A simple step-by-step guide to home renovation for beginners from a professional 1 – Start with why This mantra can be applied to almost any area of life. We find it especially useful when investigating and preparing for a project. It’s a deceptively simple starting point, but its pointedness gives good designers the freedom to…
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How Long Will My Home Renovation Take?
The time costs of Design, Planning, Building regulations and construction can all seem very daunting. We breakdown the stages chronologically and explain the time implications at each step. Please be aware a number of these steps can overlap, thus reducing the overall time of the project. 1. Survey: 1-2 weeks For any project, large or…
Out of the blue Healthy economies and healthy construction industries go together like hearts and lungs; without one there’s not much hope for the other. Construction projects are generally expensive and risky undertakings and so a confident and well-resourced consumer market is usually a prerequisite for their success. Underpinning the main contractor is…
Introduction “Renovating and extending houses is almost never easy, and should always be tackled with careful professional advice on both design and cost issues. Relying on optimism and a ‘back of envelope’ cost plan can actually take longer and cost a lot more in the end, so don’t rush or cut corners in the planning…




