
21stcenturywindows.co.uk
With the roof raised, the internal walls were built to the new design. At this stage the couple considered introducing eco aspects, including solar panels and an air source heat pump – but their budget wouldn’t stretch that far. How- ever, they havent ruled it out in the uture. ts certainly something we might consider at a later date,” said David. “When you are working to a budget you have to make decisions about what to include and what not to include, and what you might be able to add further down the line.” David and Lisa were fortunate to have builders who were eile, reliale and consistent. They were amazing. They worked through the winter without a break, even when it was wet and freez- ing cold. Things turned a corner when the roof went on and they were able to make progress in better conditions.” Within the six-month build the property had first and second fiings, it was plasteroarded and skimmed throughout and bifold doors and new windows installed. Everywhere was highly insulated with Kingspan, and water-based under- oor heating was laid throughout oth oors. etween the two oors there is now a sandwich construction of joists, insulation, boarding, a second layer of insulation, heating pipes and more boarding which slightly reduced the head height in the lower rooms but dramatically increased the soundproofing. Only two things went wrong during the entire
process, one eing a cork oor. was keen to include natural materials wherever possible,” says Lisa. ound a lovely cork oor which was laid over a screed and a waterproof membrane, ut eore long it started to uckle. t was soak- ing up water because the screed had failed so that had to be redone. One of the showers had also been plumbed in the wrong way round but it was nothing that couldnt e fied. The new kitchen has been a triumph but
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the new units in the utility were delivered and installed while David and Lisa were on holiday and they returned to discover that they were the wrong colour ts not a ig issue ut it wasnt what we asked for,” says Lisa. One of the many bonuses of the revamp was the inclusion of extra storage space. “We thought through everything in fine detail, says Lisa. “We have no loft because that space was incorporated into the edrooms, so had to think very carefully about where everything would go. No space went unused.”
A GARDEN TO LOVE From the outset, David and Lisa wanted the quarter-acre garden to become an integral part of the overall renovation. Lisa – with her passion for gardening – had clear ideas of the way she wanted the garden to evolve, but she called on daughter Katy, an art teacher, for design ideas. The first task was to take up an oversized area of decking and turn it into a classically seg- mented combination of well-designed growing areas, pathways, structural features and raised vegetale eds. path etween a pleached hedge leads to a wildower area, greenhouse and potting shed. “One of our favourite features of the whole project is the Accoya cladding on the exterior of the house, which weathers to a beautiful grain and colour that links the house and garden in a very organic way, says Lisa. t was another example of the architect’s ability to think out of the box and achieve more than we ever could within our scope and budget.” Now the house is complete and David and Lisa have had time to enoy its enefits, they are delighted that they had the vision and conviction to uy the property in the first place. t was an unusual proect ut it ulfilled everything we had hoped for, and more,” says Lisa.
Cearview Bifolding Doors Ltd (Front Door)
www.clearviewdoors.co.uk
BESPOKE JOINERY Sutcliffe Joinery
www.sutcliffejoinery.co.uk
HYM Joinery
www.hymjoinery.co.uk
FLOORING Direct Wood Flooring
www.directwood
ooring.co.uk
CARPETS SCS
www.scs.co.uk
BATHROOM FITTINGS Various including Harvey George
www.harveygeorge.com
PLANNING ID Planning
idplanning.co.uk
jul/aug 2022
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