Some years ago I designed an extension for friends; widening their typically-narrow kitchen (in the back addition of a Victorian terraced house) by adding a sloping glazed roof just inboard of a newly-raised and insulated party wall, and removing the flank wall of the kitchen to open out into the additional space. It worked well, and they had an extension-warming party. A number of the guests had similar houses, and so a work-stream was born…
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The most recent of these went a little further, with a wider yard, and a wish to incorporate the original “back room” by removing the rear wall. Proposals were put together, statutory necessities were dealt with and Vine House Construction were appointed.
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It’s now just about completed – splashbacks to finish, fans to connect, but otherwise nicely completed. Builders get little credit for the sheer physical wonders they sometimes perform so here’s a shout out to Paul, Jason and friends for removing large parts of a Victorian structure and successfully sliding in a very contemporary new space.