Home Improvement / Refurbishment

As a nation, we love home improvements. It’s a task that tops survey after survey, with more and more UK homeowners keen to make it a top priority to undertake all sorts of home improvement/refurbishment jobs, from fitting a new bathroom suite to giving the whole house a new make-over. 

Aside from injecting new life into a home and making it more comfortable and aesthetically appeasing for its inhabitants, home improvements can add value to a property. However it does depend on the type of home improvement and refurbishment. Whilst a fresh coat of paint and some interior design work will make your home look more inviting and add a new lease of life, it won’t particularly increase it’s value. But building an extension, converting the loft or adding double glazing will.

We have a number of different companies listed who can carry out all your refurbishment requirements at competitive fees. This spans from fully renovating a property, to fitting new flooring or doors, and painting and decorating. Every internal building upgrade can be catered for with one of our registered firms.

Popular home improvements

Home improvement/refurbishment projects vary in size, budget and time scale. At the lower end of the scale we have painting and decorating, whilst installing a new kitchen, converting your loft or cellar and adding a conservatory are the most expensive types of home improvements.

Popular home improvement types include:

• Adding a new bathroom suite – bathrooms can date quite easily and due to the amount of use after a few years can easily look rather shabby. Existing bathrooms can be spruced up with a fresh coat of paint and adding new vanity units and new tiles. Alternatively, if you want something a bit different, consider a wet room instead.

• Building an extension – a great way to increase your living space and add value, extensions can be utilised for a wide range of purposes; from increasing the size of the kitchen to adding an extra bedroom.

• Converting a loft or garage – a loft or garage conversion is a practical way of adding extra space and value – particularly if you haven’t got enough outside space for a traditional extension.

• Installing a new kitchen – kitchens can sell a home. That’s a fact. The hub of most homes, a kitchen that has the wow factor is far more saleable than a similar home with a worn and dated looking kitchen. Whilst it’s quite easy to spend tens of thousands creating a modern designer kitchen, even just replacing old counter tops and cabinets can inject a new lease of life. A kitchen makeover doesn’t necessarily need to cost the earth.

• Fitting new carpets or wooden flooring – it’s amazing how new carpets and/or new flooring can transform a home.

• Giving the garden a makeover – it’s easy to overlook the outside space, which is effectively a room itself. Fitting decking, laying a new patio, adding subtle lighting and planting a few shrubs can all help to transform your garden’s appearance for the better.

• Installing new uPVC double glazing – with fuel bills continually rising, energy efficiency is becoming increasing important to homeowners.  Installing double glazing will help to lower your home heating costs and make your whilst increasing the energy efficiency of your property.

• Painting and decorating – it can be messy; it can be time consuming but adding a fresh few coats of paint is a guaranteed way to lift your home’s spirits – inside and out.

Reasons why homeowners implement home improvements

Whether it’s to add value to a property or to add additional rooms, increasingly homeowners are turning to home improvements. And, depending on the project, it can be for numerous reasons:

• To add additional living space
• To make the property more attractive to potential buyers
• To add value to the home
• To make the property more energy efficient