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Achieving greater planning potential for clients via GPDO
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Planning is relaxing??
2011-04-08-planning-news.php
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Local elections and planning
2011-05-09-planning-news.php
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Commercial to residential without applying for planning permission?
2011-06-08-planning-news.php
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Reasons to be cheerful? Part One - Draft National Planning Policy Framework
2011-09-01-planning-news.php
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Rethink refurbishment at INSITE11, 4-5 October 2011
2011-09-28-planning-news.php
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Planners are people too...
2011-10-20-plannig-news.php
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Transitional arrangements and sustainability
2011-10-25-planning-news.php
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Transitional arrangements and sustainability - feedback response
2011-11-06-planning-news.php
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Localism Bill update and possible timescale
2011-11-08-planning-news.php
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Sustainability Now online conference tomorrow & final sustainability feedback
2011-11-09-planning-news.php
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The Localism Act: planning provisions at a glance
2011-11-16-planning-news.php
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NPPF and changes of use from office to residential - emerging news
2011-11-23-planning-news.php
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5-bedroom-design-ideas-to-brighten-up-your-home.php
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ABOUT US - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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ADVERTISE ON THIS SITE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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A building’s design and the quality of its construction will have a major effect on the amount of air leakage. Other factors include wind against the side of the dwelling and the buoyancy effect (warm air rises and creates a drawing effect, pulling air in through gaps in the ground floor and walls).
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A draught can be difficult to locate. The occupant may feel cold air, but may not be able to trace exactly where it is coming from. Often the source of the problem (the air leakage path) is hidden by kitchen units, bath panels or other boarding and so it can be very difficult to pin point it without a thorough audit.
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Fan pressure testing allows the permeability, or airtightness performance, of the dwelling to be assessed. The technique is straightforward and can be carried out when the envelope is complete.
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Airtight Construction in a Passive House - Indoor air has a higher water vapour content (absolute humidity) than outside air - if not dehumidified. In a cold climate, indoor air is cooled during exfiltration flow inside out. The colder air can not keep the high amount of water vapour - condensing will occur at a certain place within the construction. This may lead to serious damage. The process described here is the main reason why external building structure has to be built airtight.
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Appeal a Planning Refusal - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Older homes may contain asbestos in various forms, such as boarding materials, ceiling finishes and pipe insulation.
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Attic Conversions - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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In most cases forming a balcony or raised terrace will need formal planning permission. Even house extensions built under the sites permitted development allowances will not be legal if they include for a veranda, balcony or raised terrace.
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BASEMENT HOME EXTENSIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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If there is any chance of bats using the roofspace, be aware that the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA) protects bats and their roosts in England, Scotland and Wales. As bats generally return to the same roosts every year, the roosts are protected whether bats are present or not.
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Benefits of the Community Infrastructure Levy - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
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The cost per metre run of bi-fold door sets is around £1,000.00. So a 6M wide bifolding patio door set will be around £6,000.00 plus fitting costs. (prices will vary due to location and manufacturer). A standard sliding patio door set would be around half this cost. So is the added functionality and latest design icon trend worth the extra expense?
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The condensing boiler is the most efficient type available and is becoming the standard choice in most parts of the UK. Further to this, from 1 April 2005, all gas boilers installed in England and Wales are required to be condensing boilers (aside from a small number of exceptions).
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WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE BUILDING REGULATIONS APPLICATION PROCESS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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BUILDING PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS LINKS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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BUILDING REGULATIONS APPROVED DOCUMENTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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BUILDING TRADES AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES ORGANISATIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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1 Before carrying out any work on a building, contact the local authority’s conservation and planning departments to see if the property is listed, is subject to an Article 4.2 or 4.1 direction, or is in a conservation area.
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Choosing a room for your extension. House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Code for sustainable homes - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Community infrastructure levy CIL FAQ's - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
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Airtightness is an increasingly important part of a ‘whole house’ approach to building. Airtight buildings will be more comfortable for occupants and also be more energy efficient.
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Buildings in a conservation area are part of the character and history which is being preserved. As planning controls will apply, seek advice from the local planning authority early in the process.
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Energy efficient house extensions - conservatories
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ARE CONSERVATORIES A GOOD IDEA - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Conservatories seem to be the number one house extension that has an ‘options list’ for accessorising the room. Many of these conservatory accessories are designed to overcome problems of climate control within the conservatory room itself.
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The best advice for any homeowner considering a conservatory is what is there primary motivation for having one in the first place and what else could you get for your money as many conservatoires cost the same per square metre as a proper well integrated house extension.
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If you are considering installing air conditioning to your conservatory then quite simply the design has failed. The homeowner who had commissioned the scheme failed to ask the right questions to ensure the correct conservatory materials were used or the conservatory supplier failed to assess the site conditions correctly and failed to be proactive on the design advice for the benefit of the homeowner.
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The main ‘conservatory association’ that most reputable conservatory suppliers and installers belong to is the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF)which is a trade association representing companies who make, supply or fit, glass and glass related products. - Note the term ‘Trade Association’ - These are bodies funded by the trade or their members themselves so it is not to be confused with a consumer lead protection body.
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For the odd few days of great clear blue sky sunshine in the UK, installing external conservatory awnings are a great idea for extending the conservatory living space out into the garden. They are also great for creating shade into the conservatory to reduce over heating.
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Conservatory bases and foundation techniques have evolved into many solutions over the years usually invented as a way of saving money on the construction and installation process. However, conservatory bases and foundations can be split into two distinct groups - Those that work and those that do not and have failed. It is as simple as that.
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Conservatory blinds are usually a must for any house extension built as a conservatory. The can help prevent or at least delay over heating during the summer and act as an additional thermal barrier in winter. Most conservatory blinds are applied to the vertical windows but equally the glazed roof often requires bespoke made blinds that will also assist in creating a more balanced internal environmental temperature.
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Many conservatory suppliers and manufacturers will offer to supply and install conservatory blinds as an added extra for ‘up selling’ the deal to the homeowner. However, sometimes the choice of materials can be somewhat limited and very little thought is placed upon the actual performance of the conservatory blinds.
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Yes, but with conditions and requirements attached. Conservatories and the Building Regulations have always trod a delicate path for years ever since they were made as an exempt category under pressure from the conservatory trade itself.
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It is a fact that all conservatory roofs will get grubby or even covered in moss. After about its third year most conservatories start to look a bit tatty unless they have been cleaned once a year. Conservatory cleaning has become a bit of a niche market over the last few years as more and more people lose the skills to attempt manual work on their own homes. Office work seems to encourage this mind set.
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All conservatory designs should be considering this aspect right from the start. Simply adding extra climate control devices or equipment to a finished conservatory such as air conditioning is a failure of the conservatory. All homeowners seeking a new conservatory should be discussing how the internal environment of the conservatory will be controlled without the need for expensive equipment costly to run with high energy demands.
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Conservatory costs can vary widely depending upon materials used, size, location, DIY, bespoke or mass produced. One of the cheapest ways to have a conservatory built is to do it yourself. An example could be a conservatory kit from Wickes. The opposite for a very high cost conservatory could be a bespoke made conservatory from a posh supplier usually building onto half million pound properties and upwards.
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Very few conservatories would have curtains fitted. I don’t know why but it does appear to be a popular conception. Those that do seem to go overboard on the design patterns, use heavy weight materials and tie-backs with scalloped frilled coverings for the rails. It seems that homeowners with conservatory curtains have an all or nothing approach to this aspect of interior conservatory design.
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There are basically two types of conservatory supplier - those that operate locally and those that offer a national coverage. Both offer two distinct ways of selling to the public. To get the best conservatory deal requires two different approaches dependent upon the type of supplier.
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You would think that as most conservatoires are of a frame and glass construction there would not be many options or ideas for decorating a conservatory. However, there is often quite a lot of wall and floor surfaces within the conservatory extension that requires some thought on how to cover it or decorate it.
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As most conservatoires are exempt from Building Regulations provided they comply to a few basic requirements, the term ‘conservatory’ has been tested many times by other homeowners and house extension designers or architects in the past that often wanted a hybrid type of house extension using traditional house extension construction methods but want the freedom of design that a conservatory classification would bring.
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Conservatory designers, suppliers and manufacturers were one of the first enterprises to leap onto CAD software in presenting designs and 3D modelling for design and as a customer sales tool. Very much in the same way as kitchen designers, fitters and installers used ACD 3D modelling software.
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Conservatories are perhaps the widest choice of design styles for a house extension there is. From Victorian, to modern glass box. From bespoke to kit. From timber framing to upvc. From single glazing to high tech engineered solar reflective triple glazing. So, how doe the homeowner select what is right for them and their style of dwelling house?
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You are probably not going to like what I am about to say. If your conservatory is to be used as a formal dining room then I expect you have already made one of the biggest mistakes of your life. Let me spell it out - A fully glazed conservatory will not make a fully functional full year use dining room. You have not been advised correctly.
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If you have read any of my articles of loft and garage conversions then you will see that I do not favour DIY house extension projects. However, a conservatory is possibly the only house extension where I may bend to the DIY approach and this is for very specific reasons.
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Look at any small claims court records or customer complaints at the CAB or Trading Standards, most building complaints relating to house extensions are for conservatories. It is my theory that is this down to the fact that most are constructed without any Building Control supervision or client advisor such as their own house extension designer or architect to maintain some form of basic standard or quality control.
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Most house extensions these days seem to include the demand for bi-fold door sets and conservatory extension doors are no different. The demand for bifold door sets has now began to effect the design of a conservatory house extension. The large open spans required for the conservatory doors require a long elevation of the conservatory in which to install them.
