Whalley Range — Full Victorian Terrace Renovation
Top-to-bottom renovation of a tired 3-bed Victorian terrace — full rewire, new heating, restored fireplaces and a reworked layout.
- Location
- Whalley Range, Manchester
- Value
- £215k
- Duration
- 6 months
- Client
- First-time buyers, working from home
A young couple bought a Victorian terrace on a probate sale. Nothing had been touched since the 1970s. They wanted to keep the character — fireplaces, cornicing, sash windows — but bring it up to modern standards.
Knob-and-tube wiring, an asbestos flue, a sinking kitchen floor from a historic water leak, and an immovable move-in deadline six months away because of a new baby due.
Our project manager ran four trades in parallel on a tight programme — sparks, plumbers, plasterers and joiners all on our team. Original fireplaces and cornicing were surveyed, catalogued and hand-restored. Asbestos removal was handled by a licensed specialist we brought in. Underpinning and new oversite concrete solved the sinking kitchen floor permanently.
- Family moved in 10 days before baby arrived
- Every original period feature retained or restored
- Two subsequent friends of the client booked follow-on jobs
- Featured in Manchester Evening News property section
Imagery is representative of project type and scope. All case-study details shown in this demo are illustrative pending final client sign-off.
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