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Renovation burglaries: A warning to renovators

Following a spate of renovation burglaries (a couple we’ve heard about in our very own community) We created this post to give you a heads up - read up and get yourself protected with these ideas.

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Can I save money with an architectural technologist?

Are you about to start renovating your house and looking for savvy ways to save money? Hiring an architectural technologist instead of an architect could be a good idea but isn’t right for everyone. So here’s a guide on what architectural technologists are, whether they’re right for you and how they could help you reduce your budget.

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Our new UPVC bay windows install | 1930s house renovation

When we moved into our 1930s house back in 2016, one of the inconvenient truths flagged in our survey was that we would need to install new UPVC bay windows at some point fairly soon (in fact, most of the windows needed replacing).

Our surveyor quoted about £10K to replace the front windows 🤯

…but luckily we negotiated the price of the property before we exchanged and managed to get that knocked off the price 👍

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