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Kitchens by Holloways have been making kitchens and building extensions for 17 years. Jacqui Murray has experienced the benefits of their design and build approach

To create the kitchen extension of their dreams, most people appoint an architect to design it, a builder to build it, a kitchen company to supply the kitchen, and perhaps a project manager, unless they choose to manage the project themselves. Some years ago, I tried to manage my own kitchen extension project. I didn’t anticipate how many questions the builder would have – even though I had a full set of drawings from the architect. Almost daily, our builder would uncover something they were not expecting. Some of those things a ected the design, all of them a ected my timings and budget, and many of them had implications for other suppliers, such as the kitchen company. I was constantly on the phone trying to keep things on track. Meanwhile, I had decisions to make about floors, lights, patio doors, radiators, handles, wall finishes, furniture etc. It was all quite stressful.

So, when I recently embarked on kitchen extension project no.2, I took a di erent approach. Kitchens by Holloways design and manufacture beautiful kitchens at their workshop in Shrewsbury. They also design and build extensions. Our designer, Charles, knew everything there is to know about kitchens and appliances, but he also took care of the architectural designs, obtained the planning approvals, designed the interiors, and helped me to choose all my fittings. The design process was collaborative and e cient. While Charles worked with me on the designs, his colleagues organised a structural engineer and pulled together a quote for the building work. Budgets and timings were clear from the outset to avoid any unwelcome surprises. The result is fantastic. The overall design works exceptionally well, the quality of work is excellent, and the Holloway’s team were great to work with. If I ever do a third kitchen extension project, then I’ll be calling Kitchens by Holloways.

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