design

This has been an odd year for weather related matters.  The very cold spurts we’ve had lasted a longer than anticipated but strangely we’ve not seen the forecast snow and ice as much, so that is a bonus.  Snow itself…
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Organising a new build or extension of an existing one requires planning.  This doesn’t just mean a well organised and tidy working arangement.  Planning is the lynchpin of the operation in many ways.  The first thing that needs to happen,…
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It’s been a most interesting, if noisy, few months here.  My immediate neighbours have been having a house extension built.  It was described as a little extra to make the kitchen and utility bigger and extend out the dining room. …
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Most days we probably don’t think a great deal about how our houses are constructed.  As far as most of us are concerned, we just get up, shower in the nice comfortable bathroom or ensuite and get on with our…
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House buying these days has changed dramatically.  You go on the agent websites where there will be all the latest properties listed in distinct categories.  Everything is there to see online with photos aplety of places.  Very often there will…
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There are so many different means of property construction these days.  Unlike when man first started coming out of his cave.  To ensure that modern homes are built speedily and with a nod to energy and cost effectiveness, many new…
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The world of designing, planing, bilding and maintenance of buildings is absolutely paralysed by the need to complty with building  regulations.   There are so many different aspects of ‘buildings’ that it takes a few hours working through massive lists of…
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With so much pressure on familie it’s not suprising that many folk start to think about moving to biger premises but discover they can’t find anything suitable wihin their locality.   The houses around my area are a good example –…
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There are many aspects of building one’s dream home to be taken into account before any work can commence. Firstly there has to be a plot of land in pocession. This could perhaps be the side or end of a…
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There have been some changes to the building regulations and planning laws in the last couple of years.  The government of the day wanted to free up many folk in the pipeline and remove much of the delay and red…
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