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    Worth the wait

    Jun 02, 2022 4 minutes
    WORDS KAREN WILSON
    BEFORE

    Patience has been a virtue for Kate and Craig Moorhouse, who have waited 15 years to create their dream ground-floor extension. After renting a Victorian terraced house in the bustling but pricey Manchester suburb of Chorlton, they moved five minutes away to the quieter enclave of Firswood, where they’d found an abundance of 1930s semis with driveways and gardens that would’ve fetched a premium where they used to live.

    Their new home had scope for an ambitious remodel, but these plans went on the back burner with the arrival of son Herbie. However, in 2020, a side extension added space for an office, utility and toilet, while a rear extension provided the ‘wow’ with a Scandistyle open-plan kitchen, dining and living area.

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