Do I need planning permission? Many people in the United Kingdom are thinking about adding an extension or loft conversion to their home this year rather than move but what seems to put a lot of people off is acquiring planning permission. It is worth finding the answers to the question ‘Do I need…
What Will The Construction Landscape Look Like In 10 Years Time? Being in construction we often muse about what the building landscape will be like a decade from now, so we look at a 10 year construction predictions options. Now in 2013 we wonder what 2023 will be like. Here’s a mixture of hopes…
Construction Jack Of All Trades Or Master Of One? One question we are often asked is why don’t we offer design and construction alongside project management as an all in one service? Are you really construction consultancy experts? We feel as Construction Consultancy Experts we need to be very rich in our knowledge of…
Don’t Let April Showers Flood Your Home Flood prevention measures for home owners. With the continuous development, we now find that many homes are built on old flood plains. It is worth knowing if that applies to you. The weather is definitely weird lately. We’ve had an extreme Winter and Spring just won’t…
The Pros And Cons Of House Extensions We’ve talked about house extensions before but from the point of view of adding value to your home but is it always financially viable to extend? We look at the pros and cons of house extensions. Lifestyle changes mean that homes become too small and for some,…
Ideal Easter DIY – What’s your project? Easter weekend is coming up again. We all love this 4 day holiday and it is a great opportunity to get some home improvement done. Here are some random ideal Easter DIY tips. While we all need a good break there are also all those jobs around…
Surviving Your Building Project – saving your relationship & sanity Every year, thousands of couples take on home improvement and renovation works. For many the story is the same. What starts out as exciting and challenging becomes stressful, exhausting and a constant source of friction. CLPM want to ensure you come away surviving your…
New building regulations in the UK Building Regulations are Changing in England On the 20th Dec 2012 the Government announced key changes to the Building Regulation ensuring clearer and concise documents. Make sure you are aware of the new building regulations in the UK. Also remember they differ around the country. New approved Documents…
Insulating central heating pipes. Talking about insulation of central heating pipes… You’ve specified a band A condensing boiler. You know how to set it up, the radiators are the right size and you think you can now relax and let the plumber install it all, right? Actually no! There is one more area you…
UK Energy Resources – biogas. Another technology getting a bit of a move on is anaerobic digestion of putrescible wastes to give biogas. No, please don’t yawn and click away! If nothing else there’s a few high-scoring words for a scrabble game. As a country, we produce around 15 million tonnes of food wastes…