HOMEOWNER Ray Burch
PROJECT Top-floor extension
LOCATION East London
HOUSE TYPE Detached new build
SIZE 50m²
BUILD ROUTE Architect and contractor, project managed by architect
CONSTRUCTION METHOD Steel primary structural frame making the roof addition; timber infill external walls and rafters; warm-roof construction
BUILD TIME Seven months
HOUSE COST £1.4 million
BUILD COST £473,280
CURRENT VALUE £2.3 million
When Ray Burch was house hunting in 2012, he was delighted to find a detached new-build house in the East End after six months of searching. It had three floors and four bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms.
“It’s a good fit for me. I’m minutes away from Brick Lane, Shoreditch High Street and Spitalfields Market. I’m surrounded by good transport links, though I can actually walk to work from here,” he says. With Ray and
