Common Home Extension Traps and dangers When Building a House Extension.

So, you have obtained your planning consent, the Building Regulations are all approved, your builders have quoted, you have a start date - job done? Ready to go?

In most cases yes but there are some technical traps that can await the unsuspecting home owner.  Here we schedule some of the more common ones that you should be checking out BEFORE you start on site:-

• House deed covenants
  
  HOUSE DEED COVENANTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
• Inform your home insurers
  
  INFORM YOUR HOME INSURERS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
• Water Authority Approval
  
  WATER BOARD AUTHORITY APPROVAL - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
• Main Contractors insurance
  
  MAIN CONTRACTORS INSURANCE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
• Informing the neighbours
  
  HAVE YOU INFORMED THE NEIGHBOURS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
• The Party Wall Act
  
  HAVE YOU OBTAINED PARTY WALL ACT APPROVAL - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
• Health and Safety requirements CDM
  
  HAVE YOU COMPLIED WITH THE CDM HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.