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Home Renovation in Frome
Room-by-room or whole-house renovation in Frome, with the trades done in the right order by one person and the house kept as liveable as possible.
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Home renovation in Frome is rarely a blank-canvas job. The house has a history, stone walls with a mind of their own and a layout that someone changed in the 1960s and again in the 1990s. The first task is reading what is there and agreeing what stays. Original stone, lime plaster and old timber cope with moisture in a way that modern board and paint do not, so stripping everything back to plasterboard can cause more trouble than it solves.
Then comes sequence, which is where one person coordinating the trades helps. Strip-out and making good, first fix of pipes and cables, plastering, second fix, decorating, floors last. Get the order wrong and you paint twice or cut into a new wall. We write the order down and agree it before work starts, including which rooms stay usable and when the water or power will be off.
Dust, skips and deliveries are part of it too, in a town with steep streets and limited parking. Send photos of each room and a list of what you have in mind on WhatsApp, and we will give you a free, no-obligation quote.
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How we approach home renovation
A 31-second look at the way we work, from our base in Frome to homes in Frome and the villages around it.
In this video
- One person, many trades
- Plastering to painting
- Planned once, done in order
Homes in Frome
Home Renovation in Frome: what we look out for
- Stone cottages & farmhouses
- A cottage holds moisture in its walls, so before any decorating we look at gutters, ground levels, pointing and airflow. Lime-based plaster and breathable paint generally suit the stone better than gypsum and vinyl emulsion, which can trap damp. Walls are uneven, so new plaster follows the stone rather than fighting it. Expect surprises behind old finishes, and we flag them as they appear.
- Victorian & Edwardian terraces
- Solid walls, a chimney breast in nearly every room and ceilings that sag or have lath behind them: these are what we see most. Mould and damp need their cause found first, whether that is a blocked gutter, tired pointing or a lack of ventilation. We assess the plaster before deciding what to strip, and take care with party walls when moving partitions.
- 1950s–70s estate homes
- These houses suit a room-by-room refurbishment, as the layouts are simple and plumbing and wiring are usually original. Some older textured ceiling coatings from this period can contain asbestos, so do not sand or scrape them. Tell us what you have and we will say how to have it checked before work starts. Removing a wall between kitchen and dining room is common and needs checking first.
- Modern & new-build homes
- A modern house usually needs less stripping and more fine-tuning: new partitions, replacing builder-grade fittings, and sorting condensation in a well-sealed home with poor ventilation. Plasterboard on studs makes alterations quick, though pipes and cables run in set positions, so we trace them first. Any wall you want moved is checked before work begins, in case it is carrying load.
Planning in Frome
What to plan for with home renovation in Frome
Agree the order of work
Strip-out, making good, first fix for pipes and cables, plastering, second fix, decorating and floors, in that order. Do it out of sequence and you paint twice or cut into a new wall. We write the order down with you and flag the points where the water or power will be off, so nobody is surprised.
Living in the house while it happens
Dust travels. We seal off doors with sheeting, keep one room, a kettle and a toilet usable where we can, and clean up at the end of each day. Say which rooms you need and when, and the plan is built around that. For bigger jobs, you may want to move out of the worst rooms for a spell.
Skips, parking and consents
A skip on the road may need a permit from the council, and many Frome streets have little room for one. Deliveries also need somewhere to stand. Listed buildings and conservation areas can add consent requirements for changes. Sort these out before the work date, not on it, and tell us what applies in your message.
Our work
Home Renovation: photos from real jobs
What customers say
Real reviews from real homeowners
“Pleasant polite tidy, carried out work quickly and efficiently”
“I would highly recommend Krzysztof he was professional, good time keeper and took pride in his work very pleased with the finished Bathroom makeover”
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Getting started
Getting a home renovation quote in Frome
- 1Message us on WhatsApp with photos, rough measurements and what you would like done.
- 2We ask anything else we need and give you a free, no-obligation quote. Larger jobs usually need a visit first.
- 3You agree the plan and we book you in. One person, one point of contact, start to finish.
- Our base in Frome
- Main areas
- Local villages
- Also covering
- Areas we cover →
- Frome
- Beckington
- Rode
- Westbury
- Warminster
- Radstock
- Trowbridge
- Bradford on Avon
- Great Elm
- Berkley
- Lullington
- Buckland Dinham
- Whatley
- Nunney
- Chapmanslade
- Mells
- Trudoxhill
- Corsley
- Cloford
- Dilton Marsh
- Witham Friary
- Norton St Philip
- Wanstrow
- Southwick
- North Bradley
- Freshford
- Bratton
- Hilperton
- Midsomer Norton
- Shepton Mallet
- Bath
- Melksham
- Wells
- Keynsham
- Corsham
- Devizes
- Chippenham
- Bristol
Questions
Home Renovation in Frome: FAQs
Can I stay in my house while it is being renovated?
Often yes, if the work is done room by room and the kitchen, one bathroom and a bedroom stay usable. Whole-house strip-outs are harder, because water and power may be off for stretches. We plan the order with you at the quote stage and say honestly if a move out for part of the work would save time and dust.
Do I need consent to renovate inside a house in Frome’s conservation area?
Conservation-area rules mostly bite on outside work, but listed buildings can need consent for internal changes too. Check with the council before you plan layout changes or remove original features. If the house is listed, tell us in your first message, so the plan can work around what has to stay.
How do you deal with damp in a solid stone house before decorating?
Find the cause first. Common ones in stone houses are blocked gutters, ground piled up against a wall, failed pointing and no ventilation. Once the moisture can escape, we replaster or repaint with breathable finishes that let the wall dry. Painting over a damp wall only hides it for a season.
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The quickest route to an accurate price is a WhatsApp message with photos. The more you can tell us, the more precise we can be.
- A few photosThe room as it is now, from the corners, plus anything awkward like pipes, windows or radiators.
- Rough measurementsWall lengths are plenty to start with. We will confirm exact sizes before ordering anything.
- What you wantWhat stays, what goes, any products you have already chosen, and when you would like it done.