Conservatory-Doors.php
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Heating a conservatory is really against the rules of an exempt structure under the Building Regulations although this is a clear loophole. Most homeowners who are contemplating adding electric heaters to their conservatory are probably feeling a bit let down and now fearing the cost of adding expensive and highly inefficient electrical energy simply to us the conservatory during the winter months.
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All homeowners often need inspiration for a conservatory house extension and out of all the various types of house extensions out there, the conservatory is probably to most featured within the home improvement publications at your local newsagents. This can be a great place to start for getting some conservatory ideas.
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All homeowners often need inspiration for a conservatory house extension and out of all the various types of house extensions out there, the conservatory is probably to most featured within the home improvement publications at your local newsagents. This can be a great place to start for getting some conservatory ideas.
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No in my opinion. Many will fail either structurally or by the homeowners expectations of how the space is to be used. This is mainly due to the way a lightweight glass framed structure works. If a conservatory provides a home with a clear 10 year run of trouble free living space then the homeowner has done very well in my opinion.
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Any homeowner considering installing an extractor fan within their conservatory must feel pretty upset at having to consider retrofitting such a device presumably to control or alleviate the overheating during the summer period. So, the question is, should this have been included as part of the original conservatory design to prevent using extractor fans?
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The UK summer can often be well above 23 degrees for a couple of months and when combined with open blue skies and direct sunlight into a conservatory will result in the conservatory overheating. Those that have had ridge or top automatic venting built into the design of the conservatory right from the start wont suffer too much while others seek redress to the heat using conservatory fans.
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Probably yes. Floor tiles of whatever material and design are generally very robust and retain their colouring making them an ideal choice for a conservatory. As most conservatories are seen and used as a sort of ‘garden gateway’ they tend to get a lot of use for accessing the garden so any conservatory flooring need to be durable and easy to clean. Therefore hardly ever do conservatories have carpets.
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Most conservatories built within the UK seem to be ‘stand alone’ house extensions rather than an integral part of a bigger house extension scheme. I think peoples perceptions and requirements for conservatories as house extensions are quite like this as an either or situation.
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As most conservatories are exempt from Building Regulations approval or inspection, there is no set standard you can quote for the conservatory foundations or footings. In other words each conservatory supplier and installer will construct what they think will be suitable foundations for the conservatory.
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Have you ever seen a shop window display coming to the end of its promotional period? Have you noticed how faded and dried up the window items appear? Even within a short 8 week summer period. Well that is the reason why a homeowner should be considering very carefully what furniture they should be installing within their conservatory.
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It would appear that conservatory furniture (including the cushions) gets replaced fairly often these days for both lifestyle choices and because it can tend to fall apart pretty quick due to the sunlight. Most conservatory furniture these days simply form part of any retail household furnishings selection. It is very rare to find a dedicated shop simply selling conservatory furniture.
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Many homeowners simply focus on have the conservatory space as an extra part of their house or as an extra room. Many fail to forget that due to the extensive glazing the new room will have extensive views of the garden that may not be well presented or cared for.
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For a conservatory to be exempt from the Building Regulations they need to meet certain requirements and the quality and standard of the glass or glazing is one of them - perhaps the most important at that. Most conservatory suppliers are very good on delivering and installing the correct glass for conservatories as many perceive this to be the biggest risk factor to health and safety.
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Most higher end conservatories will have glass glazed roofs laid as panels - usually double glazed with safety or toughened galls as per the Building Regulations for exempt status of the conservatory. A glass roof conservatory always has a nicer higher quality fee both externally and internally than polycarbonate.
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Most conservatory gutter systems have the guttering fixed direct to the fascia rather than using guttering brackets and clips or, the conservatory fascia Is an integral moulded element including the guttering profile all designed for ease of installation.
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If you look at most conservatory designs, they tend to have well integrated guttering systems forming part of the fascia or eaves details. They are very rarely your typical household plastic type by Marley or Osma for example. This makes most conservatory guttering systems from conservatory suppliers using patent glazing systems part of the conservatory design details.
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You can only be considering heat loss from a conservatory if the thing is to be heated in the first place. Most conservatories are meant to be unheated for compliance under building regulations for the exempt status which most conservatories enjoy.
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The internet offers lots of sources for viewing reviews of conservatory heating much of which is not solely limited to conservatory uses. Most mobile heating appliances that can be used within a conservatory can also be used elsewhere in the home.
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Well first off the conservatory space should NOT be heated at all for compliance with the exempt status under Building Regulations except for some very notional heat input. However, everyone does install some form of heating as it will be too cold to use in the winter months.
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Many conservatory suppliers and installers will not offer any advice on conservatory heating solutions and options. This is to keep the installation simple and cost effective in order to be competitive. Conservatory heating is also breaking the exempt status under Building Regulations so you can understand why most conservatory suppliers will not want to mention this.
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Conservatories as a house extension have been popular for many decades now but the same problems persist to this day with regard to water leaks, poor build quality, poor installation, overheating in the summer and excessive cooling in the winter. There are clear cut design reasons for these continuing conservatory problems that this series of articles tries to address.
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Most bespoke conservatories installed by specialist suppliers usually forming a division of the replacement window company as well, can be just as expensive as having a properly built house extension when extending a property into habitable room space for example.
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House extensions are a very common way obtaining extra living space and many homeowners consider a conservatory extension but very often lack ideas. Conservatory extensions are possibly the best example of the broad range of designs there can be for a house extensions so having a few conservatory design ideas beforehand can prove very useful in selecting the correct conservatory for you.
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Looking through gallery photographs and images is a great way of obtaining conservatory ideas. Most architects and house extension designers web sites will have a gallery photograph section showing images of previously completed projects.
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YES! Most conservatory suppliers and installers will try to be vague on the works required to install your conservatory but you really should be provided with a detailed specification of the intended works for the conservatory installation so that you can check and confirm that you are obtaining what you have paid for.
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The term conservatory by definition means a highly glazed structure (walls & roof) and as most glazing elements have very poor thermal performance when compared to a highly insulated structure, is it worth or even possible to insulate a conservatory any further given the amount of glazing?
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This can often be limited to how you treat the conservatory dwarf walls and the existing walls of the host dwelling that are now internal within the conservatory itself. Do you leave it bare facing bricks or have it all plastered? Have you ever seen a conservatory interior design that has suggested the use of wall paper? - no, me neither.
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Most conservatory interiors seem to have the same style much of which is influenced by the furniture. Most homeowners tend to avoid expensive quality finishes for the conservatory interior and for good reason of avoiding sun beaching.
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There is a general constant theme running through most conservatory kitchen designs being the formation of a large family kitchen area that has a generous space for eating rather than a separate dining room, with lots of light from glazed sections within the roof and bi-fold door sets spilling out onto the private rear garden.
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If you are looking for a kitchen extension where the new area is to be a diner opened up into the kitchen, then a conservatory extension is probably the wrong choice as they can only be exempt under Building Regulations if they are separated by doors from the main house. Most conservatories would be unable to comply with the Building Regulations if they were opened up- into the kitchen.
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Conservatory kitchens or rather house extensions that are highly glazed appear to be in demand these days from design savvy homeowners. It seems that there are definite clear trends in house extension design and remodelling techniques. Every house extension that I personally complete seems to include for the same basic requirements being:-
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The term conservatory kitchen extension does not normally apply to ‘bolt on’ conservatories as all conservatories need to be kept separated from the main habitable rooms of the existing dwelling if they are to be built without Building Regulations approval.
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Conservatory kits can be a great idea for the budding DIY’er and this will save the homeowner a lot of money but only if they have the time and skills to erect it correctly. If not then let an experienced carpenter or other experienced fitter install your conservatory kit right from the start.
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Conservatory leaks are very common both for new and older conservatory installations. The reason is quite clear. There are so many seals, joints laps and abutments, the opportunity for something not to sit quite right or be fitted perfectly is high so conservatory leaks are to be expected so it is nothing to worry about provided the leak is attended to by the conservatory fitters soon after discovery.
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I suppose they are. They are usually the least expensive simply due to the simplicity of the design and the attachment process to the main dwelling house. Lean to conservatories are usually found on less expensive homes.
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Lighting a conservatory can often be problematic due to the framed structure having exposed wiring for the overhead lights. Also, where can the lights be located? Can they be safely attached to the wall or roof framing? Giving some thought to how the conservatory will be lit before purchase is an important design consideration.
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There are actually not that many specialist magazines dedicated to just conservatories that you can simply purchase at your local High Street news agents. Most home improvement magazines will do a speciality piece or feature dedicated or focussed on just one type of house extension for example with conservatories being a very common return to topic. SO do look out for them.
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Most conservatories are in fact pretty low maintenance house extensions (unless they are of timber framing). Once a conservatory has been full rain tested and is proven not to leak, you can pretty much leave it alone and enjoy the space without the need for regular maintenance.
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Most conservatory manufacturers are simply an extension of their replacement window business so the framing materials are usually powder coated aluminium or upvc. As the manufacturing process is very similar to the making of replacement windows and doors, the cutting and joining machines are also very similar.
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The term ‘conservatory meaning’ usually relates to one main issue. When is a conservatory classed as a conservatory to achieve exempt building status under the Building Regulations being one classification. This conservatory definition defines whether or not your conservatory supplier can provide you with a building structure as a home extension without the requirement to obtain formal Building Regulations as to its design and installation.
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Building work must be sequenced so that each part of the air barrier is completed before following trades cover the work. The ‘out of sight – out of mind’ approach will not achieve airtightness: a subsequent pressure test will show up any inadequacies.
