December 13, 20205 yr Hi folks, Im a mechanical engineer by trade but been doing my own property renovation projects in various forms for quite a few years from plastering through to plumbing and complete kitchen and bathroom re-modeling plus a bunch of other stuff in between.... I probably more of a self renovator than a self builder since im yet to build anything structural! I'll have a go at most things (except gas or major electrics which is reserved for the professionals) came across this site when googling for some info on a project im currently working so though id sign up and hopefully learn an few things from the other members. Hopefully ill be able to help others too. Cheers Kes
December 13, 20205 yr Welcome Kes to THE forum, well like you I did renovations for years before my own self build only took 45 years of waiting ?.
December 13, 20205 yr Hi Kes, welcome to the forum. There's all sorts on here as well as all the different types of projects. You'll find plenty on renovations, extensions and new builds.
December 13, 20205 yr Be careful, Kes, you might get the Self Build bug! We started out by complete renovations on three old properties. The second one we moved in on Jan 2nd. It was a solid brick bungalow with no heating system, no bathroom and just one cold tap in the original 10 ft by 7ft kitchen. Then we moved here to do it all for a third time. At least it was only September giving us time to get some heating installed before winter set in. Now we are self building in the attached field.
December 13, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, kestrel said: I probably more of a self renovator than a self builder since im yet to build anything structural! Working out how much of an old property should be dismantled is harder than a clean sheet new build, so I reckon you are smarter than the average self build bear.
December 15, 20205 yr On 13/12/2020 at 15:54, kestrel said: Hi folks, Im a mechanical engineer by trade but been doing my own property renovation projects in various forms for quite a few years from plastering through to plumbing and complete kitchen and bathroom re-modeling plus a bunch of other stuff in between.... I probably more of a self renovator than a self builder since im yet to build anything structural! I'll have a go at most things (except gas or major electrics which is reserved for the professionals) came across this site when googling for some info on a project im currently working so though id sign up and hopefully learn an few things from the other members. Hopefully ill be able to help others too. Cheers Kes Welcome.
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