Couple give their £162,000 three-bed house a Grand Designs-style makeover - now it's worth £500,000
Starting a family is often one of the biggest life changes that causes homeowners to rethink their living situation. As their needs and priorities change, many parents have to make the all important decision as whether or not they've outgrown their current space and need to find somewhere new.
Mum-of-three Ailsa spoke to us as part of our Where I Live series, where each week we speak to a different homeowner across Greater Manchester to find about their home-buying journey, the costs involved and how they've transformed their home from start to finish. "We wanted to stay in Urmston and be in the catchment area of the good schools. Ideally I wanted to find a semi-detached 1920s or 30s build with a hallway because our terrace didn't have a hallway.
"It was actually the only house which was the style that I wanted in the area that I wanted with a big garden and the potential to extend in the future. We viewed two houses on the same day but my husband preferred the other one because it was a bit more modern but much smaller, but I had my heart set on this one.""We bought it knowing it was a bit of a project and it's taken a long time to actually get it to how we want it," Ailsa said.
"Just before the pandemic began we put the house on the market because we had three children and decided we wanted a four bedroom house to have more space," Ailsa said. "I wanted something different and to make the most out of the garden. The garden is to the side of the house but with how it was previously there were no windows overlooking the garden, so you couldn't see the garden at all unless you went out into it.
"We started asking builders for quotes in around April 2021 and the building started in October 2021. We had supply chain issues which set us back quite a bit," Ailsa said. "In the end, the build came to about £140,000 and then we had all the interiors done on top of that so we had to remortgage quite quickly. But now we've come through it we absolutely love it and it's been so worth it.
"There's the living room on the right, which is more of a cosy winter living room, and then down the hallway through to the back is where we've had the extension.
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