Shining example

One enterprising couple bravely followed their architect’s vision to create a striking new extension for their classic country home, taking on much of the challenge themselves

WORDS Sharon Parsons

HOMEOWNERS Jayne and Neil Prigent LOCATION Wiltshire PROJECT Contemporary full-width extension at the rear of a Victorian house EXTENSION SIZE 54m² BUILD TIME Six months COST £260,000 CURRENT VALUE £1.6m TIMELINE Started designMAY 2019 Structural work completeAUGUST 2019 First fixAUGUST 2019 Interior fit outOCTOBER 2019 DecoratingNOVEMBER 2019 Jayne and Neil Prigent have never been afraid of a challenge when it comes to reimagining their home. The couple, owners of a hair salon group in Wiltshire, have lived in their unique home near Wilton for 26 years, turning what was once a tumbledown two-up, two-down Victorian property into a generous country house. “It was originally built for the keeper of the adjoining water pump station in 1903, and when we first saw it, it was in a terrible state of disrepair,”…

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

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