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A guide to repairing and restoring original features. Includes advice on windows, floors, beams and... -
Things that go wrong are usually the result of genuine mistakes, says David Snell, but sometimes... -
Adding water can bring new life to any style of garden, says designer Jackie Herald.
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1/5: A Sloping Site Self Build
A contemporary self build home has been...
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2/5: A Unique Urban Home
An award winning contemporary home in...
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Gary Kennedy and Nicola MacWilliam...
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Shona and Jerry Ponder overcame on-site...
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Planning Permission: How to Play the Game
Planning consultant Ken Dijksman explains how to play the planning game including the process, the rules, the politics and much more.
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Self Build
An article that quickly explains the main areas of self build, including what self build actually means, what are self build homes like, how to find self build land, self build mortgages, and much more.
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Thickness of ICF wall
How thick is a wall constructed with ICF and brickwork exterior?
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Planning permission for alterations to exterior - semi detached
We want to re render our half of a pebbledash semi detached - do we need planning permission for this? Also do we need planning permission to change white PVC window frames to black aluminium ones?
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Is my potential plot big enough for a two bed eco home?
Is 7m frontage by 28m depth at bottom of long garden in conservation area big enough for a 2 bed Eco friendly house?
