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REAL PROJECTBUNGALOW EXTENSION

HOMEOWNER Catherine ChalmersLOCATION EdinburghPROJECT Garage replacement and glass link extensionEXTENSION SIZE 38m²BUILD ROUTE Main contractorCONSTRUCTION Timber frame and blockworkBUILD TIME 10 monthsHOUSE COST UndisclosedBUILD COST £180,000VALUE Unknown

TIMELINE

When Catherine Chalmers decided to downsize from her family home and find a more suitable house to spend her retirement in, a 1950s bungalow in the same local area to the south of Edinburgh came along and seemed to offer the potential that she was looking for.

“The aim was to

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