Back on the self-build waggon...

All those plants look very pretty in the 3rd from last photo.  Or are they the neighbours?  😁

 

It all looks great and I have enjoyed reading about your renovation - particularly as I shall proably be doing exactly the same to ours in a couple of years when parents no longer need it. 

We recently had a quote from a consultancy firm to help with planning an extension and a good quality renovation.  And while their costs were more than i'd hoped, they seemed to think we'd need around £200k to renovate to a high standard.  I'd budgeted half that!  We would never get that back on saved energy costs so we likely shall be doing it ourselves, using the information on here.  No doubt I will be picking your brains for some of it. 

Thanks for all the information and ideas that i hope to use.  🙂

They are indeed my plants, I’m quite a keen gardener though been a little too preoccupied with the renovations to take proper care over it, maybe this year ☺️

 

Wow yeah £200k does sound a lot, I know things are super expensive (managed to spend £52 on some screws, a bath trap and some penny washers somehow today 😳) and of course it depends how big of a property it is, but I suspect there is some risk premium built into that price. Still a lot of these house renovations on telly seem to spend rediculous amounts on not a lot, I always think to myself, I just don’t think I could bring myself to spend that amount of money, but then I am from Yorkshire 😂

 

Always happy to help, and I’ll keep the blog updated with this years work, main job is new bathroom, followed by the snug and finishing the dining room, but I’ll see how far my body lets me get, bathroom is a must as I’ve been without a bath for around 4 years (plug is broken and stuck) and I’m looking forward to a good soak!