HOMEOWNER Luke Thomas
LOCATION Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire
PROJECT DIY renovation and remodel of an 18th-century stone cottage
SIZE 116m2
BUILD TIME Three years
HOUSE COST £98,000
BUILD COST £65,000
VALUE £325,000
When Luke Thomas purchased an unmortgageable cottage in the Welsh town of Kidwelly as his first renovation project, he knew that restoring the ramshackle building would prove a challenge, but then health concerns, the pandemic, financial constraints, and a tight schedule made the ambitious task even more daunting.
A BUILDING IN POOR REPAIR
“I grew up in Kidwelly, and my friends and family live here, so when the old doctor’s house came onto the market in the town it seemed like a
