Period-home renovations in Edinburgh
More to enjoy in an older home.
Keep the details you fell for, with room for the way you live now. Sweet Homes renovates period homes in Edinburgh.
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Tell us about your period property
Sweet Homes buys and fits the agreed products and materials for every job. We do not fit items bought or supplied by customers. Please allow at least four weeks from your first enquiry before construction can start. We agree your dates and costs with you before work starts.
A few details to get started.
Brunon and his team were on time every day. The site was always left tidy overnight and Brunon was always happy to chat and explain what they were doing.
He turned up on time, was courteous and completed the work to a high standard on the day stated, at the price stated. Very happy customer, will hire him again.
After you enquire
We reply by email
A 20-minute call about your plans
A site visit if it helps, with any fee agreed first
Your written quotation
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Keep everyday life in the plan
Your period home holds more than its original details. It is where you cook, rest and spend time together. Tell us about the doors, skirting and floorboards you want to retain, alongside the changes you have in mind.
If the kitchen or your only bathroom is part of the work, bring that into the first conversation. Temporary cooking arrangements, access and the people living around the work belong in the plan too.
Period-home renovations · Edinburgh
Keep the character you love and make the rooms work for life now. We agree what stays, what needs care and what can change before the construction begins.
For ideas that balance old details with everyday comfort, explore modern heritage interiors.
For a consistent feel from room to room, see how to choose colours and finishes for an older home.
Before adding insulation, read the practical checks for tenement walls.
Before selecting individual comfort upgrades, read practical advice on what to fix first for heating, insulation and comfort.
What customers say
Brunon Rogowski executed the full restoration and refurbishment of this Victorian flat in Edinburgh, for one of our clients. Plumbing, heating and electric services were replaced, walls were replastered and decorated and floors sanded. The existing kitchen and bathroom were entirely renewed and a new en-suite shower room and dressing area were created for the master bedroom. The project ran very smoothly and the final result was perfectly delivered. Brunon and his staff are a pleasure to work with; professional, proactive and caring. I will without hesitation recommend them to my future clients.
Lathe and plaster ceiling brought down and a new ceiling installed, whilst preserving the original cornicing and centre rose. Brunon and his team completed the work to what I thought was a very high standard. I had been worried about the amount of dust that would be generated by bringing the old plaster down but amazingly very little escaped into the adjacent hall. They used a large extractor fan to take the dust out of my window and also used a plastic seal on the door and together these obviously worked really well. Brunon kept me up to date with detailed daily emails describing the teams progress. And on the first day when he was caught in heavy traffic caused by the trains being cancelled following a storm he phoned twice to give me updates on his eta. I also had a condemned gas fire in my lounge and the team removed this for me, plastered the resulting hole and installed an air vent. All for no extra charge. All in all I was very impressed with the professionalism and quality of workmanship of Brunon and his team and would not hesitate to use him again in the future.
Customer feedback
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A bay window worth sitting beside
Small moments, thoughtfully considered
Texture and detail
Keep the fireplace in the picture
The construction, organised
A clear plan, shared with you.
The team talks through the building and the planned work before starting: services, plaster, floors, joinery and the features you want to keep. Choices and construction stages are brought together so you can follow the progress.
Before agreeing work to protected fabric, read our guide to listed building rules during a renovation.
Design, engineering and permissions
You appoint the architect, structural engineer and approval professionals your project needs. They own the design, structural information and relevant applications. Sweet Homes is the construction contractor. A building warrant must be granted before work starts. Electrical and gas work within our scope is carried out and certified by the competent trades we appoint.
Planning the budget
A quotation for your home
The retained features, services, plaster, floors, structural work, specialist materials, access and finish determine the quotation. Assumptions about concealed fabric are recorded before work is agreed.
Read the cost guidePeriod-home renovation scope, timing and planning
What is included?
The written scope identifies retained, repaired, altered and replaced fabric, alongside agreed services, joinery, plaster, flooring, decoration and structural work. Moisture needs diagnosis before treatment is selected. Older does not automatically mean listed. We supply and fit the agreed work. We do not offer labour-only or fit-only work. Chosen product codes can be included in our supply quotation.
We plan service routes before opening up, considering the floors, ceilings and original details you want to retain. This brings the preparation and making-good work into the conversation before construction starts.
