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Before, and after

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The same reception room finished and decorated
Reception room stripped back to brick and joists before work
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom16 weeksFull house renovation

Victorian terrace, full refurbishment

A four-bedroom terrace taken back to brick and joists, replastered and finished throughout. Original cornice and ceiling roses were retained and restored rather than replaced.

  • Full strip out to structure
  • First and second fix throughout
  • Lime plaster to solid walls
  • Restored original cornice and joinery
  • Redecoration throughout
Finished open-plan kitchen and dining room with new flooring
Dated kitchen before the renovation began
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom6 weeksKitchens

Kitchen renovation, opened into the dining room

A dated kitchen replaced end to end: new layout, new engineered wood flooring running through into the dining room, and a full re-plan that let a non-structural partition come out to open the two rooms into one.

  • Existing kitchen stripped out
  • Non-structural partition removed and made good
  • New kitchen supplied and installed, with stone worktops
  • Engineered wood flooring laid through kitchen and dining room
  • Splashback tiling and a full re-wire of the kitchen circuit
Finished en-suite bathroom fitted into the eaves
Attic room before the en-suite was added
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom3 weeksBathrooms

En-suite bathroom fitted into an existing attic room

An existing attic bedroom gained a compact en-suite, fitted into the eaves with custom joinery to make the most of the sloped ceiling, fully tanked and tiled to the same standard as a full-size bathroom.

  • Compact en-suite planned around the roof slope
  • Custom eaves storage and access panels
  • Full tanking to walls and shower tray
  • Porcelain tiling and underfloor heating
  • New extraction and lighting to Part P
Completed walk-in wet room with glass screen
Bathroom walls part-tiled during the fit-out
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom3 weeksBathroom

Walk-in wet room conversion

A tired family bathroom converted to a level-access wet room on a timber floor, with the deck reformed to create the fall and the whole area fully tanked.

  • Joists checked and deck reformed to fall
  • Full tanking to walls and floor
  • Large-format porcelain tiling
  • Thermostatic shower and glass screen
  • Underfloor heating and new extraction
Completed exterior with repainted walls and new fence
Decorator preparing an exterior elevation from a scaffold
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom4 weeksPainting & decorating

Full exterior redecoration

Masonry, render and joinery prepared and repainted, with failed pointing and render cut out and made good before any paint went on.

  • Scaffold access to all elevations
  • Repointing and render repairs
  • Fascias, soffits and gutters prepared and repainted
  • Full preparation and masonry paint system
  • Windows, doors and boundary fence redecorated
Finished courtyard garden with seating and planting
Rear garden during hard landscaping works
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom5 weeksGarden renovation

Rear garden rebuild

A sloping, waterlogged rear garden regraded and drained, with a porcelain terrace laid to fall away from the house and planting chosen for a shaded aspect.

  • Regrading and land drainage to a soakaway
  • Porcelain terrace on a full mortar bed
  • Terrace set 150mm below the damp course
  • New boundary fencing on concrete posts
  • Planting scheme and exterior lighting
Finished room with flat decorated walls
Plasterer skimming a prepared wall
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom6 weeksPlastering

Period property replastering

Blown gypsum plaster removed from solid walls and replaced with a breathable lime system, allowing the walls to dry out rather than trapping moisture behind them.

  • Failed gypsum plaster hacked off
  • Three-coat lime plaster to solid walls
  • Cornice repaired and run to match
  • Mineral paint finish to allow breathability
  • Moisture readings monitored before decoration
Finished living room with layered lighting and a hand-painted feature wall
Living room with dated central lighting before the redesign
BeforeAfter
United Kingdom5 weeksInterior Design

Layered lighting scheme with a hand-painted feature wall

A dated 1960s living room redesigned around a proper lighting plan, with ambient, task and accent layers worked out and switched sensibly before the walls were closed up, and a hand-painted feature wall built into the scheme as the room's focal point.

  • Lighting and switching plan designed before first fix
  • Circuits and additional sockets coordinated with the plan
  • Walls replastered and made good after chasing
  • Hand-painted feature wall as the room's focal point
  • Colour scheme and sample boards agreed on site

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