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CONTACT US - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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CONTRCATURAL OBLIGATIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Council Planning Design Guides - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Credits and points for code sustainable homes - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy efficient house extensions - demolition
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BENEFITS AND DISADVANTAGES OF A DESIGN AND BUILD FIRM FOR YOUR HOUSE EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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House extension UK Directory - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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DISCLAIMER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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The walls and roofs of dormers should be insulated to Best Practice standards (i.e. to achieve maximum U-values of 0.25W/m2K for walls and 0.13W/m2K for roofs) – see Table 1. Since dormers are almost always of timber-framed construction, this will involve a combination of flexible insulation quilt within the frame and thermal lining board on the inside.
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Ecology - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Ecology 1 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Ecology 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Ecology 3 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Ecology 4 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Ecology 5 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy efficient house extensions - efficient boiler
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Energy 1 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 3 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 4 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 5 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 6 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 7 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 8 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Energy 9 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Loft conversions are important; they can provide new, energy efficient accommodation and can also improve the overall energy efficiency of the houses.
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Energy efficient house extensions guide.
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Energy efficiency works to existing listed buildings.
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Energy efficient loft conversion guide.
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Environmental - IS014001 Update
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exhaust air systems with heat recovery - Ventilation will only work properly if used air is continuously being removed from the kitchen, bathroom, toilet and other rooms with high pollution and humidity. In return, fresh, unused external air is supplied to the living room bedrooms and functional rooms.
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To upgrade existing dwellings, the same constructional elements need to be considered. In some instances, the methods will be the same as in new buildings, for example gun-applied seals around service penetrations and the gaps around windows and doors.
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It is vital that the unique characters of historic homes are not put at risk by unsympathetic alterations, unnecessary intervention, or changing environmental conditions: each owner is, after all, only a temporary guardian of this heritage.
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When a loft is converted, exposed gable walls and any attached chimney breasts become the external walls of the new living space. Insulation should be installed to achieve Best Practice.
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I will be honest with you - I am not a great fan of having external timber boarding simply stuck onto a building or in strange patches simply to obtain a so called ‘contemporary’ external design of house extension. Whether it be horizontal cedar or vertical pine I tend to avoid its use unless it is for defined purpose other than appearance.
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The trend for most gardens now is to have a selection of contrasting materials in some form of formulated landscaped design scheme. This often means incorporating many external materials and decking is just one of several.
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Frequently asked questions for loft conversions
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Energy efficient house extensions - fixtures and fittings
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Flat Roofing Alliance is a non-profit Trade Association made up of UK manufacturers, specialist contractors and suppliers of reinforced bitumen membranes, systems and allied products.
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The term atrium merely relates to a glazed section incorporated within the flat roof for added light and to act as a major focal point of the room. Within commercial offices or shopping centres they are often the main central core of the building being full height slicing through all of the floors.
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Flat roof house extensions are making a bit of a comeback recently. This is due to their contemporary styling especially if mixed with the use of glazed too lights and good detailing.
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There are other issues to be considered in the case of flats.
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FREE USEFUL DOWNLOADS FOR HOME EXTENSIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Building an extension to your home involves plenty of logistical tasks that keep the overall event fairly complicated. Of course, you'll have to design the room (or hire someone to design it for you), hire a construction team to come out and start building, and then wait while the extension is actually built.
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Further changes to RIDDOR
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This question arises more often with smaller, lower end dwellings in less desirable areas than in high value homes in sort after areas. Many home owners on lower family incomes are always trying to save on costs and who can blame them. However, guess where the majority of cowboy builders or poorly finished garage conversion schemes end up - Yep, you guessed it.
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Articles and useful advise and opinions on the art of converting a a garage into a habitable room.
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Many homeowners want to try and establish costs of a garage conversion before spending time and money of fees. This can be difficult as the complexity or ease of conversion will pretty much vary from site to site. From my own experiences, some garage conversions are very easy to convert and the average cost of these garage conversions are usually in the £18k to £22k region for a single garage conversion.
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Many homeowners want the garage conversion for use as a ground floor bedroom - usually for a defined family member such as a granny or additional child. This is a great use that meets that particular families needs but it is probably undesirable for future homeowners looking to purchase the property as many do not consider ground floor space as a suitable location for that extra bedroom - it’s a culture / status thing.
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All garage conversions are usually considered to be a material alteration which requires a certain level of minimum standards to be met for the change of use into a habitable room. This is controlled and monitored by the Building Regulations which is usually by the Local Council. However, unbeknown to most homeowners, you are able to submit your scheme for Building Regulations approval to a Private Building Inspector not attached to the local Council. These are known as Approved Inspectors.
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Specialist garage conversion companies are springing up all over the UK due to the demand from home owners to use a poor quality space already attached to the main dwelling for that all important habitable room space - young growing families are perhaps the main driver in this niche area of residential development.
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Many homeowners think that establishing the costs of building works is a simple matter of tapping in data into a computer or online front end on the web, hitting the return button and hey pesto - there is the price of the works. Many homeowners expect to be able to do this even without the aid of a pre-approved plan or specification.
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Most garage conversions are fairly easy to design with regard to the layout. Simply by their siting and size often dictates how they can be used an assimilated into the main dwelling including access. The harder par of the garage conversion design is detailing and specifying the physical method of the upgrade and adaptation works required.
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The DIY market within the home improvement arena is up and down like fiddlers elbow. As more and more young families come onto the housing improvement scene it seems that less and less of them are of the more ‘practical persuasion‘. They all seem to be good at pushing a computer mouse but no so adept as pushing a saw.
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In the quest to simplify systems for a garage conversion together with saving costs, some manufacturers have developed a replacement garage door which is insulated and incorporates windows rather than the costly alternative and more usual method of infilling with masonry walling or stud timber framing.
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No matter what you read I the press or those heavily influenced home and garden publications, anyone can prepare drawings for a garage conversion - you do not need an architect. This statement is, however, somewhat flawed as most homeowners consider anyone who prepares plans and designs for a house extension or garage conversion for example is ‘an architect‘ which is very often the wrong term for the person they are employing.
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Garage conversion estimates are usually required early on in the inception process if only to establish costing budgets and affordability by the homeowner. Some homeowners approach builders for price estimates on garage conversions whilst others will go straight to a house extension designer or architect for advice.
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Many homeowners seek inspiration for their garage conversion for additional ideas and alternatives prior to engaging their own garage conversion designer or architect. There is a variety of sources out their that can be easily accessed for a homeowners research which are described below.
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Part of most garage conversion works will involve upgrading the existing garage floor construction. Most house extension designers or architects will want to retain the existing garage floor construction unless it is so poor it needs removing and replacing. That means in order to comply with the Building regulations the existing garage floor construction will need to be thermally improved.
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Some homeowners are confused by how to incorporate the garage space into the main dwelling when converting the garage. Unless you already have a set of floor plans or the homeowner is good at 3D visualising the existing house layout through walls etc., many struggle to see how the garage floor space can be best assimilated and used as part of the main dwellings living floor space.
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If they are well designed and not skimped on quality or work required, then yes they make a very good additional living space. However, many homeowners fall into traps that prevent them from having a great space for that garage conversion. Here are the main two reasons why many homeowner fail to achieve the best use of good living space by completing a garage conversion.
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Most garage conversions can be built without the requirement for formal planning permission. This is called permitted development rights or allowances. The use of your garage conversion is not really relevant for this Permitted development so to use a garage conversion as a granny flat is quite acceptable.
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Most house extension designers will have their own ideas and recommendations as a guide to a successful garage conversion. Here are my own top ten tips for a garage conversion guide.
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Most homeowners will require help and advice for their proposed garage conversion. This is usually readily available from a local house extension designer or architect. Make sure you interview at least three and select the one that comes over as most pro-active after checking on their credentials, relevant experience and professional qualifications.
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Garage conversions make ideal rooms for a home cinema installation. Even the conversion of a single garage space will have ideal proportions for using the converted space as a dedicated home cinema room. A garage conversion for use as a home cinema will require a compliant and council approved conversion to a high standard as the use of the space will be defined as a habitable room.
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Yes, but they are not the only solution. I is my opinion that a garage conversion used as a home office or studio is possibly the best location for dedicated work from home environment especially if the home worker or business owner have times when clients or colleagues may come to visit.
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Most garage conversions will require some professional design input form a house extension designer or architect in order to prepare the plans and specifications for Planning Permission, Certificate of Lawful Development if PD and the Building Regulations approvals. A homeowner DIY situation for their own garage conversion is not really advisable.
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If you have read any of my other articles within this garage conversion section of the web site you will know that I do not recommend this approach at all. This is because I have surveyed many previous garage conversions as a DIY project by the previous homeowner for the new purchasers that have had to be condemned or are simply not up to standard.
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Many homeowners seek ideas and inspiration from previous garage conversions before deciding on their own garage conversion scheme. This is a great idea and a few weeks spent researching other peoples ideas and garage conversions can avoid many design and build mistakes.
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Nearly all compliant garage conversion will require an upgrade of the walls, floor and roof by installing new or extra thermal insulation. Under the Building Regulations garage conversions have to meet modern day U values or thermal performance as for any new build works but there is a slightly lower acceptability level threshold for conversion works if obtaining the required U value is costly or impractical.
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For a formal garage conversion into a habitable room that needs to be compliant through the Councils building regulations approval process the answer is usually NO. The reason why you are unlikely to be able to retain the existing garage door for your garage conversion are three fold.
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In a nutshell - NO! There really isn’t any ‘one size fits all’ garage conversion kit universally available that a home owner can purchase off the shelf from a DIY store for example.
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Upgrading any garage for conversion into a habitable room will require the use of new building materials. The main new garage conversion materials a builder will be using will be to do with the thermal upgrades of the floor, walls and ceilings.
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Yes, without doubt. If the garage conversion is well designed and built well, then a use of a garage conversion for a music room or studio is an ideal one. Provided any garage conversion is built to a high standard then its use can be entirely flexible to meet the needs of each now home owner or can adapt with any growing families needs.
