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Tenderloin
We’re extending a c 1910 built house and renovating and landscaping as part of the same project.
It’s a two storey extension which almost doubles the size of the house. Plus the garage is being demolished and rebuilt to match the house.
It’s a massive job - way bigger than I anticipated. We expect to spend about £300k (this is up north) with me doing as much as I can myself. That has included me doing lots of preparation on the stone for the house, repointing the existing part of the house, putting in underfloor heating etc.
I’ve taken a career break (aside from ~three days a month freelancing) to do it and it has been fun if stressful. I’ve learned a hell of a lot.
We’ve tended to do things the most cost effective way rather than the fastest with an eye on the total spend below the eventual value but who knows what the market will do.
I’d be happy to be out for knock throughs in the summer and back in by Christmas.
Old part of the house on the left, new part on the right. Every bit of stone had to be backed off to 5 inch bed which was a hard few weeks. Two of us did 70 tonnes with Stihl saws and bolsters.
I don’t know what I want to do with my career so we’ll probably buy another house to work on after this.