Adding another floor to an existing building can create valuable new space without increasing the building’s footprint. For owners of blocks of flats, mixed-use buildings and other urban properties, the roof can therefore represent development potential that is...
If you are planning both a house extension and a loft conversion, it is natural to ask whether it makes more sense to complete them together. In many cases, yes an extension and loft conversion can be designed and built as part of the same project. For the right...
Converting a loft into a bedroom, home office or other liveable room can add useful floor space without extending the footprint of your house. But even where the external alterations do not require a full planning application, the conversion still has to satisfy the...
Steel beams and columns may form the main structural frame, but they can only work as intended if the connections between them are properly designed. A steel connection has to transfer the forces assumed in the structural analysis while also being practical to...
Getting planning permission is a major milestone, but it does not necessarily mean that construction can start the following morning. The decision notice confirms what has been approved from a planning perspective. Between that approval and work beginning on site,...