How is the programme agreed?
The programme follows the agreed drawings, approvals, scope and ordering. For all work, allow at least four weeks from your first enquiry for the call, survey, quotation, decision and preparation; this is not a promised start date. We agree the construction sequence for your property.
What if the home is listed?
The protected building and proposed work need their own approval assessment. Your appointed professionals establish the consent route. Our listed-building renovation page explains how the defined construction follows that information.
What happens if the work changes?
We record the proposed work, cost and programme effect and obtain agreement before carrying out changed work. Concealed findings that affect the design are referred to your appointed professional. The contract sets out the process for your scope.
How do we start?
Send your enquiry by form or email. We arrange a follow-up call to talk through the project, then a site visit where useful. Any visit fee is agreed beforehand.
What happens at handover?
The project contract identifies the handover checks, snagging route, workmanship terms and aftercare for the agreed scope. Any trade certificates come from the subcontractors who carry out that work.
What if we need work urgently?
We do not start construction within four weeks of the first enquiry. The call, property assessment where needed, quotation, your decision and preparation come first. The actual start and programme are agreed for your project. If you need urgent help, contact an emergency tradesperson.
Why does damp need more than a meter reading?
A moisture-meter reading is a clue, not a diagnosis of the cause. Consider the material, wall construction, condition, ventilation, drainage and outside ground before choosing a treatment. In traditional fabric, an impermeable finish can trap moisture or reduce drying; a lower-ground room needs particular care over the proposed system. Get the appropriate independent assessment first.
How can fitted work respect the original room?
Made-to-measure work can be set out around alcoves, cornice, skirting and uneven walls, rather than treating the room as a square box. Read about bespoke joinery before the measured design and retained details are fixed.
Project responsibility
Who manages the work
Brunon oversees project programmes across Edinburgh and is typically available by phone or email. The staff assigned to your job handle the day-to-day site work independently within the agreed scope, with the responsible contact confirmed before work starts.
Fully insured: £2 million public and products liability and £10 million employers' liability.
Our Christmas offer
Dinner is on us.
Book your renovation with us by 15 December 2026 and, while the work is under way, your first £50 of dinner is on us.
A Christmas present that arrives when you need it most. Picture it. The kitchen is down to bare walls, the hall smells of fresh plaster, and nobody wants to cook. So don't. Get a table somewhere warm, order something you would never make at home, and let someone else do the washing up.
Book by 15 December 2026. Your works can start later.
About your dinner voucher
- You book by accepting your written quotation by 15 December 2026.
- Your works can start after that date. We plan every project at least four weeks ahead.
- We give you the voucher once your works have started.
- It is a £50 voucher you can use at any of a group of independent Edinburgh restaurants and bars, so you choose where.
- One voucher per project. It does not change your price.
- Not exchangeable for cash. Full terms below.
Offer terms
- The promoter is Brunon Rogowski Ltd, trading as Sweet Homes, company number SC700883, registered office 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DL.
- The offer is for customers who book a renovation project with us. You book when you accept our written quotation in writing by 11.59pm on 15 December 2026. The offer closes then and will not be extended.
- Your works can start after 15 December 2026. We agree the start date with you, and never start works within four weeks of your first enquiry. Where a building warrant is needed, works start only once it is granted.
- We give you one £50 dinner voucher per project, in person or by post, once your works have started on site.
- The voucher is an Edinburgh's Flavour gift voucher, which you can use at any of its partner restaurants and bars in Edinburgh. Its own terms apply, including its expiry date (currently 12 months from issue), which we will tell you when we give it to you. If we cannot provide that voucher, we will give you another dinner voucher worth at least £50.
- There is no cash alternative and no discount in its place. Your right to the voucher cannot be passed to anyone else or moved to another project.
- If the project is cancelled before works start, for any reason, including within your 14-day cancellation period, no voucher is given. Once we have given you the voucher, we will not ask for it back.
- The voucher is a gift on top of your contract. It does not change your contract price, scope or timing, and the price is not raised to pay for it.
Let’s talk about your home
What would you like to change?
Tell us what you’d like to change. Drawings and a few photographs help us understand the space before we arrange a call.
Tell us about your project