Refurbishment and Restore Issue 16 2019 | Page 36

The work was completed in 6 months and costed £100,000 including all material and labour costs. The low cost of the fitout was largely due to completing all necessary surveys and planning out a well organised design stage before any works started on site. Looking out for the best ways to purchase materials, for example searching sale yards for end of the line items also helped to reduce material costs. www.temza.co.uk Word by Sonia Pash, founder of Temza interior design and build. 36 - www.refurbandrestore.co.uk