Never Ending House Renovation/Extension

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Living room. Removed top half of fireplace, going to pop something new across the top to modernise it a bit.


Fire gone.

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Old serving hatch needed to go, removed the frame then scratch coated along with top of fireplace.

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Into the kitchen...Temp water tap

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This is where it got serious!
Using acro props on the Kitchen ceiling.

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Start removing bricks from back kitchen wall!

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Looking from outside the extension, through into new kitchen and through into old kitchen!


Looking from inside old kitchen/new extension!

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And from outside.

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I'll add more later when the forum's a little quieter

[nick200]

What a project, it is great to follow and thanks for the descriptions.

[Rorschach]

Wow is the only word I can think of, you certainly have more balls than me tackling that kind of project. Really looking forward to seeing the rest!

[CorradoG60]

Thanks, and no worries It's nice to get positive comments, because I'll be honest...It's not been easy, been a heck of a journey and very, very daunting at times. To be fair 8 months of the 3 years I've been at it were spent with no work done at all, this was because I lost access to my kids for those 8 months :-( Was a horrible time...

But all's well now so I'm still steady away at it, no rush for me. I hope it can inspire and help people, I've learnt a lot so if others can too then great. I couldn't have done any of this if it wasn't for my Dad's hands on, and my Mums 'Just get it done' attitude



Stood in old kitchen.


Looking from in the new extension, living room is to the left.

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Time to remove the living room wall, to the side of the old kitchen.

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Window frame out and Bob the builder (My Dad) ready to help me start removing the wall. Just like that!

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And another wall gone! Although, word of advice...Always check that there's a lintel or similar holding the wall above...See pic in next post!

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The wall above was literally sitting on the window frame! Seems all the houses on my street are the same. Crazy!

All the brick work above moved very slightly...