You have two choices when it comes to appointing a building control inspectorate for your home extension; local authority building control and private building control (also referred to approved inspectors). …
Homeowners commonly misunderstand the difference between building regulations and building control. It is important to know the difference so that you are better informed about the house extension process, and …
We know that building regulations are the minimum standards to which your extension must be built. They govern literally every aspect of construction, exhaustively detailing how things should be. As …
At the outset of design work on a house extension, homeowners are meaningfully involved in setting out the design brief and provide input to planning-level drawings. Then towards the end …
When it comes to drawing up the structural designs for a house extension, the Structural Engineer will sometimes make assumptions about the building before crunching the numbers. Doing so carries …
If an Architect is to form, then a Structural Engineer is to function. There are many hues of Engineer, designing structures in a diverse range of fields from tunnels to …
It is always recommended that your Structural Engineer completes a physical survey of your home before producing the calculations and structural design for the extension. Some Engineers do not and …
“What happens if my neighbours refuse party wall notice?” is one of the most common questions homeowners ask in relation to party wall matters prior to building their extension. It is …
Ask ten Surveyors to explain the party wall process in simple terms and you will get 20 different answers (seriously, try it). It’s not that they’re being difficult, it is …
Having established that you will need to serve party wall notice to neighbours sometime in advance of starting the build to avoid the risks of not serving party wall notice …
