Once you have completed the purchase of your renovation project, typically the stages to follow are:
- Secure the property – if vacant you need to prevent vandalism
- Full survey and assessment
- Apply for planning, Building Regs and listed building consent (in some cases)
- Prevent further deterioration – especially if water ingress has been a problem making it watertight
- Secure and isolate the services for works to commence
- Strip back and salvage what you are planning to re-use
- Site organisation and set up
- Stabilise the building if any works are needed to the foundations (underpinning or underbuilding)
- Damp Proof Course (DPC)
- Sub floors –damp proof membranes may need to be installed
- Stabilising the wall structures – may involve new brick and blockwork, re-pointing and installing purlins and steel RSJs where the structure is being modified
- Plumbing wiring and underfloor fix – in some instances where layouts change the drainage will need modification
- Internal floors, staircases and first fix carpentry
- Roofs – may require re-roofing, insulation, installation of solar panels and even replacing parts of the structure
- Doors windows and openings – roof lights, doors, frames, double glazing, lintels and arch replacement in some cases
- Services - new heating, boilers or heat pumps and lighting and security
- Re-plastering wall finishes and ceilings
- Floor finishes, tiling
- Fixtures and fittings, decoration.
Want to learn more? Join our Free Renovation Workshop
If you’re looking to learn more about renovation before starting your own project, or even if you’re already partway through, why not visit our Renovation Workshop? It’s a full day packed with presentations from our expert renovation partners, along with the opportunity to book 1:1 meetings with specialists.
If you’d like a more in-depth experience, you can also join our Renovation Course. This one-day session is designed to equip you with the knowledge and confidence needed to manage your renovation project effectively.
