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Renovation diary week 16

Where we didn't realise our planning was approved

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Alexandra Stedman
Jun 03, 2025
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This week, in home reno terms, has been eventful. The building work will finally start this week!

The plan (apologies if this is repetitive, there are a few new readers) with this reno was to start with the loft conversion, we move in once there’s a useable bathroom (there is currently not a working one) and the kids’ rooms are ready for them to be settled. It’s important to note that this is probably around Plan E of our original scenario and the bar has definitely lowered as far as our plans and expectations are concerned.

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