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The options for a garage conversion comes in two basic formats. One is the defined use of the space currently required by the home owner but will it become a flexible use of space in the future? The second part of the options available to the home owner for garage conversions is what level of conversion works will be required for a robust long term use that creates a highly valued use of space that adds value to the property.
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The online world has transformed many things from arranging holidays to buying a new car. The examples are endless and forever changing. Everyone expects instant answers or information to solve a particular problem online. This web site and my various articles on house extensions (or garage conversions in particular) is no different in a desire to satisfy those answers.
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In most cases no although every home owner is advised to have a scheme drawing prepared by a house extension designer or architect and to then apply for a certificate of Lawful development from your Councils Planning Dept. This way you avoid the ambiguities of the situation and you obtain a legally binding document confirming that formal Planning permission will not be required.
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Drawing plans are usually required for all garage conversions - well those embarking on the scheme in the right professional way. Those homeowners attempting to cut corners and costs and willing to expose themselves to complications, extra costs claims and problems later in in the development could, in fact, do away with garage conversion plans.
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Not really. Each garage conversion will have its own extent of works and materials specified by the house extension designer or architect. Therefore trying to generalise on garage conversion prices at today’s levels can be a difficult task.
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It has been my experience that most home extensions including garage conversions are very rarely initially considered by the homeowner as part of a whim. Simply for something to do. They always seem to result from a specific defined need of the household.
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There are only two methods to get a garage conversion quote. One is to approach a garage conversion company offering a design and build form of contract as a ‘one stop shop’ approach or to employ your own house extension designer or architect to prepare their own design and work schedules and specifications in order to go out to tender and obtain at least 3 prices from selected local builders.
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All garage conversions into habitable rooms are deemed to be a change of use and require formal Building Regulations approval. This is a set of rules or requirements that the new building works must conform to. All experienced house extension designers will understand these requirements and design a scheme that would comply.
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Yes, but only if you are willing to lose a little bit of the control. Most garage conversion specialists need a firm commitment from you on price and engagement early on before spending too much time with you on what is essentially a ‘speculative punt.’
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Homeowners who are seeking a ‘step by step’ guide to completing a garage conversion are usually the ones also considering doing a DIY garage conversion themselves which I am fully against and elsewhere in this garage conversion set of articles I explain clearly why - based on 25 years experience.
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Most garage conversions that add value are those that are expertly converted for full compliance under Building Regulations for use as a habitable room (bedroom, study, kitchen extension etc.)
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It is amazing to find that many garage conversions are actually part of forming a much larger kitchen extension and this is a great way of economically adding that one main feature that every home owner desires these days - the large combined family kitchen and eating area - the number one tick sheet item.
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Just about 50% of all the garage conversions I personally complete will have a requirement from the homeowner for the addition of a ground floor cloaks area containing a toilet wc or combined with a shower room. If the existing property does not already have a ground floor WC at least then this is a very worthwhile addition.
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As with forming a new toilet or wc, utility rooms are another popular choice for many homeowners seeking a garage conversion. It seems that there is a regular or near standard form of estate type house design layout where the integral garage regularly backs onto the main kitchen.
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Most garage conversions will require thermal upgrading of the floor, walls and roof which will also incorporate the use of a vapour barrier. These insulation levels are fairly high compared to previous times and as the warmth within a room increases, its ability to hold higher levels of water vapour also rises. As the warm moisture laden air passes through the garage conversions building fabric unchecked there is a possibility of interstitial condensation forming within the insulation or other material causing long term damage.
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All rooms within a dwelling need to be ventilated and the requirement varies upon the type of use for each room. A garage conversion simply used as a room (bedroom, study, dining etc), simply requires trickle background ventilation. These are adjustable vents usually within the window frames.
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Many home improvement schemes very rarely simply focus on one area of development. Many house extension schemes may include or combine several elements. A two storey rear extension may also propose a garage conversion. So, when presenting your scheme to the Planning Department should you be showing the total development scheme?
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GARAGE CONVERSIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Garage conversions are an ever increasing requirement for many homeowners especially those with adjoining or integral garages. It almost seems anti-social these days to have a dedicated brick built space connected to the main dwelling simply to house a car or two.
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Some house extensions will incorporate a single or double garage but these are becoming less and less of a requirement from homeowners these days due to the overriding requirement for more habitable room space rather than a very expensive brick built structure to simply house a car or to use the area for rough storage.
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Glass blocks were all the rage between the 1930’s and the 1950 for new buildings and then went out of favour for most building designers. Then suddenly about 10 years ago they re-emerged as a ‘must have’ item for new homes and are now a common requirement from householders having domestic house extensions.
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Many house extensions will have a gable end type of roof design rather than a fully hipped roof design. This is where there is a vertical section of walling from the room up to the roof apex. With a little bit of design detailing and forethought the room could be made open vaulted and rather than having a brick or tile hung gable end it could become a fully glazed unit offering added light and sense of height and space for the room benefiting from this design feature.
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For loft conversions, building regulations in each part of the UK specify maximum allowable areas of glazed openings (windows, doors and roof windows).They also specify maximum U-values for new openings (windows, doors and rooflights). Adopting the higher, Best Practice standards for openings set out in Table 1 will reduce fuel use, fuel costs and carbon emissions.
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Energy efficient house extensions - glazing
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GOVERNMENT STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS DOWNLOADS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Health 1 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Health 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Health 3 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Health 4 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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Health and safety 'excuse' for unpopular decisions
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Health and safety Executive for house extensions HSE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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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.
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Health and well being - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
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For houses with gas or oil fired central heating, a key issue is whether the existing boiler has adequate capacity to heat the enlarged house once the loft conversion is completed. In many cases, the additional heating load makes it necessary to install a new boiler with extra capacity, at significant cost.
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Building services can cause particular problems in historic homes as pipes and wiring are laid into all the main rooms and penetrate the historic fabric. Beware of causing further damage and consider re-using existing services that can be upgraded or repaired.
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HEMPCRETE HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOME EXTENSION BUILDER TRICKS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW HOME BUILDERS PRICE A HOUSE EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Home extension stages - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOME EXTENSION TRAPS AND DANGERS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO SELECT A HOME BUILDER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE DEED COVENANTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ABOVE A GARAGE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ADDED VALUE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ADVICE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ARCHITECT - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ARCHITECTS FEES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ARTICLES 1 - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ARTICLES 2 - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ARTICLES 3 - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ARTICLES 4 - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION AVERAGE COST - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION BOUNDARY - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION BUDGET PLANNING - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION BUILD COSTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION BUILDING REGULATIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION CHECK LIST - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION COST CALCULATOR OR ESTIMATOR - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION DESIGN EXAMPLES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Articles and useful advise and opinions on the art of extending a house. Design features are many and all house extensions will provide several design options that may be good to intetgrate within the house extension design.
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HOUSE EXTENSION DESIGN GUIDE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION IDEAS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION DESIGNS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION DRAWING SOFTWARE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION DRAWINGS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ELECTRICAL WORK - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Elements of construction for a house extension. Every House extension will involve the design and selection of about eight basic constructional elements. These are, foundations, ground floor, first floor, external walls, internal walls or partitions, roof, abutment details and services.
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HOUSE EXTENSION EXAMPLE PLANS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION EXPERTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION FEES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION FINANCE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION FLAT ROOF - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION FLOOR PLANS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION FOR THE DISABLED - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION FOUNDATIONS OR FOOTINGS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION GALLERY - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION GRANNY FLAT - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION GRANTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION GUARANTEE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION GUIDE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-guide.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION GUIDELINES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION HEATING METHODS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-heating-methods.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION HELP - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-help.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION IDEAS AND INFORMATION UK - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-ideas-and-information-UK.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION INSPIRATION IMAGES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-inspiration-images.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION INSURANCE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-insurance.php
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HOME EXTENSION KITCHEN DESIGN IDEAS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-kitchen-design-ideas.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION KITS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-kits.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION LAW - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-law.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION LAYOUTS AND LAYOUT IDEAS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-layouts-and-layout-ideas.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION LIGHT PROVISION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-light-provision.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION LIMITS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-limits.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION LOAN - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-loan.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION MAGAZINES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-magazines.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION MATERIALS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-materials.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION METHODS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION MODERN DESIGN - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION MORTGAGE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-mortgage.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION LATEST NEWS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Government and industry publish joint low carbon construction plan - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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CIC members support construction action plan - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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New President at ACA - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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CIC launches health and safety good practice guide - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Government to release land for 10,000 homes - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Education for today's construction professional - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Job vacancy: Board member, Radian Group - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Join CIAT's Executive Board and Council - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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CAMRA award for Somerset pub - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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A joint Government and industry action plan published this week sets out plans to ‘decarbonise’ the industry by 2050. The plan highlights the following areas:
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A new leaflet entitled Who can help with your building project? has been published by the Association of Consultant Architects in conjunction with CIAT and other industry bodies.
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Britain's homes are lagging behind - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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The Construction Industry Council has raised concerns over Eurocodes, (adopted in 2010 to replace British structural design and civil design standards) namely, whether the structural Eurocodes could impose a warranty for fitness for purpose, and potential clashes with British Standards.
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The UK construction industry could be missing the essential management skills to help it overcome the effects of recession, according to new research.
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Six bodies representing a range of environmental professions have united in a joint letter to HM Planning Minister, Greg Clarke MP, expressing their concern over the current planning reform proposals from Government.
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The Energy Act has become law in the United Kingdom, instituting the legal framework for the Government's Green Deal, which will be launched next autumn.
