I Thought I Knew How Buildings Worked (I Was Wrong)
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Space & Architecture
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We bought a "tired but liveable" house in South London with a modest plan- strip some wallpaper, freshen the paint, sort the heating. £11,000, a few weeks, done.
It didn't stay that way.
This is Part 1 of our renovation series: the point where a light-touch refresh unravels into a full strip-out: rotten plaster, a wall rebuilt from brick, a bathroom pulled out entirely, and a house that needed a complete rewire. As an architect, I thought I understood how buildings hold together. Standing in a house with no walls left to hide behind taught me otherwise.
#HouseRenovation #architect #diy
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0:00 The original plan
1:01 Initial expectations
2:15 Uncovering hidden damage
4:10 Scope creep
5:42 Redefining the project
7:19 Moving forward
We bought a "tired but liveable" house in South London with a modest plan- strip some wallpaper, freshen the paint, sort the heating. £11,000, a few weeks, done.
It didn't stay that way.
This is Part 1 of our renovation series: the point where a light-touch refresh unravels into a full strip-out: rotten plaster, a wall rebuilt from brick, a bathroom pulled out entirely, and a house that needed a complete rewire. As an architect, I thought I understood how buildings hold together. Standing in a house with no walls left to hide behind taught me otherwise.
#HouseRenovation #architect #diy
BuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/cmyk.workshop
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/cmyk.workshop/
0:00 The original plan
1:01 Initial expectations
2:15 Uncovering hidden damage
4:10 Scope creep
5:42 Redefining the project
7:19 Moving forward