My House Refurb (House Purchase 8/10/2013)

[Too Late]

Thanks chaps

[tleefox]

Too Late said:

The wood burner was installed but with a bit BUT. it arrived with a big chip so i am now waiting for the end of October for them to replace it.

Have you got enough room for airflow down the sides of the stove? Doesn't look like a lot?

[Too Late]

tleefox said:

Have you got enough room for airflow down the sides of the stove? Doesn't look like a lot?

We have never had a wood burner before. The installer did note it was a bit tight but once on we do get alot of heat from it. I have thought about a stove fan to circulate the air a bit more but during the winter after a couple of hours, it was heating most the the downstairs

[Gingerbread Man]

I'd be tempted to cut in some cement sheet and paint to finish for the infills above the patio doors.

[Lynch91]

That looks fantastic, keep us posted with any further works

[nadger]

Wow. What a transformation!
I noted the downlights in the roof and thought it was a little ostentatious. Then I re read your original post and saw you were in Essex, therefore all good!

[simong800]

Just stumbled across this thread, great job

Currently halfway through our own, full renovation and extension and exterior remodelling. Wish I had found this thread before we started as many of the lessons learnt by the OP are ones we are learning ourselves as we go

[maccas99]

Great thread OP and very similar to what we are doing, although we are doing it in two phases. It's a 60's bungalow that was never touched until we bought it.

Phase 1 renovation is done - extension, re-wire, UFH, new bathroom/kitchen etc etc

Phase 2 is in the planning stages - we have 2 bedrooms on the ground floor and would like to re-roof and put a minimum of 2 bed/1 bath upstairs. The ideal option would be to go straight up with a new roof rather than a loft conversion/dorma arrangement. When you got your structural engineer involved was there any underpinning or foundation re-enforcement necessary?

I know the obvious answer would be to get a structural engineer and builder round to confirm but wondered if there was a general rule of thumb that applied?

Appreciate any information you can provide? Thanks in advance.