Cotswold Home Makeovers

06/10/2024

01/05/2024

My first nomination came just on the beginning of Covid. Everything we could do, was to meet via Zoom. I’m not going to hide, it was odd for me at the beginning. Things started to change its dynamics when Board could finally arrange meetings in person. Today, being a member of South West Board of Federation of Master Builders is an every day activity. Thank you Alli Gay for a great opportunity

29/04/2024

18/11/2023

Our Cheltenham renovation project progresses nicely. We have stripped off both rooms to bare brick and exposed ceiling joists. Not much repair we have to do apart of making chimney breast wall brick work tidier as it will remain exposed. Front room already received electrical first fix. More wiring to be done on Monday.

15/11/2023

Early October we have received an enquiry to refurbish two ground floor rooms. A list of works have been very typical for property type and age. To strip off internal tender from walls, lath and plaster from ceilings, upgrade electrical and heating installations, repair exposed brick work on both chimney breast walls, re-board ceilings, render walls. Polishing all details and numbers for our client hasn’t took long and we have just started planned works early this week. Current progress update will come soon.

08/11/2023

This little cottage near Upton-upon-Severn has got long list of well overdue improvements. We have spent several weeks working on replacing broken or missing roof tiles, re-pointing its four chimneys, repairing water damaged dormer, broken or missing ridge tiles and verges. Work is still in progress as the more we do, the more appears in need of work. Old properties like this one, need regular maintenance to keep them safe and owners friendly. We’re always interested to get involved in such works as it takes patience, knowledge and experience to bring them back to life.

07/11/2023

Works on this internal project near Upton-upon-Severn brought some great changes to the house over last two@weeks. We’ve stripped off old, age damaged lath and plaster from walls, extended existing central heating installation, rearranged ceiling joist to get more head room in hallway, build small, useful storage cupboard, amended existing electrical installation, boarded walls and ceilings ready for plastering… still more work to be done. Keep an eye on us to see more changes.

06/11/2023

Creating more living and functional space is not only about knocking through internal walls. Sometimes we have to reconfigure elements such as staircases or landings to make room for new kitchen or play room. Keep an eye on updates on this project. More will follow soon.

16/08/2023

A few good weeks took our team to transform this old 19th century cottage to its new sharp and bright look. We have repaired masonry walls, replaced all rotten timber elements, waterproofed whole structure and made sure superstructure will easily survive next winter. We have also updated electrical installation and restored some internal areas as required.

03/08/2023

This 19th century cottage located in the middle of Cotswolds is ready for its external face lift. We will strip all loose, flaking and peeling off paint from masonry walls, clean all weather damaged mortar joints, repoint, water seal and paint with white masonry paint. A couple of timber windows will receive new life and will be painted white as well. New fascia and soffit in grey finish with new gutters will complement overall look.

13/05/2023

A message from happy client:
“Just a quickie, your guys are absolutely amazing, the nicest, happiest easy builders I’ve ever had and done a fantastic job on top.
Can’t speak highly enough of them.

Looking forward to the decorating and a house that makes me smile again 😁😁😁😁”

12/04/2023

There’s loads of repair - “make right” type of work on our site in Gloucester. Once Juliette balcony was removed we discovered that originally it wasn’t done in right and safe method. We had to support rafters above window to prevent roof damage. Old opening has been blocked up to make space for new, resized bedroom window. Brick work on outer skin had no key under old window and wasn’t anchored to reveals so we amend that area to make external brick work looking right and safe