We were initially asked by the selling agent, Robert Powell, to assist a prospective client of theirs in viewing a Grade II Listed Regency house and help the client come up with some feasible ideas as to what could be done with the property.

After an initial meeting at the property we arranged a further meeting with Steven King, the Construction Officer for the local planning office, to listen to our ideas and confirm what could and could not be achieved.

After some disappointing news we both came away and reviewed the scheme.

Eventually, all concerns were addressed and our client purchased the property. We were invited to come up with a sympathetically modernised house, rediscover lost architectural features and add character and warmth, together with a feel of understated luxury.

The restoration project started later Summer 2009. Extensive sympathetic structural brick work was carried out to both huge chimneys; we rebuilt of some walls, completely redesigned and added new lead work, and worked on the walls and copings of the roof area.

We overhauled of all the sash windows including the bulls eye windows the second floor. Velux roof lights were replaced with conservation roof lights. We re-worked the staircase to second floor as well as adding a suspended concrete floor (fitted over cellar) allowing for the installation of a wet under floor heating system.

The property was extensively redecorated, reworked and insulated where possible and fitted with new wiring and a state of the art heating system.

Many luxury items in keeping with the property were fitted to further enhance this very understated Regency town house. The final touches to this project were the railing and gates, together with the high York flag stones, which have helped to put this house on the must-see map of Edgbaston.