Posts Tagged ‘London Builders’

Plastering and skimming the best way, repairing cracks in walls and ceiling

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Plastering and skimming

Plastering is a term that you builders will use to explain a clean smooth walls and ceiling ready for painting and you will often but what you need to know is the plastering is not the actually final smooth wall but skimming is the final product

Your plastering and Skimming Company will apply a 2 ’sets’ or coats, applied in quick succession during the same session.

Your professional plasterer will then apply a second coat is smoothed as it hardens, to give a smooth finish similar to eggshell texture. The wall and ceiling may take a number of days to dry and must allow enough time for that before starting and other work, during the drying process the wall will appear darker in the areas that still retain some moisture. Once dry and pale, it’s ready for decorating. You take the advice professional painters and decorators on the best way to paint the wall after skimming or plastering

Choose an experience plastering and skimming company in London is very important to achieve long lasting smooth walls and ceiling

Plaster repair/Cracks and Holes

The cracks in the ceiling or walls that you see can be as a reslts of stress points or more serious issues in the building structure, repairing cracks in plaster is not a simple job, you hire a professional plasterer to assess the severity of the cracks and apply the appropriate building materials

How to Cope with : wiring or rewiring your home

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Electricity can be one of the most dangerous things in the home and if you need to know why you just read the following statement from NICEIC (National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting), about 12,500 fires a year are caused by faulty wiring

Hints and Tips

You must make sure you hire a qualified London Electrician to do the works

Have a plan and take your electrician advise seriously and remember that there are limitations on the number of sockets that can be run off an electricity supply.

The cost of your installations is very much depends on the number of sockets, spotlight, lights, tv points, telephone point and all your other extra supply point your require and budgets can soar if you suddenly decide to increase or change your plans

Electrical Installations requires running wires, opening new channels in walls and ruin that lovely wall papers so be prepared to do some decorating works once your electrician is finished so, when booking the electrician also think about booking in a decorator for a week after the job is due to finish.

The Cost of Kitchen and Garage Conversions in London

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Kitchen and garage conversions are the most popular way and relatively the lowest cost method of increasing the floor area of an existing property and adding real value to your house or flat.

Building extra space can be used in many ways form adding extra rooms, dining area, second living room, play room or home office to building a full extension .The cost of building a garage or Kitchen extensions can be reduced by choosing the right building materials and hiring an experienced building contractor in london

Most of the house extensions builders will provide you with a estimation of the total cost but you should insist on having a fixed price quotation and a clear step payments plan

You should make sure you builders use a contract and have the right kind of insurance

PLANNING PERMISSION For House Extensions

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

PLANNING PERMISSION

Usually you will not require planning permission, provided you do not exceed the permitted development limit for the property , 50-70 cubic metres, depending on where you live London.

If you have a listed buildings or you house is in conservation areas you do not benefit from “permitted development” and in most cases a full Planning Permission is needed.

Also if the property has been extended in the past, you will have to work out the used up space have and if you have used all your permitted development area you may need permission.

Your London Builder will have more information

Advice: House Extensions and Loft Conversions in London

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Planning permission for loft conversions and house extensions is normally needed in most of London boroughs but depends on what other home improvements works you have done in the past you may not need permission

If you required a planning permission there are some conditions:

Loft conversion in London
Terraced house, has a volume allowance you have is 40 cubic metres but If you live in a semi-detached house, the volume allowance you have is 50 cubic metres;
Also note that your loft conversion cannot extend beyond the plane of the existing roof slope of the principal elevation that fronts the highway, one more really important restriction is that your loft conversion cannot be higher than the higher part of your existing roof; and you must use materials that are similar to the existing house

There are many other points that you must follow when you planning a loft conversion when it come s to the look and design of the conversion for examples you are not allowed any verandas, balconies or raised platforms as part of your extension, side-facing windows must be obscure-glazed and any opening should be 1.7m above the floor

The most valuable advice that you can get when you are building a house extensions, garage conversion or loft
Conversion is to choose an experienced building company that is able to carry out the work and advice on the best practice, choose the house extensions builders in London