Experience pays

Seasoned renovators Sue and Jim Savege put their knowledge and skills to the test when renovating and extending their 19th-century Scottish cottage

WORDS Caroline Ednie

EXTENSION HOUSE TYPE Detached two-storey rural cottage with contemporary extension HOUSE SIZE 152m² BUILD ROUTE Main contractor BUILD TIME Six months over two years COST Approx £106,000 TIMELINE Architect appointedDEC 2016 Planning submittedMAY 2017 Planning approvalJULY 2017 Warrant submittedDEC 2017 Warrant approvalAPRIL 2018 Site startJUNE 2019 Site completionNOV 2021 When Sue and Jim Savege bought their 19th-century cottage in rural Aberdeenshire eight years ago, they loved its location and connection to the surrounding woodland. But the former estate cottage – previously home to the estate’s nanny and chauffeur – was in need of some TLC. “When we moved in, it was your traditional but and ben house,” says Sue. “Built of dressed granite with a slate roof, two main rooms downstairs and a loft. Over the years, it had been…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2024

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