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This house was a fresh start for our family

After completing a huge renovation project on their previous home, Sharon and David Hyatt-Mailes wanted to move into a house that needed very little building work to give their family a much-needed break. ‘We virtually demolished, rebuilt and extended our last house. We lived in a caravan on-site for six months, which took a toll on our family life,’ says Sharon. ‘Over the past 20 years we’ve renovated five properties and they were big projects.

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