Hi, we live in a period property, it is not listed, but is in a conservation area. Am looking to do some small refurbishments and minor remodelling to better fit what we're looking for as our needs have changed. Am also very keen to keep it true to the original in every way, as the house was built before 1900 and feel we need to respect that. As an example when I had some pointing done, I insisted on the original mortar, ie a Lime based mortar and colour matched. So am very particular that way and would rather pay more and get it true to the original than cut corners, as think its important to keep it that way. My biggest bug bear is that someone changed the Rosemary tiles to ugly concrete tiles which i hate. But its a huge job to change them all back to rosemary, and i don't think it will add direct value to the house. I don't think there are any grants to restore places back to the original. Anyhow thats a wish list thing.
