What Is a Structural Engineer, and do I Need One?
A structural engineer is a construction professional that is used to help you to establish the required materials and legalities of a build before it takes place. This makes sure…
A structural engineer is a construction professional that is used to help you to establish the required materials and legalities of a build before it takes place. This makes sure…
Retrofitting in construction, architecture and renovation is the process of improving an existing building rather than rebuilding or building additionally. By changing the existing building in relation to materials, build…
Property in the UK comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes. From houses to bungalows, flats to maisonettes, terraced to detached and apartment to duplex, it’s all on offer…
Removing a chimney breast is something that many homeowners choose to have done to their properties. Often seen as an eyesore and a waste of space even when covered over,…
As a general rule, in a conservation area, permitted development rights are very highly limited. That’s largely due to restrictions placed by the national planning policy. On top of that,…
Converting a detached garage into a granny flat or an annexe is certainly possible in the UK, but it does come with a few caveats and considerations which need to…
Dropping a kerb is essential to do if you plan to create off street parking in the form of a driveway that will be accessible only via crossing the pavement….
Bungalows are one of the most popular forms of housing in the UK. That’s even if they aren’t even close to being the most common. One of the main reasons…
Builders have a range of different rights and obligations when working on any project in the UK, as do all professionals and legal bodies involved in the process. The rights…
In architecture, and more specifically, regarding planning permission with the local planning authority, the 45 degree rule is a technique used to determine if a proposed change or build like…