For Mark and Elaine Coleman, this thrifty renovation project was all about putting the Pareto Rule into practice – getting 80 per cent of what they wanted at 20 per cent of the cost.
In this article Mark and Elaine explain how they renovated a tired old bungalow into a stylish family home.
Their choices were guided by the budget and achieving an affordable home to heat. In this article they cover:
- Full costings and specification with before and after floor plans
- Finding a house in the right location: tips to spot a bargain house in need of TLC
- Full details of window upgrade throughout the house
- Choosing where to spend money and where to save
- Details of DIY work and what a novice can do
- Choice of insulation upgrade: wall and roof insulation, and why he didn’t need external wall insulation.
- Why he chose an LPG boiler based on payback times
- Turning the garage into usable space in the home
- His experience doing DIY work as a novice and why his project was a success
- What to equipment invest in
- Details of PV installation with costings
- Mark’s fully costed and detailed analysis of measures introduced vs payback
- Supplier list
