Renovation & Restoration

Older buildings are their own kind of work. The firm starts a renovation with a structural assessment and a waterproofing survey, then sets a phased plan that keeps disruption to the occupants down. The work runs from structural repair and re-waterproofing to facade repair, window replacement, and full interior overhaul, with the electrical and plumbing brought up to current practice as the building is opened up.

Timelines vary more than a ground-up build. A single-floor refresh runs about four months; a full house taken back to the frame can run to eighteen. Old drawings are rarely reliable, so the firm takes measured surveys at the start and confirms the scope against what the building actually is, not what the paper says. Where the family stays in the house through the work, the plan is phased room by room, so there is always a part of the home to live in, and the programme is reviewed fortnightly once the survey is in.