Property refurbishment for holiday homes and private second homes in South Devon
Making your vision for your holiday home a reality
- Bespoke service with a single point of contact and transparent, regular communications via phone calls, emails and our custom built online Dashboard.
- Clear, accessible administration including proposal documents and staged payment presentations from stage one.
- Access to quality local suppliers as well as retained experienced tradespeople and professionals and a track history and expertise with the local authority etc.
“What I liked about Katherine was that she understood my vision and helped me with that but also came up with ideas for achieving it.”
Elaine Jones, owner of a cottage on Island Street
Our in-house refurbishment team
Head of Refurbishment, Katherine Spencer, will oversee your refurbishment project from our Salcombe offices.
Katherine has managed projects high value projects over the course of her career and is used to managing budgets of all sizes efficiently and effectively. In doing so she has worked alongside leading tradespeople to deliver high spec results on five star properties.
Katherine has been the Project Manager at Pebbles since 2010 and holds valuable relationships with the local property professionals – like Architect Joe Owen from Derry Owen, structural engineer Ross Carpenter from PCA Consulting Engineers and chartered surveyors (RICs).
She is supported by a reliable refurbishment team of three regular staff members whose valuable input allows for efficient, effective office and on-site teamwork. Meanwhile, Jessica, who has been a longstanding member of the team for a number of years, is your trusted financial point of call.Katherine also calls on a network of reliable tradespeople across the South Hams, offering a high quality finish. She has an employed senior technician and site foreman, in-house technician carpenters and decorators as well as contractor electricians.
Katherine achieves favourable and substantial trade discounts with the right South Devon suppliers, and keeps abreast of current and upcoming design and refurbishment innovations.
A network of local suppliers and partner specialists
Working with a trusted network of trade service providers and property specialists, selected for their professionalism and consistently high standards of workmanship, Pebbles Refurbishment is able to achieve bespoke requirements and looks, tailored to your vision for your holiday home or private second home.
A dependable process
We understand that a refurbishment or renovation project can be daunting, especially if you are not close by. Katherine will be your direct, single point of contact throughout your refurbishment project, and will provide clear communications and processes from day one to help you to stay engaged in your project and to feel secure and in control at all times.
Katherine provides a schedule of works at the start of each project and personally ensures that timings are kept on track.
Typically the process will work as follows:
- You will have an initial meeting with Katherine to discuss ideas and objectives for your property.
- Following that consultation Katherine will put together an initial brief to confirm your requirements.
- Once the brief is agreed the refurbishment team will work with partner specialists to put together a formal proposal. This process takes six to eight weeks.
- The proposal will then be sent across for you to review and any amendments to the scope of works can be made.
- Once you are happy with the proposal we will establish a planned timeline and an initial deposit will be due.
- Invoices will be sent at two week intervals to completion.
Outstanding personal service from Katherine, especially given that I was 550 miles away in Scotland. We’ve recently had to sell the property as we have moved to live in Devon, however we did so for a significant profit thanks to the quality of the Pebbles refurbishment.
Belinda Stewart, owner of Seaquest in Hope Cove
Regular and reliable communications
Our South Devon property refurbishment team provides a level of communication tailored to your life, and upon which you can depend.
We are fastidious about getting things right, planning well, working with the best local suppliers in the business and sticking to deadlines, so you know that from start to finish you can rely on us to work as hard on achieving the desired results as you would.
There are regular Project Reports by email, often hourly photographic updates through our online client portal, and of course video calls and phone calls, with a 24/7 service in place. Your property refurbishment project is always live for Pebbles.
References are available on request in addition to the testimonials on our website, which are updated regularly. We hold levels of insurance cover suited to exceptional properties.
It looks absolutely brilliant, so much so that I am not sure I am going to let my daughter stay!
Teresa Henderson, owner of New Bridge Cottage
“We think the flat looks fantastic! I’m particularly pleased with the bathroom - it has been transformed so thank you to you and your property refurbishment team for getting it sorted so quickly."
Barbara Hardy, Penn Torr
Contact us at any time to discuss your project
Interview with a Salcombe property owner
Elaine Jones is the proud owner of a holiday home, which was in need of much care and attention to make it suitable for modern life. Here she explains how Pebbles’ added value to the refurbishment experience.
Refurbishing a family holiday home
On the banks of the estuary in Kingsbridge, Newbridge Cottage is a beautifully located charming, holiday home, The owners approached Pebbles for a complete refurbishment, preparing it for family holidays.
Refurbishing a holiday home for a speedy summer sale
Having owned and let their Salcombe property for many years, the owners of Combehaven, an apartment at the top of the town, approached Pebbles Refurbishment team to prepare their apartment to sell.
From refurbishment to revenue earning in eight weeks
When Nicola Hooley purchased her four bedroom property, Mapperley Lodge in Salcombe, it had all the makings of an exceptional holiday home, but Nicola needed help along the way.
