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Emma Dunn & Saffron Otter

'We made our house worth £230k more with renovations - and changing roof to this colour'

A couple has managed to add a staggering £230,000 to the value of their 1950s bungalow - and part of the renovations included a simple £400 change to their roof.

Thanks to their impressive DIY efforts, the pair have boosted the property's curb appeal by simply painting their roof a new colour.

Ellie Rimmer, 27, and James Lawrence, 28, cleaned each individual tile on the roof before painting them black instead of buying a whole new set of tiles, which would have set them back a whopping £4,500.

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