Transformations
Full House Renovations
A full renovation is really a scheduling problem wearing a building problem’s clothes. The trades are not individually difficult; getting them in the right order, with no dead weeks between them, is what separates a four-month job from an eight-month one.
We take on complete refurbishments of houses and flats — typically period properties being brought up to a modern standard, or probate and buy-to-let purchases that need everything doing at once. One programme, one team, one person you call.
What this includes
- Strip-out, waste removal and structural repairs
- Full rewire with new consumer unit and certification
- Replumb, new boiler, heating system and radiators
- Damp treatment, timber repairs and re-plastering throughout
- Window and external door replacement or refurbishment
- Kitchen and bathroom installation
A programme you can hold us to
You get a written stage-by-stage programme at the start, and we review progress against it with you every week.
Nothing hidden behind plaster
Electrics, plumbing, insulation and structural repairs are photographed at first fix so there is a record of what is behind every wall.
Period detail retained
Cornicing, ceiling roses, original floorboards and joinery are protected and reinstated rather than stripped out for speed.
Scope of works
What a full job covers.
- Strip-out, waste removal and structural repairs
- Full rewire with new consumer unit and certification
- Replumb, new boiler, heating system and radiators
- Damp treatment, timber repairs and re-plastering throughout
- Window and external door replacement or refurbishment
- Kitchen and bathroom installation
- New flooring, staircases, doors and architrave
- Loft and wall insulation upgrades
- Full redecoration inside and out
- Certification pack — electrical, gas, and building control where applicable
Programme
How the job runs, stage by stage.
- 01
Survey and scope
2–3 weeks
Room-by-room survey, condition report, priced schedule of works and an agreed programme before anything starts.
- 02
Strip-out and structure
2–4 weeks
Removals, structural alterations, damp and timber works, and any layout changes.
- 03
First fix
3–5 weeks
Rewire, replumb, heating, insulation, new windows, and plastering.
- 04
Second fix and finishing
4–8 weeks
Kitchen, bathrooms, joinery, flooring, decoration, certification and handover.
What drives the price
Why two similar jobs quote differently.
We do not publish fixed prices, because a number without a survey behind it is a guess that somebody has to pay for later. What we can tell you is exactly which variables move the figure.
Bring these to the survey and the quotation will be far more accurate.
- 01Whether the property is occupied during works, which affects sequencing and cost
- 02Condition of the existing electrics, plumbing and roof — a rewire is a very different job from a partial upgrade
- 03Structural alterations such as removing chimney breasts or forming open-plan spaces
- 04Damp, rot or subsidence found during strip-out
- 05Specification of kitchen, bathrooms and flooring, which is usually the largest single variable
- 06Listed status or conservation area restrictions on windows and external work
Full House Renovations — questions
What people ask us.
Should I move out during a full renovation?
How do payments work?
What happens if you find something unexpected?
Do you work on flats and leasehold properties?
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