Home renovations
A full house, room by room, finished completely.
Home renovation is the work we do most. A full refurbishment of a house — or a substantial part of one — delivered start to finish by a single team. Most of our renovations sit in the £80,000 to £250,000 range and run from twelve weeks to nine months depending on scope.
A typical project covers structural work where it's needed (steels, openings, knock-throughs), full first and second fix electrics and plumbing, plastering, joinery, tiling, flooring, kitchen and bathroom installation, and decorating to handover. We bring in our own trades and manage the lot.
You get one number to call. One scope, one price, one programme. We're the builder — on site, every day, doing the work.
The way we work on every home renovations project.
Considered
Every renovation starts with a written scope: what is in, what is out, what depends on what. The scope is the contract. Surprises help no one.
Sequenced
We work through a house in the order that makes sense. Structural and first fix before second fix. Dirty before clean. Ceilings before floors. The sequence is what makes the timeline real.
Honest
Renovations turn up things you can't see from outside. Old wiring, hidden damp, a soil pipe in the wrong place. When that happens we tell you the same day, with a photograph and a price.
Hands-on
James is on site most days of most projects. The same faces that start the job finish the job. No rotating subcontractors, no different teams for different rooms.
Finished
A renovation is finished when the snag list is closed. We walk the project ourselves before you do; the list should be short by the time you see it.
Recent home renovations work.
Honest, specific, no price list.
Real questions, answered honestly.
Can we live in the house while the work happens?
Sometimes, depending on scope. A whole-house refurbishment with no kitchen and no working bathrooms is hard to live through. A phased renovation room by room can sometimes be lived in. We'll tell you honestly at the consultation which one you have.
Do you handle architects and structural engineers?
Yes. We work with whoever you have already engaged, or we can recommend people we trust. Most renovations need a structural engineer for the steels and an architect or designer for the plans. We coordinate the lot.
How fixed is the fixed price?
The price for everything in the scope is fixed. The price for things outside the scope — additions, upgrades, things found behind a wall when we open it up — is agreed in writing before the work happens. You sign off on every variation.
What if I want to change something halfway through?
Tell us as early as you can. The earlier a change is made, the cheaper it is. A change to the kitchen layout in week two costs nothing. The same change in week eight costs a fortune.
Do you offer staged payment?
Yes. Most renovations are paid in stages tied to milestones — typically deposit, first fix complete, second fix complete, and final payment on handover after the snag list is signed off.
Related: Bathrooms · Kitchens · Internal remodelling
From the journal: What hides behind the walls of a Victorian terrace · How long does a renovation actually take?
Related reading.
Do you need planning permission to renovate a Victorian terrace?
Permitted development, conservation areas, party walls and building control — what needs permission on an East London terrace, what doesn’t, and what a conservation area changes.
What a house renovation actually costs in East London
Honest cost ranges for renovating a Victorian or Edwardian terrace — by project type, what moves the number, and why the cheapest quote is rarely the cheapest job.
What hides behind the walls of a Victorian terrace
When you open up a house that was last properly touched 130 years ago, you’re not dealing with surprises. You’re dealing with the same building, built the same way.
How long does a renovation actually take?
Cost and permission get asked about first. The question that matters most day to day comes later: how long this really takes, and what it’s like living through it.
Considering a home renovations project?
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