Steven Mulholland, CEO of the Construction Plant-hire Association, says: "Construction costs have skyrocketed - this isn't a temporary squeeze, it's a structural problem making renovations increasingly unaffordable."
"Furniture, wallpapers and kitchen, it all looked like it did in 1976. When we first visited the house, it was almost like entering a museum. It was really well taken care of, though, leaving us with the feeling that the previous owner must have loved his home."
Acoustic glass is perfect for blocking out noise from places like railways, traffic, airports and factories. It consists of two panes of glass which have been laminated together using PVB, or Polyvinyl Butyral.
"People who grew up in Little Haiti in its heyday have a lot of the same memories: women carrying baskets on their heads with products to sell, Rara bands filling the Friday night air with music, the smell of Haitian cuisine seeping from the windows. The culture was everywhere."
Glaswegian retirees Jim McConnachie and Frances McChlery decided to build a home closer to city facilities for her sister with young-onset dementia, opting for a property in Comrie, Perthshire, with a south-facing garden.
To transform it into what would eventually become their "dream house," the couple tapped Kathleen and Tommy Clements of AD100 firm Clements Design. They took the house down to the studs to rework the floor plan into a more open, family-friendly flow. The final product features organic materials including reclaimed wood, natural fibers, and marble, taking 18 months of renovation.
"We change houses, not spouses," actor Corbin Bernsen expresses, highlighting their commitment to remodeling homes together. In 36 years, they flipped 30 properties.
