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Posted on February 25, 2012
If you are considering whether or not to extend your home, you should be aware of a very important consideration when working out the cost benefits of either moving or extending.
Most people will know that there are direct costs of moving such as stamp duty, solicitors, estate agents fees and removal company costs and these are generally thought to be between £15,000 and £20,000 in the South East
However don't forget to add in the most important cost which is the difference in cost between the house you are moving to and the selling price of your own property. For example, if your own three bedroom house is worth £200,000 and the four bedroom house you are buying is £285,000 then you w...
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Posted on February 4, 2012
To help give you ideas on how you can improve your property, we will add a number of live jobs to our blog.
This project is a good example of a hip to gable loft conversion where the original 'hipped end' to the roof is removed and the roof extended to form a gable. This provides lots of addtional internal space and, in this case, gave us headroom to form the new staircase into the loft.
By combining this with a rear dormer, the internal space is maximised and will create a fantastic new bedroom and bathroom.
You may also be interested to know that under the current planning laws, this propos...
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Posted on February 3, 2012
We are often asked to advise on the best type of shower by our customers so, In this blog, we have summarised the main types of showers and their advantages and disadvantages.
1. Electric Shower
This type of shower usually runs off the incoming cold mains water feed and instantaneously heats the water using an electric heater either within the shower unit fitted in the bathroom or in a separate heater unit sited close by. Some manufacturers now produce a shower that is designed to run off the stored cold water tank in order to provide improved pressure..
This differs from other types of shower that use existing hot water that has pr...
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