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Kensington

Design
Backroom Studios LLP
Project Description

The client’s architect approached us for a general refurbishment, commenting that her flat on the top floor of a Georgian mansion block was unliveable as it was unbearably hot in the summer and extremely cold during winter.

We stripped the entire property back to bare bones, including all flooring, walling, ceiling and finishes. We opened up the ceilings into the roof void, insulated the entire roof and floor, repainted and draught-stripped the original sash windows and installed new Dinesen Douglas Fir flooring. We fitted a new kitchen and new bathroom with high end Duravit sanitaryware and a glass balustrade.

The most challenging aspect of the job was that the only access to the site was through a very confined staircase 5 stories up without parking or storage space. All materials and waste had to be kept in the common staircase area which required very precise coordination and outstanding housekeeping from our builders.

As part of the works we also upgraded leaking cold water tanks supplying the entire property.

  • “We’re expecting a dramatic reduction in costs. We now know how much energy we’ve used (in March) and we rarely have the heating on compared to this time last year in our old house.”

    – Toni M
  • “Not only was the work done to exactingly high standards but Rafael made many excellent suggestions which resulted in a build which made more sense.”

    – Raza R
  • “We had a lot of people stay over Christmas, some quite elderly, who were concerned about being in a big old house in Winter and being cold and we received a lot of complements on the comfort and easy warmth. There is no higher accolade than complements on your house from your mother-in-law!”

    – Toni M
  • “I have enormous respect for Bow Tie as a contractor: It’s a real pleasure not having constant battles and headaches from a builder trying to do the bare minimum.”

    – Justin Bere
  • “The house definitely meets expectations and exceeds them in some areas, the heat comfort is very big, the noise is much less than it was, overall very happy with it.”

    – Francis M

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