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This week we dive into the world of sustainable home renovation with our guest Tishna. Motivated by her daughter's health needs, Tishna embarked on an in depth exploration of eco friendly and natural materials for her loft extension. However, s
This week, we talked to Kat, whose renovation started from a developer finished home. Kat shares her gradual process of transforming it into her dream space, and the particular challenges encountered working with her contractor to get those des
In this bonus episode, Amy and Jane round up their key takeaways and top tips shared by the renovators in our fifth series of the Stories from Site podcast.They discuss the common themes that emerged, including the different ways of phasing you
This week we talk with Isabelle who shares her experience working with an interior designer to renovate her London flat. We discuss the importance of creating a warm and inviting home, the vision for the space, and how her interior designer hel
This week we talk with Jamila, who shares her experience of renovating her home in Yorkshire, room by room. We discuss her negotiation strategies with suppliers, how she worked with her husband as a team, and how visual references and detailed
This week we chat with Lou about her experience renovating an Edwardian villa. She has rolled up her sleeves, learned trades on the fly, and brought her tired house back to life. We'll discuss how she tackled the project, restored original feat
This week we talk to Ella, who’s need for a quick turnaround led her to work with a design and build company to create a loft extension for her home. We discuss the hurdles she went through to get to the finish line and the pros and cons of th
This week we talk to Lee, founder of Bert and May tiles about his latest home renovation. We discuss his approach to creating ‘timeless’ interiors, the art of slow renovating to create a space rich in layers and materiality, plus the environmen
This week we chat to Jen, as she shares her journey of climbing the housing ladder, one renovation project at a time. We talk to her about upgrading her skills over multiple renovations and the dangers of taking on more than you can handle. Plu
In this bonus episode, Amy and Jane round up their key takeaways and top tips shared by the renovators in our fourth series of the Stories from Site podcast.They discuss the common themes that emerged, including creating a vision for your proje
This week we chat with Lauren, a first-time renovator whose partner's electrician skills are coming in handy as they tackle updating their 1970s home. As we catch up with her midway through her renovation journey, having just completed the kitc
In this inspiring episode, we delve into the remarkable self-build journey of Ade, an architectural designer and project manager, who transformed a dilapidated barn into a dream home for his family in the picturesque Kent countryside. We discus
In this episode, we sit down with Bo Fetum, an experienced interior designer who had to make some tough decisions when faced with skyrocketing renovation costs. She shares her insights on how to pivot a project successfully and create beautiful
This week we talk to Gemma who renovated an old school building on Anglesey whilst living in Manchester.We talk to her about managing a remote renovation, the pros and cons of working directly with a larger contractor, and the differences in r
In this episode, we talked to Barbara about the journey of falling in love with a fixer-upper home, as well as the challenges of handling costs in a labour-only building contract, and the joys of undertaking DIY projects during maternity leave.
This week we talk to Claire and Dan who renovated a 1950’s bungalow in Poole. With construction costs rising, they reduced the scope of their project, lived on site through the build and managed the project themselves - hiring the different tra
In this bonus episode, Amy and Jane round up their key takeaways and top tips shared by the renovators in our third series of the Stories from Site podcast.They discuss the common themes that emerged, such as tight budgets and the need for inve
This week we speak to Camilla whose renovation journey started during lockdown when she and her husband realised they needed more space for their growing family. After an initial dream of finding a period property, they fell in love with a 1960
This week we talk to ‘Don’t Move Improve’ winner Nic who, together with his partner, self-built a garden studio and extension to their 1 bedroom flat.We talk to him about his decision to take on a self-build project, the process they went throu
This week we talk to Tamzin who explains why, after renovating previous properties, she chose not to take on a big renovation for her current home.We discuss the joy of getting creative in your home, being savvy with up-cycling interiors and he
This week we talk to Hannah who is mid-way through renovating her thatched cottage in the countryside. We discuss the downsides of renovating an old property. The difficulties of finding contractors and how she manages the logistics of DIY re
A serendipitous chain of events led Siobhan and Joe to quickly move from a finished flat straight into a building site with development potential.Over the next 6 years, they worked together in their spare time to renovate a ’60s house and build
This week we talked to Sharn about DIY renovating her Victorian property room by room. We discuss how both her and her partner skilled themselves up and the process of managing a project in multiple stages. Plus the power of making renovation
In this bonus episode, Amy and Jane round up their key takeaways and top tips shared by the renovators in our second series of the Stories from Site podcast.__________________________________This podcast is sponsored by Plykea;Website: https:/
This week we talk with Temi and Eugene about their process of creating the perfect home to suit their family life both now and in the future. In this episode, packed with top tips, they share their method of meticulous research and planning, h
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