CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


ARCHITECT Barc Architects www.bararchitects.com


BUILDER


Lansdale Building www.lansdalebuilding.co.uk


WINDOWS Kastrup www.kastrup.co.uk


SLIDING DOORS Reynaers Aluminium www.reynaers.co.uk


INSULATED RENDER Sto www.sto.co.uk


KITCHEN & SANITARYWARE Ivybridge Bathrooms and Kitchens ivybridgebathroomandkitchens.co.uk


SKYLIGHTS Velux www.velux.co.uk


FLAT ROOFLIGHTS Glazing Vision www.glazingvision.co.uk


ELECTRICAL WORK JKR Electrical Services www.jkrelectricalservices.uk


PLUMBING Adam Dornom dornoms@hotmail.co.uk


CARPENTRY Drew Dyer Carpentry www.drewdyercarpentry.co.uk


STAIRCASE


Kain Harper Joinery www.kainharperjoinery.co.uk


FIRE West Country Stoves www.westcountrystoves.co.uk


not be let out on a commercial basis. “From the moment we met Caroline Shortt and her team, we knew we were in safe hands,” Anne recalls. “We told them that we wanted to turn our holiday home into a proper home, and how we thought this might be achieved. They assuaged our concerns about potential planning limitations and asked us to trust them, which fortunately we did. Their suggestions invariably saved us money and always improved the property, so we cannot thank them enough.” The planners approved the design, which involved creating a new first floor in timber frame and etending the ground floor in blockwork, clad in cedar boarding and an insulated render system. Party wall agreements were then secured from the neighbours on both sides.


“Everyone told us that we’d need a project manager, but we soon realised that this wasn’t the case after being introduced to our builder, Will Lansdale of Lansdale Building,” says Donald. “We’ve always trusted our gut instinct on these things, but after meeting with Will we decided it would be sensible to interview another builder. his only served to confirm that we were making the right choice with Will, who was recommended to us by our architects. Not only is he passionate about building, but he lives locally and is deeply committed to the community.”


Lansdale Building took responsibility for the demolition work, which involved taking down all but the front external wall of the bungalow. “Seeing our home reduced to rubble was sobering,” says Donald, “and the fact that lockdown was introduced the day after work


sep/oct 2024


began meant that site visits were impossible for us, and we needed to rely on phone and video calls with our team from 250 miles away.” The builders adhered to strict Covid


regulations on site, completing the groundworks and preparing trenchfill foundations for the extensions. Structural steelwork was introduced to support what remained of the building; new walls and roofs were completed; windows and doors installed, and the eterior finished in a combination of crisp insulated render and cedar boarding.


“I had suggested traditional New England style clapboard, fied horiontally and painted light blue, but Caroline assured us that vertically-hung cedar boards would create a more contemporary finish as well as being low maintenance, as it would fade and weather to a soft grey colour,” says Donald. “We were happy to be led by her, and trusted our builder implicitly. The attention to detail was incredible, and we were so impressed by the quality of workmanship.” It was the builders who recommended that the couple should invest in new internal doors, rather than reusing the existing ones, which were showing signs of wear and tear. Donald and Anne had worried about the impact of Covid on costs and the availability of materials, but fortunately the builders ordered ahead and managed to avoid most of these issues, using mainly local trades and suppliers to complete the project.


Glass plays an important role in the design, and it was Anne who expressed a wish for the rear of the house to be almost entirely glazed to appreciate the views, whereas previously


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