2-bed bungalow renovation, Caverswall · local authority refurb

A quiet street on the outskirts of Caverswall, lined with beautiful bungalows. This particular one was owned by the local authority and had fallen behind on modernisation. After initial inspection it was clear the property needed more than cosmetic work, a proper refurbishment, inside and out, to bring it back to a standard the next tenant could move into and live in comfortably.

The outside told most of the story. Roof in poor state, needing renewal. Brickwork spalling at the gable end. Asbestos drainpipe, a non-licensed but serious material that has to be treated with care and removed under the appropriate method statement. A small lean-to extension at the rear that had to come down. Driveway and garden both needing a full overhaul.

A full hit. New roof. Spalled brickwork at the gable end repaired. Asbestos drainpipe safely removed under non-licensed protocols (with the appropriate risk assessment and method statement). Lean-to demolished. Driveway re-done. Garden re-landscaped.

Inside: new central heating system. Full rewire to bring the electrics to current spec. Dated wallpaper stripped throughout, walls skimmed properly. New doors and joinery on every opening.

Then the brief HYPE was proudest to deliver: a wet room with disabled access. The kind of build move that turns a generic bungalow back into a home that can be lived in by tenants with mobility needs: exactly the kind of work that should sit centrally in any local-authority property programme.

From an out-of-date local-authority property to a 2-bed bungalow ready for its next tenants, including tenants who need full disabled access. Roof, electrics, heating, finishes, externals, every system on the building brought up to standard. The five-part build film on HypeTV walks the project from rip-out to John's final walk-through of the completed renovation.