How to renovate your fireplace

xmas_fireplace

We don’t know about you, but all this festive talk of chestnuts roasting on open fires and of hanging stockings around fireplaces has made us begin to think about overhauling our own fireplaces. Continue reading…


Don’t let water damage ruin your renovation project

Water damaged property

When planning a renovation project, it’s important that you take the necessary steps to keep the property protected from water damage. Not only can a property’s structural integrity be compromised by water damage, there can be secondary consequences such as the formation of damp patches which can lead to insect infestations and bacterial growths! Continue reading…


How to convert large properties into luxury apartments FAQs

luxury-apartments

We’ve seen an increase recently in the number of renovators looking for insurance to cover converting large properties into luxury apartments. Splitting a large property into multiple units can have lots of benefits for the renovator, from increased profits to increased demand for smaller property or flats. Here we tackle some of the most frequent questions. Continue reading…


Working with an interior designer

Interior design

Renovating a property into somewhere to sell isn’t just about putting up bricks and mortar in a well designed pattern. We have seen how improving a porch or adding a conservatory can enhance a property, and how a well-groomed garden will most certainly raise the price a few notches. To truly get the most out of a renovation project, however, the attention to the inside is as important as the attention to the outside. Raising the profile of a property with great interior design is simple – when you know how! Continue reading…


Expanding families need extended homes

Construction-work

Trade magazines are an important source for trends which will become dominant in our industry in the near future, so of course we keep a close eye on them. It is with this in mind that an article from the heating and plumbing world’s monthly bible (HPM) caught our attention. The article claimed that: ‘Homeowners set to spend £6 billion on property upgrades’.
Continue reading…