External Wall Insulation

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Another external wall insulation project completed! The tricky access on this Victorian house meant that scaffolding had to be brought through the narrow side passage and erected to the rear elevation. A substantial amount of external pipework had to be removed and re-fixed to allow space for the insulation and render. The existing windows were removed and replaced with new …

Victorian Terrace Renovation up-date

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We are well into our Victorian Terrace home renovation project that we have been working with our friends at Cityzen Design on. The external walls have come down and the new steel beams supporting the 1st floor are in place. Thomas and Jo have a lovely new boiler and underfloor insulation to keep them warm during the winter months. A …

The first of the windows are in..

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So, the first of the windows at Elms Lea have been installed on the first floor of the house. They look amazing, and will look even better when the cork external wall insulation and the featherboard cladding have been added. Also while we have been up on the scaffolding it is apparent that the seagulls that live on the roof …

Week 13 – time to complete phase 1

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So it’s a great feeling coming to the end of phase 1 of our project. Just goes to show that working with a great team we can really deliver a fantastic house in amazing time. The whole house has been rebuilt from the ground up. New underfloor insulation and heating, airtight construction, new services, heating systems, solar integrated, new baths, …

Project update week 13

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So very quickly we have moved into week 13 and the finishing touches are all happening. We have had several issues with Internet suppliers of bathrooms, tiles etc… Delivery companies dropping pallets etc. which have put all our schedules out. (Special mention for www.traderadiators.co.uk, www.wallsandfloors.co.uk who despite causing lots of grief through their delivery companies managed to eventually sort things …