Newmans' Grand Designs

This is a blog about our journey to convert an 1860s 5 storey Victorian building in Lewisham, from a run down office block to our taylor made home (after over 40 years of office neglect). Having first viewed the property in June 2010, seen planning permission for a 'Change of Use' come through in October 2010; we finally picked up the keys in February 2011. Now the fun starts!

Sunday, 31 July 2011

Bath and kitchen arrived.... maybe a little early




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Top floor is almost finished... looks amazing





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Monday, 25 July 2011

Weekend in the garden (part 2)


 Goodbye concrete path

 Our new patio - not too bad surprisingly
 Hours of sifting through shingle





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Bonfire




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Sunday, 17 July 2011

Weekend in the garden (part 1)

After a weekend clearing the garden, still much more to do





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Monday, 11 July 2011

Ceiling boards go in, internal walls finished and plastering starts!






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Huge network of cables and pipes go in









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