HOMEOWNER Esther Hamilton-Dick
LOCATION West Bridgford, Nottingham
HOUSE TYPE Rear extension and loft conversion to Edwardian detached house
BUILD ROUTE Main contractor with an element of self-project management
CONSTRUCTION Brick and block extension
BUILD TIME Six months
HOUSE COST £450,000 (February 2019)
CURRENT VALUE £800,000
TIMELINE
Sold previous home
NOVEMBER 2018
Planning application submitted
DECEMBER 2018
Planning permission granted
FEBRUARY 2019
House purchased
FEBRUARY 2019
Work commenced on site
MARCH 2019
Loft extension completed
MAY 2019
Ground floor extension watertight
AUGUST 2019
Moved in
SEPTEMBER 2019
Esther Hamilton-Dick and her late husband Tom were determined to find a house that would prove suitable for their growing family, so they made the radical decision to sell up and go into rented accommodation. To find the perfect project, they then took the step of putting notes through doors in an area of Nottingham they liked. “We leafleted around a hundred houses and only got one reply — from the owner of a detached Edwardian house,” says Esther. “Luckily, we loved the