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The Ei168RC from Aico Ltd. is a base unit for the company’s unique RadioLINK wireless interconnect mains powered smoke alarm system.
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From 1 December 2011, all consents for listed building consent and conservation area consent will only last for three years. This brings them into line with planning legislation.
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The Building Awards are the business networking event of the year, providing you with the opportunity to rub shoulders with the very best in the industry whilst showcasing your company innovations to more than 1500 senior industry figures.
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Calculating the thickness of glass when on the move is now easy with the world’s first glass thickness app. Launched by Optima Systems, the UK’s leading partitioning specialists, the new Glass Thickness Calculator app will enable designers and surveyors to quickly ascertain the required thickness of partitioned glass using an iPhone.
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Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has announced funding of £10 million for local community energy projects, and a £20 million boost to the existing public sector energy efficiency loan scheme.
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The Design and Technology Association have launched the 'Believe in Design and Technology' Campaign to support the inclusion of Design and Technology (D&T) in the National Curriculum.
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CIC creates Building Information Modelling forum - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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December data from industry experts Markit/CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) signalled a solid rise in UK construction sector output, extending the period of sustained expansion to 12 months.
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Enter the Construction Marketing Awards - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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The builder of suburbia - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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CIOB takes action on carbon - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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The Duke of Gloucester's Young Achievers Scheme - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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New Careers and Membership Guide published - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Health and Safety - have your say - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION OPTIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION PICTURES OR PICS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-pictures.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION PLANNER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION PLANNING - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION PLANNING SOFTWARE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION PLANS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION PRICES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION PRICES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION PROCESS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-process.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION PROJECTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION QUESTIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION QUOTES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION REGULATIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-regulations.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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RESOURCES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION ROOF DESIGN - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION RULES UK - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION SIZE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION SPECIFICATION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION STUDIO - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION TIME SCALES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION TIPS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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TYPES OF HOUSE EXTENSIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION TYPICAL COST - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION UNDERFLOOR HEATING - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION UNDERPINNING - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION VALUE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION VAT - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSIONS WITH VERANDAS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-veranda.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION WARRANTY - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-warranty.php
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WHERE TO STA RT FOR A HOUSE EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION WINDOWS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
House-extension-windows.php
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HOUSE EXTENSION WITH A GLASS ROOF - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION WITHOUT PLANNING PERMISSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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House extensions in London - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOUSE EXTENSION STEP BY STEP - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW DO BUILDERS PRICE A HOME EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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How is the levy paid? - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
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HOW TO AVOID COMMON HOME EXTENSION MISTAKES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT TYPE OF HOME EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO DESIGN A KITCHEN EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
How-to-design-a-kitchen-extension.php
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HOW TO FUND A HOME EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
How-to-fund-a-home-extension.php
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HOW TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR BUILDING INSPECTOR - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR LOCAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO GET THE BEST TENDER PRICE FROM YOUR BUILDER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO BUILD A HOME EXTENSION FAQ'S- House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE WITH YOUR BUILDING DESIGNER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE WITH YOUR BUILDER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO SELECT A HOME EXTENSION CONTRACT - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HOW TO SELECT YOUR HOME EXTENSION DESIGNER OR ARCHITECT - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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How will a charging authority set a rate for their levy - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
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How will the levy affect planning obligations? - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
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HSE inspection initiative North London
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While the main focus of this guide is the achievement of an airtight dwelling, ventilation must not be forgotten. It is necessary for a comfortable and healthy environment as it removes or dilutes pollutants that accumulate in the building.
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INFORM YOUR HOME INSURERS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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HAVE YOU INFORMED THE NEIGHBOURS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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All works will need to be inspected as construction proceeds. Once the building work is completed it may be difficult to examine the airtightness layer as it is usually covered by internal fixtures and finishes.
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Recommended inspection points and checks for ensuring air tightness within a house extension
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INSULATED CONCRETE FORM WALLS HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Loft insulation is the most cost effective energy efficiency measure and the easiest to install. Standards of loft insulation have increased in recent times. Some previously insulated lofts should be ‘topped-up’ as building regulations now specify a minimum of 250mm thick insulation.
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In historic homes it is not usually possible to achieve the ideal of a uniform level of insulation around the building. This means that there are likely to be gaps known as ‘thermal bridges’.
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Energy efficient house extensions - insulation
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Domestic emissions arise from the use of energy for space and water heating, cooking, and the use of lighting and electrical appliances. To meet our international commitments and tackle climate change, we must significantly reduce energy related emissions in homes.
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Home energy use is responsible for 28 per cent of UK carbon dioxide emissions which contribute to climate change. By following the Energy Saving Trust’s best practice standards, new build and existing housing will be more energy efficient and will reduce these emissions, saving energy, money and the environment.
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Home energy use is responsible for 27 per cent of UK carbon dioxide emissions which contribute to climate change. By following The Energy Saving Trust’s best practice standards, new build and refurbished housing will be more energy efficient – reducing these emissions and saving energy, money and the environment.
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Juliet balconies is a term for an inward opening set of glazed doors at the first floor level or higher. They have evolved simply due to desire of homeowners to have a first floor terrace but usually received resistance from the dreaded planning department who usually refused such a design feature. The Juliet balcony was the compromised design solution that has evolved.
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The addition of a kitchen extension is still the number one priority of most house extensions and homeowners in the UK. Forming that large family kitchen with a combined eating area with lots of glazing for the walls and roof elements of the kitchen extension is still a big design factor for most homeowners.
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I do not think so. It would be too much of a niche narrow market for any house extension designer or architect to make a full time living simply only completing house extensions just focussed on kitchens in my opinion. Most house extension designers and architects offer a wide range of design abilities and the kitchen is just one aspect of a good home design.
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You bet. A large family kitchen with a semi-open plan feel with an eating area with great glazing and access to the rear garden is perhaps the number one priority for homeowners and meets the needs of most modern family lifestyles. Apart from the number of bedrooms that a property may a large family kitchen and eating area is probably the first tick item on any house purchaser list.
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It is often great to look at examples of kitchen extensions - especially the before and after examples. However, trying to locate these kitchen extension examples can be a difficult task unless you use the correct search terms on the internet.
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Most house extension builders in residential development will not just focus on kitchen extensions as the market would be far too narrow and in many cases, a kitchen extension forms part of a much larger home extension scheme.
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People who like to retain control over their kitchen extension schemes tend to avoid specialist kitchen extension companies and employ their own house extension designers or architects instead. However, some people just want an easy life and like the thought of employing a dedicated kitchen extension company for the simplicity of just dealing with one entity from inception through design and onto the build on site. But does the home owners expectations live up to the reality?
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Some homeowners consider building a conservatory extension onto the existing kitchen area and then simply knocking though and opening up one area into the other. This is, in most cases, illegal building works and you run the risk of prosecution or remedial works to rectify the situation.
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How long is a piece of string? It is so variable and all dependent upon the size, design, level of specification etc. - even the type of property being extended together with its location. Therefore, as every house extension is pretty unique it is near on impossible to determine actual or near prices for the cost of a kitchen extension until such times that a design and specification has been prepared by your house extension designer.
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Very few homeowners have a rigid prefixed idea or concepts for a kitchen extension that would not benefit from a few challenges or professional opinions from experienced kitchen extension designers. It has been my experience that most homeowners really do benefit from completing a few days research at looking at a few already completed kitchen extension schemes by other simply to get a few more ideas.
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To get the best use of the available space for a kitchen extension design the homeowner should be employing an experienced house extension designer or architect. These are professionals experienced in residential development who can listen to your ideas and requirements against that of he merits and constraints of the site. They will then prepare plans and specifications for design solution or even offer alternative ideas and options.
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Most house extension builders are able to provide basic estimates for most kitchen extensions based upon schematic plans but please do treat them as a very rough ball park figure. Your experienced house extension designer or architect will also be able to provide the homeowner with price estimates for a kitchen extension at the initial meting to discuss the clients proposal.
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Historically most homeowners fear the use of flat roofs as a design solution for their kitchen extension due to previous bad experiences of leaks. However, this is now no longer applicable due to the advancement in flat roof coverings and workmanship.
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Most foundations for kitchen extensions are exactly the same for single and other two storey extensions subject to local sub soil ground conditions. The usual and minimum foundation depths for most areas having good to medium quality ground bearing sub soils is 1M deep. However, this can change dramatically depending upon specific site conditions.
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Some existing properties already have a good sized kitchen but do not have a dedicated space for accessing the garden that could be used from within the kitchen environment. Some homeowners refer to this type of kitchen extension as forming a garden room. These extensions are also usually highly glazed but within standard construction elements for that all important insulation values.
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From my own experience most kitchen extensions will incorporate an element of glazing for a section of glass roof simply for added natural light and for the design effect or feature that it provides. I would personally avoid a fully glazed glass roof for a kitchen extension simply for practicality and cost reasons.
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Any home improvement publication seems to have a high focus on how to extend a kitchen. it’s the one consistent are of residential development that never ceases to be exhausted. Therefore, this is one area where a home owner can seek and obtain help and advice on kitchen extensions.
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They say that a picture can convey a thousand words. So would a kitchen extension image, picture or photo do the same job? In some cases yes but treat anything you see with a broad brush aspect on kitchen design. This is because most kitchen extension designs are pretty unique to the site and the homeowners wish list or requirements.
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Open plan kitchens usually do not just define the kitchen area. The open plan aspect for a kitchen extension usually relates to a multi-function use of space where the kitchen would also include for a dining and breakfast area - perhaps even a snug or relaxation area that may also be open or interlinked with the main living room. But how far do you extend and remodel a home with the open plan aspect for its main living spaces?
