Archive for June 2019

Lighten your Life

Lounge area with light coming in through the window

The brains neural patterns and mental health concerns are generally not at the top of the list when it comes to the reasons why we want to refurbish or extend our home, but perhaps they should be. Light within our home and at our workplace can affect our health and wellbeing. Natural light has so…

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A home extension without planning permission

Architects discussing plans with client

A growing family and a desire for more space normally leaves homeowners with two options: Move to a larger property. Extend their current property. Both options have pluses and minuses and depend on a range of circumstances.  However, extending has suddenly become more attractive as homeowners in England have been given the green light to…

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5 Reasons To Open Up Life In Your Loft

Mansard Bedroom

At a time when the housing market is a victim of the uncertain times in which we live there has been a dramatic increase in people pursuing the home of their dreams by staying where they are.  This trend is underlined by a 114% increase in applications for loft conversions across the UK in the…

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Why builders need to be great project managers

Architectural drawings

When you think about the term project management in association with the building industry it conjures up images of large construction projects such as Wembley Stadium, The Shard or the Egyptian Pyramids! (probably the biggest civil engineering project in history). The scale and complexity of these types of building project are such that poor management…

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