Over the years we have gained experience in all areas of residential alteration, extension and new build. Our expertise and personal involvement allows us to guide you through any building project.
Home improvement by refurbishment
For the homeowner wishing to improve their property by refurbishment, alteration or extension we are able to tailor our appointment. Providing you with the services that fit your requirements and budget. Our services may be employed to carry out the following
- Initial consultation
- Developing your brief
- Sketch and detail design proposals
- Planning applications
- Building Regulation applications
- Drawings, specifications and schedules for obtaining costs
- Drawings, specifications and schedules suitable for construction
- Finding and appointing a suitable contractor
- Monitoring construction and construction costs
Our fees are agreed prior to appointment and are always fixed giving you the peace of mind when preparing your budget. (Percentage fees may be utilised with the agreement of the client)
Please also refer to Home buyers visits.
Building a dream home
For those of you who are a little more ambitious, have land and are planning to build your own dream home, our services can be invaluable. We are employed on a fixed fee basis giving you peace of mind when preparing your budget. We are able to guide you through the construction process with as little or as much involvement as you like. Our services can be defined as listed below
- Initial consultation
- Developing your brief
- Sketch and detail design proposals
- Planning applications
- Building Regulation applications
- Management of consultants.
- Drawings, specifications and schedules suitable for obtaining costs
- Drawings, specifications and schedules suitable for construction
- Finding and appointing a suitable contractor
- Monitoring construction and construction costs.
We have a good working relationship with the full range of partner services required to successfully complete a building project. We can call upon their services as and when required, obtaining costs for you approval and managing their involvement in the building process.
Consultants
Briefly; the following consultants may be required, please note that the list is simply to illustrate the a comprehensive range of consultants that may become involved in the process. It is unlikely that all will be required. On most self build projects it is only the structural engineer that will be required. Project specific advice will be given.
Consultants can include:
- CDM Co-ordinator,
- Quantity Surveying,
- Structural Engineering,
- Acoustic Engineer;
- Mechanical Engineering,
- Electrical Engineering,
- Landscape and Garden Design,
- Civil Engineering,
- Town Planning,
- Furniture Design,
- Gaphic Design,
- Interior Design.
As a Full member of the CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGISTS we are recognised by many of the leading Mortgage lenders, we are able to issue CML (Council of Mortgage lenders) Certification upon completion.