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Yes….Oh Yes! Why people opt for a ‘bolt on’ conservatory rather than a highly glazed traditionally built kitchen extension really confuses me. A fully glazed extension like a conservatory and opened up to the kitchen is unlikely to receive formal Building regulations approval simply for its thermal inefficiency.
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Even with the so called loosening up of the planning system by the recent re-write of the permitted development rights, most house extensions including kitchen extensions will usually require formal planning consent. This is because the best design solution for the property itself and the clients requirements fall outside of the sites PD rights which are constrained by many dimensional and technical restrictions.
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Nearly every kitchen extension scheme will require drawings or plans and specifications which are usually prepared by an experienced house extension designer or architect. Some people opt for the cheaper option of a ‘plan drawer’ who are often people having rudimentary drafting skills either on CAD or via tracing paper and board who have applied themselves to the home extension market.
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Plans are usually required for most forms of new building works. Kitchen extensions are no exception. Anyone that completes a kitchen extension without any form of preparation, initial design or planning using scaled plans is cutting corners that will lead to disappointment.
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What are the key elements that affects price? Kitchen extension prices are affected by many things. The two main elements that will affect the price of a kitchen extension will be the complexity of the built form of the extension and the other associated internal alterations. The other is the actual cost of the kitchen furniture and appliances. It is not unusual for the cost of the kitchen furniture to be as much or even more than the cost of the extension.
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Quotes for kitchen extensions can usually only be obtained from builders once the proper construction design drawings and specifications have been prepared by your house extension designer. Approaching builders for kitchen extension quotes using sketches or schematic planning drawings are no good. Builders can only provide estimated costs based on these type of drawings.
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There are essentially just two types of basic roof designs for a kitchen extension being flat or pitched. Within each group though there is a high degree of design detailing that will affect the external design and the kitchen extension costs.
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With kitchen extensions being the most popular of all house extensions I personally complete, it is not surprising to find that there are certain trends that could be considered as unwritten rules. A lot of these kitchen extension rules relate to how the kitchen furniture and appliances are laid out.
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Many terraced houses have flush rear wall elevations lining up with the neighbours. Some will have staggered or offset rear elevation wall lines and some will be end of terraces that may have some side space for a decent sized kitchen extension or wrap around.
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The design of most traditional Victorian terraced houses usually have a rear projection or tower often housing the kitchen and bathroom at he ground floor level - well originally anyway. This rear projection often left a gap to one of the neighbouring boundaries which was very popular for filling in with a kitchen extension. Until October 2008, most could be constructed under the sited permitted development allowances without formal Planning Permission.
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Kitchen Extensions - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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This debate has ravaged for years. Those in the ‘real wood camp’ scoff at laminates as being a ‘poor mans’ substitute for real wood while the ‘laminate lovers’ wonder why anyone considering real wood would want to put up with all the stability issues at two or three times the price of a decent laminate floor covering.
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Building regulations in the UK require that new accommodation (including loft conversions) has some light fittings that will only accept energy efficient lamps. At least one new room in three should have such fittings.
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The local planning department (which may have a conservation officer) will determine the specific requirements for any work proposed to historic homes. The type of work requiring Listed Building Consent varies with the building classification.
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LOCAL HOUSE EXTENSION BUILDERS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Converting a loft for energy efficiency
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Accessing a loft conversion is usually via a Building Regulations compliant set of stairs. Gone are the days when a ‘pull down loft ladder’ was an acceptable means of accessing the loft conversion. However, the Building Regulations do allow for certain flexibilities regarding the final choice of access stairs that you might want to use within a loft conversion.
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Loft conversions cover many aspects of design and compliance under Building Regulations so getting upfront and accurate advice on loft conversions right from the start is vital. Most house owners will approach a house extension designer or architect for such advice with varying degrees of success.
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The term ‘architect’ has been hi-jacked my a simple misunderstanding than many homeowners have. Not all people that prepare plans and specifications for loft conversions or any other building project for that matter is an architect. The term or title of ‘architect’ is protected to only those that are qualified and registered to use the term.
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Loft conversions are a popular choice for many homeowners for adding instant bedroom space. They are normally less disruptive and messy than a traditional house extension incorporating new foundations and wall etc.
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The average cost of a loft conversion will vary from location to location combined with the size and complexity of the conversion itself. The loft conversion average price or cost is also affected by the type of natural lighting to be installed. Using roof lights such as Velux windows will be cheaper than installing a new external dormer window.
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The internet and house improvement publications alike are awash with design ideas for loft conversions and some even show ‘before’ as well as ‘after’ photos or images of house extension scheme. Simply searching on google images will reveal a variety of loft conversion photos and images.
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The Building Regulations are applicable for all loft conversions into habitable room spaces. They probably encompass more aspects of the Building Regulations compliance sections than for most other types of residential extensions yet many homeowners perceive a loft conversion to be a relatively simple process with relatively few rules not worthy of a fully thought through pre-approved design using their own professional loft conversion designer or architect which can often be very short sighted.
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Lost conversion companies can offer an ideal solution to the homeowner who simply want to communicate and have one company involved from design to completion. However, often all is not what it seems with some loft conversion companies especially some of the national ional operators.
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Everyone seems to be looking for cost calculators these days and loft conversions are no exception. Costing a lost conversion without the aid of a pre-prepared and approved set of design drawings and specifications can be very hard for anyone to provide a firm price cost for the loft conversion simply due to not knowing what level of works are required.
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Having some design ideas before engaging your house extension designer or architect can be a good tactic if only to have a good two way discussion of the options and design features one could include for a loft conversion. Sourcing the design ideas for a loft conversion can take some time though as there may be some digging and reading to do.
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No, No, No! Can I be any clearer? Loft conversion work to obtain a compliant habitable room is a very specialist job from design to installation on site and it is not something easily geared for the enthusiastic DIY’er. Those that have normally regret their involvement and attempts to cut costs when they are unable to sell the property when the defects or lack of approval becomes apparent to the purchasers surveyors and legal team.
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Anyone reading this article must be considering a DIY loft conversion and is seeking to purchase or obtain a loft conversion kit from somewhere. Well first off, I do not know of anyone putting together a loft conversion DIY kit to sell to the general public as ‘one size fits all’ approach to building design - so, in short there is no such thing.
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Over half of all loft conversions will incorporate a dormer window design many of which will be built under the sites permitted development (PD) allowances. This is where you can build certain structures to a dwelling house without the need for formal Planning Consent.
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Yes. Any building project requires drawings or plans simply for ensuring that you get the design right on paper before its installed on site. Having a ‘make it up as you go’ approach will lead to tears and a poor quality loft conversion that is probably also illegal.
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The Building Regulations for most loft conversions will also consider fire regulations which are a combination of ensuring that the proposal has a good means of escape (primary and secondary), early warning smoke detection with alarms and compartmentation (usually 30 minutes).
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This article also covers Loft Conversion Joists, Loft Conversion Joist Size, Loft Conversion Joist Regulations and Loft Conversion Joist Thickness.
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Most loft conversion designers or architects will be able to provide you with sample floor plans of previous loft conversions for you to assess the quality of their work. This is one way of getting to see loft conversion floor plans. Another way is to look online at any Councils Public Access systems where you can view previous planning applications - many of which will be for a loft conversion that will include floor plans.
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It is a fact that most loft conversions end up being a little tight for space, head height and access. This means that most furniture to be placed within the finished loft conversion normally needs to be flat packed or at least broken down. Trying to get a full size bed into a loft conversion will be impossible unless it can be dismantled.
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Most loft conversions are unable to have an ‘open gallery’ looking directly into the floor below from the new habitable room itself. This is because of the 30 minute fire compartmentation requirement under the Building Regulations. A loft conversion gallery can only be created if there is a separate landing or lobby area at the top floor of the loft conversion and there are separate 30/30 fire doors into the habitable room or rooms.
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The best guide any homeowner can have for a loft conversion is to ensure they employ their own experienced house extension designer or architect right from the start. Going off half cocked with your own builder working on a Council Building Notice with just bare bones sketch plans will be a recipe for disaster.
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About 20 years ago there was a minimum head height requirement within the Building Regulations of 2.3M. This was done away with to allow greater design flexibility but many house extension designers today still use this head height as the norm.
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Most loft conversions follow the same basic elements being, structural improvements and alterations, installation of new natural lighting in the form of roof lights or dormer windows, installation of the new stair access route, installing new insulations and new internal linings, installing fire prevention measures and maintaining a good means of escape.
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Loft conversion images or pictures can be found in a variety of locations and sources. The web or internet is a great source of finding great examples of loft conversions. Most images and pictures of loft conversions are presented by house extension designers or architects as part of their portfolio of previously completed designs.
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Terraced housing is probably the main type of property that seeks a loft conversion from its current owners. The reason for this is usually to do with the fact that it may be the only option for adding extra habitable room floor space as many terraced housing only have rear gardens for extending and often these area are small or have adverse neighbour implications for a normal extension.
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These roof structures are where the roof sections have been made in a factory as a complete unit and brought onto site on a lorry. They are then craned or man handled into location. They are meant to save on time of erecting the roof framing due to less labour involvement and also in material costs for when a quantity of houses are built (say 4 or more).
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Retractable ladders for a loft conversion are now really a thing of the past although I do still come across some historic examples of when these were permitted under Building regulations. In a nutshell, if the room being formed within the loft conversion is deemed to be habitable then retractable or pull down loft ladders far access are not acceptable as they do not aid good means of escape in the event of a fire.
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There are no real strict regulations or requirements regarding new lighting for a loft conversion so most homeowners can choose what they want. Most homeowners seem to like the recessed down lighters although these may now have to be low energy types as the Building Regulations requires 1 in 4 light fittings to be of the energy efficient sort.
