Homebuilding & Renovating

Preparing to live on sıte

As I explained in my column last month, we lived on site, in our renovation project, for the entirety of our five-year project. While it would have been nice to have had the option of renting as work took place, on reflection I am not sure we would have done even if we could have afforded to.

Living in the project meant we got to know the house so well, and I am not sure we’d be as pleased with the end result if we hadn’t have been there to witness things like how the sun enters the property at different times of day or become aware with which spaces

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