Hi everyone
I'm a complete newbie in the scary world of home improvements.
We are hoping to build a two storey extension and completely change the internal layout of a house. It's a dilapated 60s box right now.
We haven't hired an architect yet.
I would be very grateful for all your tips on how to do this as painlessly as possible, and on a tight budget. Our dream house will need £300k plus (which tbh this house isn't worth spending that much on): we have a third of this plus contingency unless I win the lottery or pull off that diamond heist . We need to cut corners all over, I've started looking for ex display kitchens, bathrooms etc already.
I'm looking for advice on everything from what to ask an architect, to what to put into a building contract, down to where to get door handles from. If would be great to hear from experts like noddyholder and PigletJohn, I'm out of my comfort zone by a considerable distance here!
I'm happy to answer any questions you have and it would be great to collate a thread of useful tips for others to refer to in future.
If you found great service with any companies, including builders in south east london, please share your thoughts.
Thanks to you all in advance!
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Apatite1 · 18/10/2014 18:09
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