Project: Bungalow interior redesign
This project was a very tired bungalow, which we reconfigured. Making it brighter, giving it flow through the house. The products used were high standard providing low maintenance for the ageing clients. All rooms and woodwork were stripped and repainted. Remote control Gas fires were installed to give the two main rooms warmth. German windows allowed for less cleaning, a new warm air heating system was very economical and provided cool air in the summer. Heated flooring in conservatory, bathroom and en-suite ensured warmth and drying all year round if required. The kitchen/diner with a large bespoke island ensured great family get togethers.
Redesign Interior of bungalow
New oak and carpet flooring, open plan kitchen-diner, inbuilt gas fire, install french doors
Redesign interior of bungalow
build conservatory, install sliding doors, bedroom french doors, create a bedroom en-suite and walk-in wardrobe, new bathroom suite and tiling.
Project: Garden landscaping and design
The client wanted their back lawn removed and to extend the back garden up a wild bank.
Some existing plants were retained for wildlife with new terraced areas for new bushes, shrubs and wild flowers.
The final photos show the garden in its finest in late summer.
A retaining wall and different levels of terracing with access to the top level was installed. We kept Ferns, wildflowers and some existing trees and bushes for screening and wildlife. Lots of shrubs, saplings and plants were planted, i.e. Fatsias, Willows, Rhodedendrons, Camelias, Lavernums, to name a few.
Landscape garden lawn and bank
Remove lawn and clear the bank at rear of garden.
Landscape redesign of lawn and bank
Retaining wall, multiple terraces with Ferns, wildflowers, shrubs and bushes.
Project: House restoration
8 bedroomed holiday home flooded
The 8 bedroomed home was let out as a holiday home and Air BnB which could accommodate 12 adults and multiple children. It had a leak in an upstairs toilet which affected the upstairs hallway, landing and toilet, the dining room, extensive kitchen and ancillary rooms downstairs.
As it was a business we had to restore the property quickly to prevent Business Interruption costs which we did prior to the second Covid lockdown.
All the wall, woodwork and kitchen units paintwork were all Farrow & Ball colours so we matched those perfectly.
Damage to kitchens, dining room, hallways and landing.
Strip out damaged flooring, electrics plus appliances, etc. Then dry out affected rooms (5 upstairs and 8 rooms downstairs).
Restore affected rooms
Restore hallways (3), landings, toilets (3), dining room and kitchens plus ancillary.
Re-plaster, paint, re-carpet affected room., Clean and polish marble and wood flooring.
Project: Whole house restoration
7 Bedroom home flood
A Carpet shop friend contacted me to state that a customer of his had just had a very large flood in his 7 bedroomed house. The third floor was fine but the other 12 rooms and hallway were devastated. The client had just had the whole house carpeted and thus got in touch with the carpet shop to replace the expensive carpets.
I contacted the client as he did not know what to do, as the Insurance company had left him to sort it out on his own. So he asked me to help, therefore I immediately organised the removal of the drenched carpets , the contents to be stored for Insurance assessment, got the Air Driers in to completely dry out the house. We had to let the house dry for 2.5 weeks and had to do further damage assessment from mould and water damage to the electrics and underground water heating.
I dealt with the client's Insurers, Loss Adjusters and Surveyors as I successfully negotiated a large settlement for the client to restore the property. Mould was treated which was a legacy of the Insurer's slow reaction to the claim.
The property was refurbished to a high specification with some structural change to a new kitchen/diner.
Due to Privacy and Security issues, photos of the completed property cannot be published, but I wanted to show the damage the client was left with and then our rapid response and work undertaken by us to clean and dry it, preventing further damage.
Rooms drenched and ceilings collapsed
All rooms carpets drenched, walls and electrics damaged, mould started. Carpets, Marble and Karndean flooring, skirting, Cornices were replaced.
Post Stripping and Drying
Stripped flooring, carets, skirting, etc in preparation for restoration
Project: House restoration and client support
A very vulnerable lady had a radiator leak from a bedroom which flooded the lounge below and the bedroom. The photos show the effect on the lounge following the ceiling collapse and devastation in the lounge.
We project managed the Insurance claim restoration for the client including clearing the damaged contents and storage as well as the Axminster carpets.
Vulnerable lady with a residential flood
A very vulnerable lady had a radiator leak from a bedroom which flooded the lounge and the bedroom. The photos show the effect on the lounge following the ceiling collapse and devastation in the lounge.
Lounge and bedroom restored
New electrics, wallpaper, paintwork and Axminster carpets. And a very satisfied customer
Project: Rental apartment restoration
Leak in flat below
An irregular leak in a downstairs neighbour apartment proved a problem. Using a Leak Detection system did not highlight the issue. Following a discussion with the client and the affected neighbour downstairs we discovered it was water coming from a shower unit which was not used often. Tracing it back we found the faulty unit. As part of the total restoration we treated wooden joists, replaced damaged soundproofed Insulation and electrics.
All woodwork and walls were repainted or wallpapered. Client wanted floors carpeted and a single wardrobe rather than replace laminate flooring and in-built wardrobe.
Tracing the occasional problem
Flat below irregular leak, eventually traced and fixed. Floorboards removed to inspect joists, insulation and electrics.
Restoration and reconfiguration.
All walls restored, painted or wallpapered and woodwork painted. Floors carpeted and a single wardrobe as requested.
Project: Young family house restoration
Client had a Boiler pressure problem, following multiple visits by different plumbers to fix the boiler, we were asked to look at the problem and identified a leak in the central heating system, we just needed to find the leak source.
Leak detection is difficult even with Leak Detection System tools, as it was in this case. Water was concentrated under the floor in multiple areas, Heat or noise detection did not display the source, so delicate lifting of the floor and subfloor was required. The eventual fault was a minor leak in the tight bend of the central heating pipe which only happened occasionally as the hole self sealed due to capillary action.
Following 2 weeks of drying with air driers, work started. Speeding up the process as the customer had 2 very young children and the raised floor was a danger.
Floors, subfloors, pipes and skirting boards were replaced, before walls, skirting and door frames were painted. And heating and boiler working perfectly.
Finding the leak
Looking for the source of the leak.
Job completed and back to normal.
All flooring back to previous and walls, skirting and door frames painted.