ASHLEIGH DRIVE, LOUGHBOROUGH
A full property renovation, including a garage conversion, installing 3 ensuite bathrooms, creating an open plan living & kitchen area and a full re-decoration throughout.
Making the most of a beautiful 1930’s semi.
Another student accommodation project, our client Clan Living set us to work on a unique detached home on the edge of the Loughborough University campus.
Although it was in poor condition inside, it had vast potential and we were delighted to have been able to bring the property to it’s full potential.
A 4 bed property with 2 reception rooms and an integral garage, we had a great opportunity to create extra bedrooms and add some ensuite bathrooms.
Works included:
single garage conversion into additional bedroom
reconfiguring of existing rooms to create additional 2 ensuite bathrooms
relocation of kitchen to create additional bedroom
open plan living and kitchen area
paint & decoration
re-wire
entertainment system
new boiler and water tank
new furnishings throughout
Garage Conversion
We capitalised on Permitted Development rights, allowing us to convert this attached double garage into a large downstairs lettable bedroom. This provided a 6th lettable bedroom.
We installed matching UPVC windows and kept the original steel beam on the ceiling.
We knocked through a wall on the ground floor landing to create an entrance way into the room and also allocated some space for a ‘boiler room’ containing a water cylinder and various pipework for the heating system.
Kitchen to Bedroom
The original kitchen, adjacent to the integral garage was in poor condition. Outdated kitchen cabinets and appliances along with years of neglect meant it had seen better days.
Fortunately, we hadn’t planned on keeping the kitchen where it was. There was a large, open plan living and kitchen area which was large enough to accommodate a new, larger kitchen, dining area as well as a living/cinema area.
By moving the kitchen to this area, we freed up the old kitchen to become a 6th, large downstairs bedroom.
Living & Kitchen
Although an unusual shape, the house offered a large, open plan living room. It was flanked by two large patio doors, leading directly out into the garden.
We decided it would be ideal to have an open plan kitchen and living room in this space, complimented by the patio doors out to the garden.
To accommodate more kitchen units and appliances, we removed one set of patio doors and put in a new wall and windows. We re-routed the services and installed a sleek, modern kitchen fully equipped with all appliances.
Bedrooms & Design
All of the bedrooms were very spacious and well proportioned. With the addition of the two downstairs bedrooms, the upstairs bedrooms required basic works to be brought up to standard.
I installed new electrics, spotlights, USB points and TV’s in each bedroom.
We had custom made wardrobes and drawers imported all the way from India; individually hand painted in an eclectic mix of colours.
Bathrooms & Ensuites
The house originally had 3 bathrooms, two of which were ensuite. There was an existing study room, adjacent to one of the bedrooms on the first floor. This provided a perfect opportunity to install an additional ensuite to take the total bathrooms to 4, shared between 6 people.
Once a few walls were configured, new plumbing was installed and eventually all the bathrooms were replaced with pristine 3 and 4 piece suites.
Finding 4 bathrooms between 6 bed shared properties are rare; ensuring this property will stand out for the test of time.