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When the Covid lockdowns curtailed all normal activities, Danny and Rachel spent their time at home wishfully thinking about how to enlarge their living space with a side-return extension. Like many of us, they were desperate for something to look forward to. ‘All the usual markers of time passing – meals out, days out, holidays – had all gone,’ says Rachel. ‘Planning future changes to the house was a kind

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