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Some house extension designers, architects or specialist companies have made their own ‘loft conversion manual’ as a sort of sales aid for their possible future clients or customers. Even some house improvement magazines have attempted to prepare a loft conversion manual but these are often very generic and are simply useful as a basic check list for the homeowner rather than the experienced designer or architect. None of them are really a technical guide that the house owner can use as a DIY approach to a loft conversion (thank goodness).
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Most loft conversions will use a variety of materials. Some will be very obvious such as new timber joists and rafters, while others may be strange such as Idenden tape (for sealing insulation board gaps and joints when using Celotex insulation boards).
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A sites permitted development rights are a very useful tool for building a loft conversion without the requirement to obtain formal planning permission first. Most planning officers view a house owners permitted development rights as the ‘anti-Christ’ of residential development as they do not have control over what the house owner can build onto their property.
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Most loft conversions are completed under the sites permitted development rights but this legislation is riddled with requirements and clauses and sometimes a loft conversion will require planning permission. When a loft conversion does require planning permission first, the final design may be different from what could be achieved under permitted development.
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For the house owner who has employed their own loft conversion designer or architect, they will be in possession of their own design plans and specifications that can then be put out to competitive tender to local builders or loft conversion specialists who will each supply the clients with their own price for the loft conversion.
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Most homeowners do not embark on a loft conversion lightly but many fail to do a basic check list of analogy questions they should be considering. Many homeowners are actually disappointed with there completed loft conversion because they failed to ask the right questions right from the start. Here are the main 5 questions we think a homeowner should be asking before embarking on their loft conversion.
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The internet has revolutionised many aspect of modern living and building construction is no exception to this fact. Many homeowners using the internet see it as a fast track way of getting instant answers and some try to seek online quotes or quotations for their loft conversion or other works.
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Most loft conversions will automatically remove the homeowners useful storage facility and often this can be a useful time to start that de-cluttering process we are all told to do from time to time by the so called lifestyle gurus out their in the world of house improvement.
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The best tip any homeowner could have when considering a loft conversion would be to employ their own experienced house extension designer or architect right from the start. Any thinking of a DIY project or how to cut costs and corners will lead to a very disappointing finish that could even be illegal.
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Most loft conversions are used for creating additional bedrooms simply due to the location above the existing bedrooms and that is usually the number requirement of the homeowner. Additional bedroom space does add value to a property so it is often money well spent.
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The types of loft conversions can be many and varied. Here are a few descriptions of the various types.
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Part of the Building Regulations requirements is to ensure that the new habitable roof formed within the roof void is thermally efficient and compliant under current regulations. This means achieving a certain maximum U Value for the uprated structure of the roof, walls, ceilings and sometimes floors (over garages for example).
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Zinc is slowly becoming more acceptable as weatherings and flashings for loft conversions simply due to the escalating price of lead and how it has become a commodity for stealing by certain members of the visiting European community and UK low life’s alike.
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Ventilation for a loft conversion is in two distinct areas for Building regulations requirements. Te first is for trickle or mechanical ventilation of the room or rooms itself and the other is for venting of the roof and floor voids to prevent condensation.
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Look on U Tube and search for loft conversions UK. There are a few loft conversion videos of projects at different stages throughout the job that homeowners and loft conversion specialists have uploaded. They may give the ‘newbie’ house owner considering a loft conversion a better idea of what is involved.
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Most loft conversions do not have the available space or head heights for separate stand alone wardrobes. Most would also be difficult to get into the loft conversion due to the tights stairs and fire doors for the fire compartmentation requirements. Therefore, most loft conversions do end up having built in wardrobes simply to infill and make use of the wasted space under the scaling ceilings or sloping soffits.
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First of all the windows for a loft conversion will serve three distinct purposes. The first is for ventilation either using the frame trickle vents or an opening sash. The second is for natural light which may seem obvious. The third and les obvious is for secondary means of escape in the event of fire and becoming trapped.
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LOFT CONVERSIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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The cost of loft conversions can vary dependant upon the complexity of the design solution and standard of fit out or specification. The size or floor area of the loft conversion will also have a bearing on how much it will cost. Many simple basic loft conversions for one room, new stair set and using roof lights rather than dormer windows would be in the regain of £25,000.00 plus VAT (2011).
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Loft extensions in London - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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MAIN CONTRACTORS INSURANCE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Management - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Management 1 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Management 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Management 3 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Management 4 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Masonry external walls, especially those built from lightweight concrete blocks, have varying degrees of porosity, allowing air through. Unfinished mortar joints also provide air leakage routes.
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Planning Officers by default always seem to require matching materials for house extensions. Nearly all planning approvals will contain a standard condition requesting this or to supply details of materials to be used if they are not matching.
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Energy efficient house extensions - materials
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Materials - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Materials 1 assessment criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Materials 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Materials 3 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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MOVE OR IMPROVE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Nine categories of environmental sustainability - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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NO PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A HOUSE EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Most house extensions will involve an element of internal remodelling of the existing house layout especially at the ground floor. Most homeowners desire a semi-open plan ground floor living where the kitchen and dining area are one space which is then connected to the main living room.
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Forming an open vaulted roof or ceiling line within a house extension is relative easy and straight forward for mono-pitched roofs. Flat roofs and fully hipped apex roofs are more difficult. Many single storey extensions have ‘lean to’ pitched roofs attached to the existing walls as the new rafters for the house extension are simply supported at the top and bottom and do not require ceiling joists for lateral supports to the walls.
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Some conversions are inherently easier to make energy efficient than others.The most efficient forms minimise heat losses by reducing the ratio of heat loss area (i.e. exposed walls and roofs) to floor area. They also allow easy installation of insulation.The main choices are as follows.
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An orangey is a style of glazed conservatory often found in upmarket country homes. House extension designers and architects have taken design reference from the roof element of these glorious structure and installed these within house extension flat roofs for example. These make great design features for a house extension and can flood the extension and existing parts of the extended home with natural light.
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OTHER CONSULTANTS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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OUR HOUSE EXTENSION BUILDING DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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OVER GARAGE HOUSE EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Passive House Definition - A Passive House is a building, for which thermal comfort (ISO 7730) can be achieved solely by post-heating or post-cooling of the fresh air mass, which is required to achieve sufficient indoor air quality conditions – without the need for additional recirculation of air.”
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Passive House extensions - In theory a house extension can be built to passive house standards but remembering that the building is attached to an existing dwelling structure that is likely to be very energy inefficient, one wonders if there is any benefit from having the additional construction costs and often quirky exterior design that passive house standards often demand.
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Passive House Insulation - The principle - In low-energy buildings the entire building envelope is highly insulated. The building envelope consists of all the building elements which separate the inside from the outside. Its main purpose is to provide for a comfortable indoor climate – irrespective of the outdoor climate which is determined by the weather.
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HOW TO USE PERMITTED DVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN EXTENDING YOUR HOME - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS DOWNLOADS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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The generally accepted definition of a pitched roof is at an angle of between 15 to 70 degrees.
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Working out the pitched roof area can be done with the aid of a simple calculator using the overall foot print area times by a factor (usually the cosine).
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Pitched roof house extensions are perhaps the most common of extension roof designs. They are generally more pleasing than flat roofs and often have a longer life span before they need maintenance or repair.
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Planning Enforcement Action - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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PLANNING PERMISSION LOOPHOLES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Planning permission news on legilsation and gossip.
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WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE PLANNING APPLICATION PROCESS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Planning Permission Tips - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Points available for each code home - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Pollution - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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Pollution 1 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
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POST AND BEAM HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Having constructed an airtight dwelling, it is important to make the owner aware of the fact. The owner needs to know the location of the air barrier in order not to compromise its effectiveness when carrying out future alterations.
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Pre Application Planning Advice - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Airtightness is all about avoiding gaps – gaps in contractual arrangements and the design process as well as those between components and those left during installation. They are usually caused either by a lack of awareness of the importance of airtightness or by a lack of contractual responsibility for ensuring airtightness.
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Privacy Statement - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Public consultation on proposals to simplify and clarify RIDDOR
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The cost of installing these PV solar panels have come down enormously over the last 5 years mainly due to the numbers being produced, competition, and the economy of scale aspect - very much like the early large flat screen televisions did.
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Many would argue that fresh water is a very precious commodity that needs to be preserved and used carefully and I would tend to agree - if I was in Africa. However, the UK seems to be awash with the stuff so why should any householder consider installing rain water harvesting at extra expense when the stuff so readily flows out of the tap completely on demand throughout the year.
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Energy efficient house extensions - recycling
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SHOULD YOU REFURBISH A HOME OR EXTEND A HOUSE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Energy efficient house extensions - renewable energy
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If the air barrier is damaged, it must be repaired. The materials used must provide at least the same level of airtightness as the original construction. Gun-applied sealants are usually suitable for sealing around service penetrations. Larger openings through walls and floors can often be filled with mortar.
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Researching health and safety in the modern world
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Residential extensions - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Single storey house extension pitched roofs usually abut the existing house wall and, as such, offer a greater choice of design options for the client from a simple lean-too roof to a multi-pitched fully hipped pitched roof. However, when a new extension pitched roof has to abut and interconnect with the existing house pitched roof the design options for the house extension pitched roof may not be that great.
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For an insulated pitched roof (where the insulation is placed between the rafters) the building regulations specify that a 50mm wide ventilation gap must be maintained above the insulation (and beneath the roofing felt and tiles); this is to reduce the risk of interstitial condensation.
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If the house whose loft is being converted does not already have a central heating system, it is a good idea to consider installing one (with a condensing boiler). If this is not appropriate or affordable, the new living space may be fitted with fixed individual room heaters.
