1960s house gets an upwards review

When we purchased our late 1960s semi-detached home, very little work had been done to the house in its lifetime.

The original condition of the house put off some other buyers, but my own project architect experience, together with the help of an excellent engineer, helped my wife Sophie and I to visualise its potential.

Ever before finalising the purchase, we had planned a design and I drew up an outline specification to work out what works would be required, such as rewiring, new heating, solar panels, refurbishing, and extending into the attic and to the rear of the house.