Practical advice on extensions, new builds, planning permission and renovation costs for homeowners across Redditch, Birmingham, Solihull and Warwickshire.
The kitchen is the most valuable space in a modern family home, and a well-designed kitchen extension is often the single best investment you can make in your…
Read more →If your Birmingham extension or renovation affects a shared wall with your neighbour, you almost certainly need to serve a Party Wall Notice. Here is a plain-English guide…
Read more →Choose the right materials at design stage and your extension will look great, perform well thermally and require minimal maintenance for the next thirty years. Choose poorly and…
Read more →Two-storey extensions offer the best value per square metre of any extension type, you gain twice the space for less than twice the price. Here is what a…
Read more →Sustainable building is no longer a fringe concern, running costs, regulations and buyer expectations have made low-energy construction the default for most new projects in Redditch and the…
Read more →Permitted Development Rights are the biggest shortcut in English domestic planning. Build within the limits and you skip an 8-10 week planning determination entirely. Here is a plain-English…
Read more →If you are planning an extension to a family home in Solihull or the surrounding villages, one of the biggest questions is whether to build single-storey or two-storey.…
Read more →The side return is the single most transformative extension you can add to a traditional Birmingham, Moseley or Kings Heath terrace. For a modest investment you can turn…
Read more →Opening up a kitchen and dining room, or knocking through to a rear extension, almost always involves removing a load-bearing wall and inserting a structural steel beam. It…
Read more →Getting the brick wrong on an extension is one of the few building mistakes you cannot easily reverse. Choose well and the extension reads as a seamless part…
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