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Nick Ritchie

This course was just what we needed to demystify the world of renovation and give us a clear action plan when tackling our project. In fact we wish we'd found it sooner!

As newbie renovators, taking on a dauntingly big first time project, How to Renovate a House offered everything we needed in one place, in simple plain terms. Before we started the seemingly unknown cost was making us really nervous but the tips in the course helped us achieve a lot of clarity and gave us confidence that we could make the right compromises to bring our project in on budget. We wish we'd accessed the course earlier in our journey as we might have been able to save on architect fees by following the Layout module. A really great course and an absolute bargain given the savings we'll make over the long run as a result. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend!

Zoe Temperton

Bungalow renovation

“I recently signed up to Fifi McGee online course. We are taking on a bungalow renovation and had no idea where to start. As I’ve progressed through the course I’ve found myself saying to my husband “it’s worth for xxx” It started with the budget planner, floor planning, then I found my style, colour theme, planning contractors and timings..... it just goes on and on. We have definitely avoided costly mistakes. What’s more I feel inspired and loving dipping and out of the course as I progress my ideas whilst in lock down. I also love how practical the advice is, you can tell it’s learned improvements through experience rather than academia. Thank you so much Fifi & Neil for putting so much love into this course.”

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Sophie and Lyndon

Sophie & Lyndon

“The renovation course helped us to figure out what was the best order to do things (which can be surprisingly overwhelming when you’ve never renovated before!), and the planners helped to facilitate the right questions about budget and priorities. In terms of the Reno Club, everyone has been so encouraging around our progress shots, and also helping with ideas around more affordable options of the items we’d ideally want, possibly saving us £1000’s”

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Rachel Ralston

Detached house renovation

“Fifi McGee's How to Renovate a House online course is an excellent way to boost a renovation plan for your home. It is well structured, with helpful tools and techniques designed to support you having a clear plan all the way through your renovation. It helps to ensure you manage your budget from the start and practical tips to keep on time, whilst finding and managing contractors confidently. The modules on layout helped us consider the house as a whole, instead of room by room and the module on design helped us refine our own personal tastes. Thank you Fifi and Neil!”

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Yasmin Deakin

1930s semi-detached

“The modules really help as a go to for different stages/questions about different parts of the process. It helped us feel more prepared when planning before completing on the house and are revisiting now that we are about to exchange and get started.

I love the Reno Club and can't wait to share more when we finally get the keys! You are both really approachable and it really feels like a lovely little community :-)”

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Jo Serraro

“It made everything so much clearer. I had a lot of ideas but the course has really helped me to think far more about the details. Working through each room and budgeting from the start has been really helpful and helped me to prioritise what work to do first.”

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Pip Bennett

“It was daunting knowing where to start, so I was looking for something to guide me through what I should be thinking about. Having just bought a house and with all the initial costs that go with that and fixing immediate problems, I wasn't sure if I could justify spending money on the course but it has really helped me get to grips with what I can afford and which areas I can reduce costs in.”

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Tim Rudd

Terraced house renovation

“We bought a family house that needed fully refurbishing before moving in. I have refurbished some flats previously, so I had a bit of experience and decided I could manage it myself but I soon found I was out of my depth and struggling.

I came across Fifi McGee online course once we had already begun refurbishing and it has really helped me in numerous ways to manage the project and get the best results. Time is precious and the course is not too long.

The information and advice have been refined and are presented in a way that is easy to understand and put into practice. There are links for more information whenever you need it but there is sufficient in the course and crucially not too much. I have found the budget planner immensely useful and this was the first thing I put into practice.

There were so many things I had not thought of and this helped me to capture these costs. The budget planner also highlighted how much we were overbudget and encouraged us to examine every expense and make savings.

Finding our style was fun and useful. The Colour Swatch module really helped me with decorating and choosing colours - how do you choose when there are 22,000 colours and you want something pastel – this course showed me how.

I would say the Fifi McGee course is the best money I have spent on our renovation because it has made the project so much more enjoyable and saved me so much money.”

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Miriam Bryant

Garage conversion

“My husband didn't think it would be worth it as "it's not a "renovation" it's just a lick of paint". I disagreed - we're converting a garage and knocking a structural wall down - and bought it anyway from my 'pocket money'!! :D The budgetting spreadsheet is very helpful, we probably wouldn't have done it in so much detail otherwise, and we've decided together on a name for our style - cosy coastal - which has really helped us to feel more on the same page about things as I would tend to be the one doing more design choices, but really want it to be joint decisions!”

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Luan Davies

Edwardian property renovation

“The course has focussed my planning ideas and given me guidance. I love being part of the members club, seeing everyone's ideas on FB etc, I can't wait to be posting my transformations soon.”

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Nicola Langford-Rhodes

1920s semi-detached renovation

“It's helped to sort in my mind what I need to do, the order to do it, inspiration ideas and new skills, layouts, planning etc. Really enjoying the Reno Club, lots of tips and advice. Sounds odd but the videos from Portugal were good, made me re-think my shower niche!!!”

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