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Home Renovation in Radstock
Refurbishing a Radstock house room by room or all at once, with damp dealt with first and the trades done in the right order by one person.
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Home renovation in Radstock is mostly about order and about finding out what is behind things. A terrace built for a mining family has small rooms, steep stairs and a back that grew in stages, so strip-out, skips and deliveries all have to fit the route from the front door to the back. An estate house is easier to plan but often hides original pipes and wiring.
A sensible renovation runs in sequence: assess and strip out, first-fix the plumbing and electrics, plaster and dry-line, second-fix, then decorate and finish. Fixed & Fitted is one person covering most of those trades, so there is one plan, one point of contact, and no waiting for the next trade to turn up. The damp question comes first. Low damp on a solid wall often starts outside, with a gutter, pointing or ground level, and replastering over it only hides the problem.
We can do a single room or a house, working room by room so you can stay in it. Message us photos of each room and a list of what you want to change, 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 Radstock and the villages around it.
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- One person, many trades
- Plastering to painting
- Planned once, done in order
Homes in Radstock
Home Renovation in Radstock: what we look out for
- Victorian & Edwardian terraces
- Miners’ terraces mean solid walls, chimney breasts, ceilings that sag in places and plaster that may be lime, sand and cement or a mixture. We assess each wall before deciding what to strip, because taking off sound plaster is wasted work and covering blown plaster is worse. Back additions have often moved, so levels and openings need checking. Narrow halls and steep stairs make rubbish and plasterboard sheets a planning job in their own right.
- 1950s–70s estate homes
- Estate houses from the 1950s to 1970s are straightforward to plan but often have original plumbing and wiring behind the walls. Some older textured ceiling coatings can contain asbestos, so do not sand or scrape them. Tell us what you have and we will say how to get it checked before any work starts. Condensation and cold spots in these houses are worth looking at before redecorating.
- Stone cottages & farmhouses
- Stone cottages hold moisture and have limited ventilation, so damp is the usual first question. We look at gutters, the ground level against the walls and airflow before decorating over anything, and choose plasters and paints that let a stone wall breathe. Walls are uneven, floors are not level, and old finishes can hide surprises, which we point out as they appear rather than after the fact.
Planning in Radstock
What to plan for with home renovation in Radstock
Deal with the cause of damp first
Before any plaster or paint, find where the moisture comes from. Look at gutters and downpipes, the pointing, whether outside ground is higher than the inside floor, and whether the rooms get any ventilation. A solid wall will only dry out once the cause is dealt with. Photograph the damp patches and note when they get worse.
Sequence of trades and access
Getting the order right avoids ripping out finished work. Pipes and cables go in before plaster, plaster dries before decorating, and flooring goes down late. In a Radstock terrace every skip, plank and sack of plaster has to come in through the front door, so we plan loading, protection of floors and where the rubbish waits.
Living through the work
Dust, no water for a while and noise are part of any renovation. Working room by room keeps a bathroom and a kitchen usable for as long as possible. Agree early which room becomes the temporary kitchen, where the dust sheets and doors go, and when the water and power will be off. Mention pets, children and anyone working from home so we can plan around them.
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 Radstock
- 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 Radstock: FAQs
Can you renovate one room at a time while we live here?
Yes, and for most terraces it is the practical way. We finish a room before starting the next, keep the water and power on for as much of the time as possible, and seal the work area from the rest of the house. Tell us what must stay usable, such as the only bathroom, and we will plan the order around it.
Do you plaster as well as fit kitchens and bathrooms?
Yes. Plastering and skimming, plasterboard and partition walls are part of the work, alongside the plumbing, electrics, tiling and carpentry. For a bigger renovation that means one person plans the whole sequence. Lime and breathable finishes are an option for older solid walls where they are the right choice. Send photos of the walls and say which are damp or cracked.
Should I replaster a damp wall in my terrace?
Not until you know why it is damp. Replastering over a wall that is still taking in water will fail again, and some modern finishes trap moisture in solid walls. We check gutters, pointing, ground levels and ventilation first, and recommend a finish that suits the wall. Send photos of the damp area and the outside of that wall, and we will say what we see.
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Kitchen Fitter in Radstock
Fitting units into a narrow Radstock kitchen, from a back-extension galley in a miners’ terrace to a compact estate layout, with the pipes and cables sorted too.
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Bathroom Fitter in Radstock
Getting a bath, basin and toilet to share a small Radstock room without the door hitting the toilet, from strip-out to the last bead of sealant.
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Plumber in Radstock
Leaks traced, taps and valves replaced, waste pipes and supplies altered neatly, in Radstock’s terraces, estate houses and village cottages.
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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.