Cornish Living LTD

20/02/2024

Think I found the worlds first STANLEY knife or as we named it STONELY Knife! Stanley Tools UK

31/03/2023

A lovely little bathroom upgrade at
It’s amazing how you can transform a space so easily and effectively. We have used some 17th Cornish Delabole tiles as the splash back, blue tooth mirror so you can listen to your music while showering…of course… and a gorgeous walk in shower.
Painting the walls and ceilings in Little Greene - Juniper Ash brought it all together.

16/06/2020

In 2019 we completed this stunning kitchen in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Designed, specified and installed completely in house, this project required the complete relocation of the existing kitchen to a new area, including the removal and support of structural walls between old and new zones.

The kitchen features bespoke solid oak handleless frontals - hand finished in contrasting Farrow & Ball Stiffkey Blue and Ammonite.

The design incorporates a central island housing an inset white resin sink, Frankie 4-1 Boiling water tap, Fisher & Paykel Freezer Drawer, and DishDrawer.
The cooking zone houses various storage units and internal soft close drawer systems, Fisher & Paykel eye level multifunction oven, combination microwave oven, steam oven and warming drawer/prover - for maximum cooking flexibility.

The centre piece is a fully integrated Fisher & Paykel french door fridge freezer with in drawer ice maker and water dispenser.

The food prep/hob area is framed by a bespoke chimney mantel surround hand finished in Farrow & Ball Ammonite with built in digital extractor and AEG multi-zone induction hob below.

The kitchen design extends into the dining area with the installation of a bespoke dresser unit housing a Fisher & Paykel dual zone wine cooler, plus ample storage for drinks, glasses, snacks and treats.
It even houses a floor level ‘pull out’ cat food drawer.
The complete open plan area is seamlessly connected to the remainder of the house using Amtico Signature Walnut LVT flooring.

16/06/2020

Before lockdown, we created a stunning bathroom in Poynton, Stockport. Our customer wanted a luxurious feel, hotelesque ambience and mood lighting options.
The room features an enormous back to wall bath with wall mounted chrome filler, a Mira Platinum dual outlet digital shower within a frameless glass enclosure.
The showering area also has a flush stone effect tray and a convenient seating area. The basin sits on a contemporary ‘aged copper’ wall hung vanity with a beautiful double mirrored cabinet above which boasts demister pads, backlighting and shaver socket.
The room features primary LED ceiling lighting, ambient up and down feature lighting around the bathing area bespoke mirror as well as a contemporary pendant fitting over the basin. These lighting options means you can achieve several bathing ambiance’s as you desire.
The wall and floor tiling was supplied by Mandarin Stone and is a copper metallic-large format tile complemented with Dune small format texture motif tiles in the same finish.
We think the finished room looks fantastic, what do you think?

04/06/2020

WRAPAROUND EXTENSION

In March 2020 we completed a ground floor wraparound extension to a 1930’s semi detached property in Poynton, Stockport.

We have completed this extension format several times, the perfect solution for a growing family who need extra space to live, work and play.

The extension consists of a deeper entrance hallway, a home office or spare bedroom, shower room, utility room and a large open plan kitchen dining area with adjoining sitting area.

Standout features are:

• solar powered Velux roof windows which have auto ambiance sensors, and can be operated by Google or Alexa or remotely over the internet
• bespoke solid oak hand painted kitchen finished in Farrow & Ball colourways with solid quartz worktops
• stunning herringbone mid oak small stave LVT flooring throughout
• beautiful fireplace openings finished with solid white oak mantels and welsh slate hearths

The extension was designed, specified and constructed completely ‘in-house’, so if your looking for a comprehensive building partner, give us a call.

We love the end result and our customer loves their new space too,

“Cheshire Living Ltd created a home that has enabled us to live in a manner we had only ever dreamed of. Their creative and dynamic approach has resulted in a high quality extension, with many well conceived and executed features. The work was carried out to the highest standard, with acute attention to detail, and always with us the client in mind. We had confidence that they always had a clear vision of how each area would look and how we would live in it as a family.

Cheshire Living Ltd designed and built a snug office space, shower room and utility, but the real wow factor of the house is the open plan kitchen/ dining/ living area.
This stunning room delivers the sought after modern way of living, allowing us to cook, eat, relax and play with the children together.

We were once divided, but now spend the majority of our time in this space as a family and it’s a real joy!
We cannot recommend Cheshire Living Ltd highly enough!”

27/11/2019

Did you know, VELUX roof windows are now compatible with Google Assistant for adding hands-free fresh air to your home?

