Want to understand more about house extension costs and how to budget for your construction works? In this blog James Bryden, our MD outlines what costs you should allow for when budgeting for your renovation or home extension building project. Always Set a Realistic Construction Budget Here at CLPM we meet a lot of clients…
Thinking about extending your home? It’s New Year! Considering Extending your Home? It’s New Year and the time for resolutions. For many of us it’s also the time we think most about improving or extending our homes. We’ve all spent a lot more time at home over the last 20 months and have come to…
Finding the Best Builder : Making an Initial Long List Finding the best builder for your project is critical to achieving a good result. But it can also be quite a stressful process. You want to make sure that your builder will work hard for you and deliver the quality of work you require,…
Common Builder Problems: Builder has Not Finished Work Experiencing problems with building project delays? Has your builder walked off the job and not finished the work? Our blog Common Builder Problems: Builder has Not Finished Work may help. Organising building projects can be a tricky business. Construction projects rarely go completely smoothly. It’s a fair…
How to Rectify Poor Building Work Experiencing poor building work? Building is an exciting process, but if you start to experience problems with your builder than it can also be very stressful. Most smaller projects can be dealt with by having a chat with your builder and agreeing a way forward. But if things are…
Covid Home Construction Projects Part 2 Are you thinking about making improvements to your property? If the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have meant that you’ve been re-assessing your home and garden spaces, then you’re not alone. In the second of a series of 2 blogs on Covid Home Construction Projects. We have a look at…
Covid Construction Projects Part 1 Are you thinking about extending your home? There was a time when extending your house generally meant adding an extra bathroom or bedroom, or creating a new open-plan kitchen diner. Not any more! COVID-19 and lockdown restrictions have meant that we’ve all been spending much more time at home, and…
Finding the right project manager for your build Planning a major home renovation, extension, or new build project? Then it makes sense to have a construction project manager organise and oversee your build. But how to find the right project manager for your build? In this blog we outline what things to consider when…
Construction Project Management London CLPM are a leading construction project management consultancy for London. CLPM has recently added a new, additional member to its London building project management team. Bobby Darragh Bobby has worked in high-end residential and small-scale commercial construction project management in London. Bobby will focus on supporting our clients who are renovating…
What is the impact of Covid-19 on residential building contracts? In this blog CLPM’s Quantity Surveying team explore how Covid-19 is impacting construction works in the residential building market, and how we are advising and supporting our clients through this difficult time. Covid-19’s impact on Contract Administration The role of the Contract Administrator has always…