HOMEOWNERS Simon and Suzie Francis
PROJECT Contemporary renovation and remodel of 1960s house
LOCATION Coverack, Cornwall
BUILD TIME Eight months (Nov 2019 – Jul 2020)
BUILD ROUTE Main contractor
SIZE 100m2
PLOT/HOUSE COST £375,000
BUILD COST £352,106
VALUE £1.1million
WORDS Rebecca Foster
PHOTOGRAPHY Mark Anthony Fox and Ben Knight
Simon Francis had dreamt of tackling a wow-factor renovation scheme for years. However, it wasn’t until 2018 that circumstances allowed him to get stuck into a major build. Simon, a self-confessed Rightmove addict, spotted a property online that immediately piqued his interest. Perched on Cornwall’s southern coastline, the 1960s flat-roof, two-story property was ripe for an update. “It was one of the only properties I’d ever seen overlooking the sea that wasn’t a traditional Cornish cottage,” he says. His plan was to refurbish the property to a high standard so it could be let out as a holiday rental, with a view to making it his own home when he retires.
“For me, being able to look out across the water is the key to a contented life,” he says. “The house had the potential to be a fantastic property. It looked directly onto the sea, it had big picture windows and some private outdoor space. I wanted to build on that to maximise its potential.”
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