It’s been a great year for us and being approached by the prestigious ‘Build IT’ magazine to feature in the Spring issue of their magazine was something we are hugely proud of. This was a great experience for us that was a really enjoyable process and something we are looking to do more of in the future.
Build IT reached out to us after seeing our website and the work we was posting at the time on our social media feeds, they had a feature in their spring issue that they wanted content for and our input. The feature couldn’t be more up our street which was ‘a beginners guide to extending’. Georgina at Build IT wanted a more in-depth analysis of the process from budgeting to planning permission along with the key considerations for any extension project and we was delighted to assist and share our knowledge.
We also discussed multiple current projects with Georgina who was looking to work with us in the future to feature on the front cover of the magazine which would be a hugely proud moment for us, watch this space!
QUICK GUIDE EXTENSIONS CHECKLIST (extract from Build IT magazine)
There are a series of professionals, bodies and departments you must engage when carrying out an extension to your home, as well as documents you’ll need to obtain to sign off the building work.
PROFESSIONALS & BODIES:
Designer or draughtsman. You must have someone who can prepare the drawings from which your builder will work.
Local authority. You will need to liaise with your council’s planning department to obtain planning consent; prior approval for larger PD projects; or if you want to check your PD project is lawful by securing a Lawful Development Certificate (you can also apply for this via the Planning Portal).
Structural engineer. A structural engineer often goes hand-in-hand with a designer, as there is almost always some sort of structural element to an extension they will need to calculate.
Building control. For any building project or structural alteration, building control must the sign off the work. Some works can be dealt with by the installer under a competent persons scheme.
PAPERWORK:
Party Wall agreement. You’ll need to secure this for any work near or on a wall or boundary that you share with your next-door neighbour.
Right to light report. You can obtain this from a surveyor if your neighbours are concerned any works you’re undertaking might block their natural light.
Build over agreement. If your extension is close to or over the route of an existing public sewer or drain, you must secure this from your local water authority.
Completion certificate. This applies to all buildings and will be issued once building control has signed off the work to demonstrate the works meet Building Regulations.