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Search Results - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Yes but it is not yet commonplace nor is it easy no matter what the ‘strap lines’ say within the glossy architectural press. I have yet to see a house extension that has incorporated a sedum green roof using the pre-grown vegetation blankets (although I expect there are a few).
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SELF BUILD HOME EXTENSION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
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Gaps in the air barrier are common around water pipes, gas pipes, boiler flues and electric cables that pass through external walls (Figure 13), although they are generally hidden from view behind kitchen cupboards, bath panels, sink pedestals, toilet basins and vanity units.
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SHOULD YOU PAY CASH - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Should-you-pay-cash.php
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STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL SYSTEMS (SIPPS) HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
SIPPS-house-extension-construction.php
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I often get asked to include for a sliding door or two from various clients usually due to the tightness of the spaces for the swing of a conventional door. I used to hate this request as I suddenly have flashbacks of my grannies kitchen sliding door hung on some exposed grease ridden rattling track inside the kitchen and offering no sealing abilities at all - it was horrible and always rebounded shut or closed.
Sliding-internal-doors.php
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SMART CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR HOUSE EXTENSIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Smart-control-systems-for-house-extensions.php
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Just like PV solar panels, solar hot water heating panels have improved enormously over the last 5 years. Many of the original systems even installed up to 8 years ago are now defunct, broken or taken out of use simply because they had so many problems. This was mainly due to a lack of understanding, poor design of the units and lack of controls for the whole system.
Solar-heating-panels.php
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Junctions between the ground floor slab and the external walls are usually hidden from view by the skirting board. However, air can leak through the small gap under the skirting board, causing a cold draught across the floor.
solid-ground-floors.php
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Some house extensions offer the opportunity to relocate or adjust the existing staircase within the dwelling. Some house extensions may propose a second stair case for an access locked first floor bedroom or a loft conversion for example.
Spiral-or-straight-flight-stairs.php
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Steel beam suppliers for home extensions, refurbishments and other house alterations in the south east of the UK.
steel-beam-suppliers.php
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STEEL FRAME HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Steel-frame-house-extension-construction.php
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Consider the appointment of an independent airtightness adviser.
strategy.php
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STRAW BALES HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Straw-bales-house-extension-construction.php
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Hopefully, some of the energy saving measures in these case studies will offer guidance for energy efficient options in historic homes. Preparation is the key and will help to avoid problems, as well as saving time and money.
summary.php
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Sunroom extensions - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Sunroom-extensions.php
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Surface water 1 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Surface-water-1-Assessment-Criteria.php
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Surface water 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Surface-water-2-Assessment-Criteria.php
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Surface Water run off - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Surface-Water-run-off.php
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Suspended timber floors have a myriad of gaps around the boards, at the junctions with walls (internal and external) and around service pipes. Air can leak down through these gaps into the unheated floor void.
suspended-floors.php
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Sustainability of the house extension market is not as onerous on the land owner, homeowner or developer as for brand new homes so including for renewable energy devices and equipment is not yet a requirement for people extending their homes.
Sustainability-elements.php
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THE BUILDING CONTROL DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY DO - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
The-building-control-department-and-what-they-do.php
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THE BUILDING DESIGNER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
The-Building-Designer.php
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The level of insulation in Passive Houses - U-values (thermal transmittance) of external walls, floor slabs and roof areas of Passive Houses range from 0.10 to 0.15 W/(m²K) (for Central European climate; these values may be slightly higher or lower depending on the climate). These values are not only benchmarks for all construction methods but also the most cost-effective values at today's energy prices.
The-level-of-insulation-in-Passive-Houses.php
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THE PARTY WALL ACT DOWNLOAD - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
The-party-wall-act.php
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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.
The-Party-Wall-Act.php
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The Pasive House - How it Works - Efficiency improves comfort - The Passive House is the world leading standard in energy-efficient construction: A Passive House requires as little as 10 percent of the energy used by typical central European buildings – meaning an energy savings of up to 90 percent. Owners of Passive Houses are barely concerned with increasing energy prices.
The-Pasive-House-How-it-Works.php
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The Passive House has got it all - The Passive House Standard offers a new level of quality pairing a maximum level of comfort both during cold and warm months with reasonable construction costs – something that is repeatedly confirmed by Passive House residents.
The-Passive-House-has-got-it-all.php
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The Passive House Secret - The Passive House concept doesn’t only work on paper – Built Passive House examples around the world prove that it also works in real buildings. See also: Passive House Data Base.
The-Passive-House-Secret.php
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THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY DO - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
The-planning-department-what-they-do.php
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Fifteen years ago laminate flooring was all the rage - even DIY outlets got into the act. However, its practical functional use within the home were not fully appreciated for those homeowners that seem to implement the latest home improvement ideas or fads at a drop of a hat.
Tiled-floors-or-carpets.php
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Timber frame safety guides for house extensions
Timber-frame-guides.php
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TIMBER FRAME HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Timber-frame-house-extension-construction.php
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WHEN TO APPROACH HOME EXTENSION BUILDERS FOR A PRICE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Timing-of-Tender.php
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TRADITIONAL HOUSE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Traditional-house-extension-construction.php
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Many homeowners often assume that the roof design for their house extension will be using trusses or pre-formed trussed rafters. Many are shocked to be told that traditional timbers cut on site by a carpenter will be the preferred method of construction the new roof of the house extension.
Trussed-roof-rafters.php
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TYPES OF HOME EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION METHODS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Types-of-home-extension-construction-methods.php
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TYPES OF HOME BUILDER - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Types-of-House-Extension-Builder.php
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Many of the paths shown were found in the dwellings investigated in the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes study, referred to earlier. Here, they are examined in more detail.
understanding-air-tightness.php
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A vapour-balanced roof construction allows moisture to permeate, removing the need for ventilation of the roof construction. The vapour resistance on the inside of the construction should be five times that on the outside.
vapour-barrier.php
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In my own opinion yes they are - no doubt about it. They do have competition biting at their heels but with regard to design an finishing standards they are superb and I always specify them. I try to utilise Velux roof lights in close groups of 3 for that really modern look. Adding a token gesture single Velux roof light rarely gives that ‘designer edge’ feel to a house extension.
Velux-roof-lights.php
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Housing in the UK has traditionally relied on air infiltration through the building fabric to provide background ventilation.Window opening and the use of extractor fans supplement this when required.
ventilation.php
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While draughtproofing can be worthwhile in some older dwellings, it can lead to increased moisture levels and cause serious problems with dampness in others. Mould growth and rot damage can occur in a building that has had a stable ventilation rate for hundreds of years.
ventilation.php
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Energy efficient house extensions - ventilation
Ventilation.php
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VICTORIAN DETACHED HOUSES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Victorian-detached-houses.php
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VICTORIAN HOUSE EXTENSION IDEAS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Victorian-house-extension-ideas.php
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VICTORIAN HOUSE EXTENSIONS - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Victorian-house-extensions.php
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VICTORIAN SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Victorian-semi-detached-houses.php
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VICTORIAN TERRACED HOUSES - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Victorian-terraced-houses.php
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All house extensions will be attached to the existing properties walls with usually a wall to wall detail rather than a glass window or door abutment to connect the two elements. When a new house extension wall abuts perpendicular to an existing wall (i.e. forming a 90 degree corner) the connection is relative clean and straight forward by using st/steel framing anchors but for flush wall connections (where one wall is to line through with the existing wall) there can be some technical issues.
Wall-abutment-details.php
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Waste - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Waste.php
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Waste 1 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Waste-1-Assessment-Criteria.php
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Waste 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Waste-2-Assessment-Criteria.php
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Waste 3 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Waste-3-Assessment-Criteria.php
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Waste 4 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Waste-4-Assessment-Criteria.php
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Water - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Water.php
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Water 2 Assessment Criteria - Criteria based certification scheme based on BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method. Code rating has been mandatory from May 2008.
An evidence based assessment
Water-2-Assessment-Criteria.php
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WATER BOARD AUTHORITY APPROVAL - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Water-Authority-Approval.php
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Minimising consumption and eliminating waste of water resources is an important environmental issue.
water-conservation.php
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Energy efficient house extensions - water use
Water-use.php
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It is amazing how tends evolve over the years from something to be reviled to something super trendy and highly desirable. Wet rooms for showers and bathrooms are the latest phenomenon of this effect. Even in the late the 1990’s wet rooms were only associated or ever normally seen as a disabled provision in public places or for the elderly.
Wet-rooms.php
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What exemptions are there from paying the levy? - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
What-exemptions-are-there-from-paying-the-levy.php
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What is a Passive House? - A building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, affordable and ecological at the same time. Passive House is not a brand name, but a construction concept that can be applied by anyone and that has stood the test of practice.
What-is-a-Passive-House.php
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What is the Community Infrastructure Levy - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
What-is-the-Community-Infrastructure-Levy.php
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WHAT TYPES OF BUILDING REGULATIONS APPLICATION ARE THERE - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
What-type-of-Building-Regulations-application-should-I-use.php
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When will the levy be charged – and when won’t it? - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
When-will-the-levy-be-charged.php
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Who can charge and collect the levy - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
Who-can-charge-and-collect-the-levy.php
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Who is liable to pay the levy – and when? - An introduction to the Community Infrastructure Levy
Who-is-liable-to-pay-the-levy-and-when.php
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WILL A HOUSE EXTENSION ADD VALUE TO MY PROPERTY - House extension UK - how to build a home extension. Help and advise for extending, remodelling, refurbishment and loft conversions.
Will-a-home-extension-add-value.php
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It is common to find gaps between the window frame and the wall. They may also occur between the frame and the opening casements, lights and sashes. The window’s opening/closing mechanism can become loose with time, and may not close as tightly. If this is the case, a draughtstrip may not be sufficient to seal the widening gap.
windows-and-doors.php
