A Victorian home brought to life...

At some point what was a single Victorian home sandwiched between Wanstead Park and the east end was converted into a two separate flats.  The pokey dingy unloved building was crying out for an update. With the help of Summit builders they transformed the old house into a more modern house retaining some of the traditional features that these old victorian homes were known for.

With the help of Summit builders they transformed the old house into a more modern house retaining some of the traditional features that these old victorian homes were known for.

We’d been living here for several years always intending to refresh what was a  hodgepodge of half completed temporary work and traditional victorian features.   As our family continued to grow in size we started to flip flopping between renovating or buying a larger house in the area.  fortunately the stamp duty to level up forced us to reconsider our options, we could either cover the significant amount of a bespoke renovation to get exactly what we want or we blow the stamp duty an more expensive home that would need even more work.   So we decided to hunt for a builder and came across Summit. 

Being in a mid terrace property we were conscious that all materials would need to be brought though the property and were concerned about the levels of dirt and potential damage to areas not included in the building work. We were also concerned about the containment and safety of our pets as they would be present in the house throughout the build. The Summit team fully respected and understood all of these concerns and were very accommodating and respectful of this throughout. The team on site were always polite and respectful and completely approachable when we had questions or needed to discuss elements of the build and they were also very courteous and respectful to our neighbours.

Summit were recommended to us by our neighbours who had previously used them for their own project. Whilst Summit were not the cheapest firm to provide a quote we were reassured following our initial meeting with Julian and it was clear that he understood our expectation and high standards and gave us the confidence he could deliver the project that we had in mind. The team at Summit carried out the building and refurbishment work at our property which included demolishing an existing single story extension and replacing with a larger structure which would include the laying of herringbone flooring throughout the sitting and dining room areas and traditional floor tiles to the hallway area and complete redecoration of the completed areas.

As with all building projects there were unexpected challenges and problems that needed to be tackled and Julian was always responsive and on hand to discuss and address as needed. Julian also liaised extensively with our glazing contractors who provided the glazed roof, external and internal doors. Overall we are extremely happy with the work the team delivered and the finished works surpassed even our expectations!

We would highly recommend Summit for any building project as Julian and the team were excellent!