A mum had the roof of her house ripped off in a 'now or never' bid for more space in her Liverpool home.
Emma Haxton has been documenting the ups and downs of buying a doer upper on Instagram. She grew up in a period home in Scotland and is a self-confessed sucker for period features.
When her family bought the South Liverpool property in the spring of 2005, she knew it was "heart over head", but had to have it. She has since redecorated, put in a new kitchen and bathroom and also built a downstairs loo.
