Thinking of extending?

Then an excellent place to start is with the Haynes Home Extension Manual   –  a comprehensive step-by-step guide to building and managing a successful project.

To answer the million dollar Question  “what will it cost to build?”  you can work out an approximate price by running  your plans through an online building cost-calculator.

Designing It Yourself has never been easier, with affordable Home Design CAD programmes.

Or for  professional design input search for local Architects and Chartered Surveyors.

You might also want to search for materials  such as  specific types of bricks, windows and tiles.

Taking a browse around the various builders’ merchants and manufacturers’ websites under ‘links’ can also be time well spent.

Download FREE guide

Insulating your extension for maximum energy efficiency

Summary of U-value Requirements

Download  BUILDING  REGS  DOCUMENTS  here

PERMITTED  

DEVELOPMENT

 PLANNING  

RIGHTS 

Of course you won’t get very far without keeping on the right side of the Council Planners and Building Control – see links to guidance documents.

Then once you’ve found a builder you might want to download a building contract and check our advice on employing builders.

Here you will also find some FREE sample specifications and documents invaluable when you’re putting together a new constroction project.

Plus there’s some additional technical info for more complex designs.

FREE SAMPLES

SAMPLE PLANS

CAD software    

Solid edge  or  CADstd

Sample specification & documents

Building Regs plans

 GLOSSARY – what building terms actually mean

BUILDING Surveys

HOMEBUYER Surveys

RICS Valuations

  PARTY WALL Surveyors