The couple, who share their renovation updates on their Instagram account to 12,000 followers, avoided a near planning permission disaster by hiring an architect.
Emma told Express.co.uk: “I think people are a bit funny sometimes about speaking to an architect when they’re considering a standard extension.
“We really, really found it useful.”
“You pay a couple 100 quid for it, but they’re an architect for a reason. They have great ideas.”
Emma, who also described how they saved tens of thousands on their kitchen extension than quoted, estimates she and her partner paid around £400 working with an architect to cover the architect, planning permission, and sourcing an engineer.
The home renovator urges those doing domestic works to consider a professional architect, not just to improve their finished home but to save money.
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