James Bryden, Director at CLPM outlines what his top tips are when embarking on a home improvement, renovation or self build project. He will outline How to Project Manage your Build, and provide his advice on managing a successful project,. Understanding your priorities Understanding which of these is your key driver is the first…
Estimating construction costs early – while you’re still developing and making amends to your designs – is crucial. After all, if you are organising a building project, it’s important that you make sure that you and your architect design something you can actually afford to build! In this blog, we explain why getting a professional…
Grand Designs Experts – CLPM Grand Designs Live at London’s Excel Centre is kicking off on 29th April and running until 7th May. The This is the Grand Home event full of inspiration and expert advice. You can find the CLPM team there from Monday 1st May until Saturday 6th May. Alistair will be…
There are lots of good reasons to employ a Project Manager or Construction Consultant for you Renovation or Self Build Project! “The Project Manager is the most important role after the architect..” Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs goes on to explain that building project management is the most important role during a building…
Tackle Building Project Nightmares Building project nightmares come in many guises. If you’re an avid watcher of residential property shows it can be easy to think that carrying out a construction project is a fairly simple exercise. You simply draw up a design, get a friendly local builder on board and hey presto you…
What is happening to construction costs? We have been working with Davide di Martino from Unagru Architects https://www.unagru.com recently on a project in Richmond. The project is to demolish a bungalow and replace it with a two-storey house. During this time construction costs have seen a big change. We first met our clients in October…
How To Choose The Right Builder To choose the right builder you need to know how to avoid the ‘cowboys’ and, although regulations have improved, public experience hasn’t! Unfortunately more often than not something negative like “dodgy” or “cowboy” are words used when someone has had a bad experience with a builder. We get quite…