Buying an older property can be an opportunity to create a home that would be difficult to find on the open market. But a house with cracking, uneven floors, previous extensions or signs of movement may also contain structural problems that are not obvious during a...
A house extension may look straightforward on the architectural drawings. The new walls align with the existing house, the layout works, and the proposed foundations appear relatively simple. But what happens if the ground beneath the extension cannot safely support...
A structural engineer can design the steel beam that will permanently support a new opening. But before that beam is installed, the wall above still needs support. That gap between the existing structure and the finished structure is where temporary works become...
An empty or underused office can look like an obvious candidate for hotel conversion. The building already exists, much of the external envelope may remain, and the floor area can potentially be reorganised into bedrooms, circulation and guest facilities. But...
Adding another storey can unlock significant additional floor space without increasing the footprint of a property. For homeowners, it can mean another bedroom, bathroom or living area. For developers and owners of larger buildings, extending upwards can sometimes...
