Updating & Renovating
Here you’ll discover everything you need to sympathetically restore your home. From specialist crafts such as restoring original features to adding a modern twist to a terraced property The National Home Improvement Show is packed full of expert advice that will allow you to approach your project with confidence.
Brought to you by Period Living Magazine, The Period Property Pavilion will give you all the products, ideas and advice you need to add new space or modernise your home, without compromising its existing charm and character.
No matter the century your house was built, or the look you would like to achieve, there are a myriad of expert companies at the show for you to explore and compare. From insulation to instillations, technology to restoration, you will find everything you need to create, update or preserve your home.
Bring along your plans and to talk the experts and get free advice on any issues you have surrounding the marrying new and old and updating existing properties. Experts include, Roger Hunt, Period Living magazine Renovation Expert and Douglas Kent, Period Living magazine.
These in-depth seminar sessions will be running daily, and include the following:
Period Property: The ten golden rules for renovating and repairing a period house
Roger Hunt, Period Living magazine Renovation Expert and co-author of Old House Handbook
Period Property: How to extend a period house sympathetically
Roger Hunt, Period Living magazine Renovation Expert and co-author of Old House Handbook
The Energy Saving Home: Old house to Ecohouse
Charlie Luxton, Architectural designer and Broadcaster, and Real Homes Green Home Expert
View the full Real Homes Live! Theatre timetables
These free 20 minute sessions cover a wide range of subjects including:
• Renovating a listed building - how to deal with planning and listed building consent and how to maximise VAT relief on ‘alterations’
• How to find the right specialists when renovating a period home, from architects and builders, to the specialist craftsmen and suppliers
• The definitive guide to planning beautiful and efficient radiators for your new build or period home
• How to unlock the history of your house
• Renovating a listed building. How to deal with planning and listed building consent and how to maximise VAT relief on ‘alterations’
• Everything you wanted to know about your historic building but were afraid to ask
View the full Masterclass timetable
Speak directly to home improvement experts experienced in developing, preserving and updating homes of any age in The Advice Centre. Ask any question you may have - and have previously been too afraid to ask! - and these experts will help you update, preserve or modernise any home. Experts include:
Roger Hunt, Period Living magazine Renovation Expert and co-author of Old House Handbook
Douglas Kent, Period Living magazine Renovation Expert and Technical Secretary Society for The Protection of Ancient Buildings
Simon Smith, Real Homes Magazine Planning and Permitted Development Expert
Michael Holmes, TV Property Expert and Editor-in-Chief of Real Homes Magazine
Hugo Tugman, Architectural Designer and Real Homes Design Expert