Hi,
We are considering selling our house and buying one that requires renovation. It's structurally sound but dated and in need of modernisation. It probably hasn't seen any work on it since the 60s so we are looking at the following work.
The plan would be to live in a rental property nearby for about 6 months while the work takes place. This should hopefully make things easier/quicker as the house will be empty while most of the work takes place (we may move in once the worst is over).
This is the first time either of us has thought about doing anything like this. Can anyone offer any advice about:
Here are some rough plans of what the house is currently like (top) and what we'd like to change it into (bottom). These are just my quick ideas based on other ones on the same road/what we think could be done so they may not be feasible/structurally possible.
We are considering selling our house and buying one that requires renovation. It's structurally sound but dated and in need of modernisation. It probably hasn't seen any work on it since the 60s so we are looking at the following work.
- Single story extension to the kitchen and dining room to make a kitchen diner
- 1st floor extension over existing flat roofed garage (this may need to be done at a later date as a second phase)
- Full rewire
- New boiler and central heating
- New windows and doors
- Replaster throughout
- New interior woodwork (skirting, door surround and doors etc.)
- Creation of downstairs toilet
- Refurb of utility room and garage
- New bathroom(s)
- New carpets throughout
- Decorate throughout
The plan would be to live in a rental property nearby for about 6 months while the work takes place. This should hopefully make things easier/quicker as the house will be empty while most of the work takes place (we may move in once the worst is over).
This is the first time either of us has thought about doing anything like this. Can anyone offer any advice about:
- What jobs need doing in what order?
- Are there any big jobs we have forgotten about/not considered?
- What pitfalls do we need to look out for, etc?
- What professionals do we need to get involved (architect, structural engineer, planning engineer etc.)?
Here are some rough plans of what the house is currently like (top) and what we'd like to change it into (bottom). These are just my quick ideas based on other ones on the same road/what we think could be done so they may not be feasible/structurally possible.