Extensive Refurbishment of Existing Home with Triple Extension

West Sussex

Right from the first day I received the initial plans for this project, I was impressed by its intent. The client came to AIM via a referral and asked if the project was something we would be willing to work on exclusively for them, turning their vision of their family home from concept into a reality. This project was undertaken on a fixed price basis and scheduled to an ambitious 38 week programme. Needless to say, we are very proud of the product delivered.

Full House Refurbishment with Double Extension

Rowlands Castle

This project is one of our greatest accomplishments to date. Although we had a full set of architect's plans at the beginning of the project, we quickly realised after starting works on site, that the clients’ visions and intent for the project were not captured on the plans. Therefore, AIM quickly adapted our way of working and adopted a more Design & Build role, working closely with the client offering detailing and design solutions from start to finish. We had a number of challenges throughout, from two unexpected wells under the property; Radon Gas in the ground requiring additional protection to the property; surrounding land and fields falling towards the house requiring particular care and consideration to the landscaping, and drainage design ensuring all surface and ground water was diverted away from the property.

Iron Stone & Oak Framed Extension

Minstead

Single Story extension to Barn Conversion. The extension comprised of Dwarf walls built from local Iron Stone (type of sandstone) and lime mortar to match the existing walls to the barn. The walls and roof were a traditional cut and pitched timber oak frame, finished and clad with Oak feather edged boarding. The roof finished with reclaimed handmade clay peg tile.

Grade II Listed Cottage

Rowlands Castle

This listed cottage near Rowlands Castle had bundles of character and charm. We were commissioned to build the double storey side extension and refurbish the existing part of the cottage. The challenge was ensuring the new extension would blend in and compliment the original building. Significant time was spent scouring reclamation yards to match the red-bricks, roof tiles and slates. External materials used were largely reclaimed using lime mortar and lime render. Internally, we retained the original feel of the property using traditional plasters allowing us to recreate the desired contours and texture to the wall finishes. All corners and reveals were finished and rounded by hand, without modern angle beads.

18th C. Grade II Listed Sandstone Cottage

Fernhurst

This dear and very delicate Grade II property was in desperate need of restoration in order to preserve many of the original features including a bread oven, large open fire place and exposed timbers. The property was also in desperate need of modernisation which included central heating, drainage and damp suppression. The foundations were almost non-existent and in order to install a wet underfloor heating system, the entire cottage required underpinning. Wet and dense clay ground conditions required extra consideration to ensure free draining. All of the sandstone used on the new extensions was sourced from a local farmers quarry and hand-dressed on site.

Court Cottage

West Marden

Court Cottage was very tired and long overdue some TLC. The client had a vision to bring it into the 21st century. The entire building was stripped out to the bare bones, the walls had large cracks that needed structural tying and stitching, and there was damp in the walls and ceilings. An environmentally friendly Air Source central heating system was installed.

Demolition & Reconstruction of Brick & Flint Cottage

Up Marden

This Cottage was much loved, but had been neglected for quite some time. Although major works had been planned for the project, it wasn’t intended that quite so much would end up needing to be demolished. This project stands out from most, due to the care and attention that went into both the design and build of this fabulous looking cottage.