Straight, practical advice on joinery, kitchens, roofing, bathrooms and home improvements from an Edinburgh multi-trade team.
For most homes in Edinburgh and the Lothians, a full bathroom renovation takes between two and four weeks on site.
Ask three Edinburgh builders what a new bathroom costs and you'll get three different answers, mostly because they're pricing three different jobs.
Colinton is one of Edinburgh's most sought after suburbs, and its mix of Victorian stone villas, 1930s bungalows and newer family homes means improvement work here rarely follows a standard template.
Ask three Edinburgh tradespeople what a new bathroom costs and you will get three different answers, because the honest answer is that it depends on the property, the spec and the state of what is behind the tiles.
If your roof is nearing the end of its life, the first question is always the same: what will a replacement actually cost? Prices in Edinburgh vary widely because of the city's mix of Victorian tenements, stone terraces and modern estates.
Currie has a real mix of housing, from 1930s bungalows along Lanark Road West to 1960s and 70s estates around Forthview and newer builds near Riccarton.
Tiling over old bathroom tiles is perfectly legitimate when the conditions are right, and it can save you a messy day of hacking off and re-boarding walls.
Tiling over existing bathroom tiles is one of the most common questions we get asked in Edinburgh homes, and the honest answer is: sometimes it's a smart shortcut, and sometimes it stores up expensive problems.
A media wall has become one of the most requested living room upgrades in Edinburgh and the Lothians, and for good reason: it hides cables, frames the TV and often adds an electric fire in one tidy build.