Just say "Hey Google, open my window"

https://www.velux.co.uk/products/smart-home/velux-active

30/10/2019

LFB, as perhaps most fire brigades - are not perfect and would not argue that point, they have to work to set protocol and set expectations for what they will encounter day to day based on experience and knowledge of the way buildings are constructed in this country. This is exactly where procedure such as ‘Stay Put’ stem from.
Grenfell was poorly and incorrectly specified through a modernisation process which allowed a lethal combination of flammable insulate and cladding together with sloppy installation to be completed. LFB would not be aware of these facts and would not expect that structure to have fire spread and creep that severe - that type of structure simply shouldn’t do that if building and fire regulations are adhered to.
So who’s to blame? Certainly not LFB.
The architects, specifiers, suppliers - who maybe stretched the truth about the flammability of their wares and the contractor/installers will be where I would start. They know who they are!

02/04/2019

According to Sarah Beeny’s new show Renovate Don’t Relocate, seven out of ten Brits believe their homes are dysfunctional, causing them to sell up and move.

Keep an eye out for VELUX on tonight’s episode of the show, where Sarah shows homeowners Iwan and Mel that by making their home work harder for them, they can use their space more efficiently while staying put.

Tune in to Really at 8pm tonight to see how Mel and Iwan were able to get the most out of their home with VELUX.

28/11/2017

Cheshire Living are extremely concerned that the Local Authorities and Central Government - who for years have positioned environmental concerns and climate change agreements way ahead of fire safety - within domestic and commercial buildings, continue to do so without any regard to recent events.

For over 20 years, building contractors have been instructed to install solid insulation panels, from suppliers such as Celotex and Kingspan, which as most in the trade know are not fire proof, as we must comply with National Building Regulations on insulation values within new and extended buildings or these new buildings, extensions and conversions will not meet current standards and will not be passed.

Something is very wrong, this issue on flammability has long been surpressed, however Grenfell, for all the tragedy endured by those involved - actually made mainstream media highlight the issue - although cloaked in mid reporting and ‘cladding’ building terminology.

Now we all must stand up to the Local and Central Authorities and refuse these dangerous products from being enforced via Councils for use in residential and commercial buildings. Homes, schools, hospitals and offices are all at risk.

There appears to be a hypocritical approach to fire safety within the building regulations.

For instance a domestic loft conversion has to meet regulations - which include means of escape via a suitable (roof) window, 1 hour fire protected stairwells, upgrading all habitable doors to the property to fire rated or alternatively increasing doorstop rebates to 25mm and painting insides of door and reveals in 3 costs of intumescent paint, whilst at the same time filling every inch of the loft conversion with flammable solid insulation - as it reduces energy consumption and is good for the planet at large?!.
This is ludicrous and requires immediate investigation, standardisation and ground up reform.

Unless a united stand is taken - this issue will be diluted by spin and nothing will ever change.

What is harder to comprehend is that there are extremely effective alternative fire retardant insulation products available, which perform equally, if not better than solid insulation.

These products, such as TriISO multi-foil blanket, have been produced for years, which the UK Authorities refuse to allow under the current building regulations. The reasons for this remains somewhat ill defined and unclear.

So the reality is that it is certainly possible to insulate well whilst also ensuring excellent fire safety within our new and existing buildings.

Other countries DO allow these alternate products. We have to ask why we don’t ??

If, as contractors, house owners and landlords, we refuse these products in significant enough numbers, change is possible.

We make every effort to be a conscientious contractor, we cannot stand by whilst this scandal remains unchallenged. We do everything possible to ensure our customers receive well built, safe and comfortable buildings. We have to adhere to outdated, muddled regulations, however it is these very regulations that are meaning we are forced to construct potentially unsafe and dangerous environments for our customers.

This has to stop.

Cheshire Living will be doing everything in its power to lobby local Councillors, question Building Control departments and inform its client base wherever possible of the issues concerning fire safety stemming from certain insulation products.

28/11/2017

https://news.sky.com/story/long-read-grenfell-britains-fire-safety-crisis-11146108

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25/11/2017

LOFT CONVERSION - BOLLINGTON

In a high property market - adding an existing bedroom within your current home is a cost effective solution to add value without incurring the costs and upheaval of moving.

We completed this small loft conversion to a period stone cottage in Bollington - making it a more comfortable three bedroom house. We utilised spare space on the existing landing to accommodate the triple wind staircase, so as not to take valuable living space from existing bedrooms.

The property was valued pre commencement at £225 - £230,000.00. Upon completion the property was re valued at £265 - £275,000.00.
This conversion was achieved within 4 weeks on a budget of circa £16,000.00.
An excellent investment - and space to enjoy too!
Contact us for a no obligation discussion for clever ideas on converting and extending your home.