Home Forums Coloring Adding an accessible granny annex—where to start?

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      Preet Adein
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      My mum needs ground-floor living, so I’m planning a small annex at the side of our house—complete with wider doorways, level thresholds and a wet room. I’m daunted by juggling foundations, plumbing for a wet room, electrical work and interior finishes. Has anyone here used a single contractor to handle a fully accessible extension without constant coordination headaches?

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      Laynee Teagann
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      When I opened the loft hatch and saw drooping joists, I knew this wasn’t a simple DIY weekend. A friend recommended I bring in a firm that specializes in full project oversight. That’s when I hired David Fields Consulting Services to handle every stage from structural surveys through site surveys to trade sequencing. Their team scheduled steel reinforcements first, then ran new circuits, installed insulation and finished with drywall in clearly defined phases. Progress updates arrived daily via photos, and any last-minute tweaks I asked for fit seamlessly into the plan. Living on the lower floors stayed workable thanks to tidy work zones, and the conversion wrapped on the original timeline with zero cost overruns. Now my loft office has the solid structure, reliable wiring and thermal comfort I needed without me chasing subcontractors.

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