The people behind StoneRenovation
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Thea Bergstrom Lead writer
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. she writes only methods that survive a real site.
- What half-contract really covers: don't get carried by claims
- Designing payment milestones: a grounded explanation
- Before-and-after documentation: where rework happens
- How long design should take: from zero to fluent
- Conditions paint needs: priorities at three stages
- Turning a balcony into a study: where rework happens
- Circulation in thirty square metres: the detail checklist
- Storage on walls: from zero to fluent
Silas Turner Contributing editor
Independent designer focused on small flats. he prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Who should choose full self-managed: don't get carried by claims
- Recording every change: settled in one read
- A three-month post-move review: solutions by condition
- The order of structural changes: settled in one read
- Sequencing the installs: the detail checklist
- A kitchen for one: settled in one read
- Partitioning a one-room flat: priorities at three stages
- Reprogramming the balcony: is the investment justified
Amos Reilly Staff writer
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. he unpicks window profile options item by item.
- Clauses to read in the contract: priorities at three stages
- Documents to collect at handover: boundaries before methods
- What to prepare before demolition: priorities at three stages
- When electrics come in: from zero to fluent
- When furniture arrives: settled in one read
- Limits of renovating a rental: where rework happens
- Are platform beds worth it: is the investment justified
- Using the corridor: boundaries before methods
Cecily Hart Regular contributor
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. she starts with standards, then style.
- Where extra items begin: from zero to fluent
- How warranty periods count: is the investment justified
- Which dimensions to measure: settled in one read
- Handing over from tiling to carpentry: priorities at three stages
- How long to ventilate before moving in: is the investment justified
- Storage in a small bathroom: turning experience into steps
- Cleaning in a small flat: boundaries before methods
- Choosing folding furniture: turning experience into steps