Reinstatement & remodel · Portishead BS20 · 2024
Flooded downstairs, rebuilt better: a Portishead reinstatement
A dishwasher leak flooded the downstairs kitchen, bathroom and office of a three-storey timber-frame home. Wilson & Cole were recommended by the claims company handling the case. With the rooms already stripped back, the owners took the opportunity to remodel rather than simply replace — including new bifold doors, which is no small thing in a timber-frame structure.
The reason we lead with this one: reinstatement is often the moment a house gets better than it was. The client's review notes we were not the most expensive quote and were realistic about what needed to happen and when — which, on a claim job, is the whole game.
The works
- Reinstatement of flood-damaged kitchen, bathroom and office
- Remodelling of the downstairs layout while the fabric was open
- Structural alterations and bifold door installation in a timber-frame building
- Full rebuild through to decoration
- Owners self-managing part of the works, supported where it helped
Stage by stage
In the client's words
The review this project earned.
“We were recommended Dan and Craig by Concept Claims Solutions who dealt with a claim for us after a dishwasher leak flooded our downstairs. We took the opportunity to do some remodelling and adding bifolds — not easy in a three-storey timber frame building. From our first contact to the end of the…”
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