Top Tips When Building Your Own Home Building, extending or renovating your own home is demanding and you need to be able to juggle really well to make sure you keep on top of everything. Juggling priorities, suppliers, materials and costs as well as the family is a large part of self builds and…
For Tendering in Construction think ‘Go Compare!’ “Go, Compare! Go, Compare” Listening to another jingle on the radio it suddenly struck me that this is exactly what our Tendering Service does. Whilst Go Compare, Money Supermarket or Compare the Market will survey the insurance market to get a client the best insurance quote. CLPM…
How Summer Heat Can Affect Building With Asphalt And Tarmac Summer Fires and Asphalt Slumps. Summer? Yes it was hot on some days…. I took this picture of a building site next door to the one I am managing (…it would never happen on my sites!) The day in question was…
Which rainwater harvesting system is right for you? There are a number of different factors in deciding what sort of rainwater harvesting system to choose. Key questions to address are about space for or a system and can you afford to install and maintain one. Questions that need to be addressed are in the…
Anyone read ‘Build your own brick house’ yet? Have a read ‘Build your own brick house’ is now out and a good read for all DIYers who are serious about building their own home! Written by Gerald Cole, this book takes you step by step through the processes and practicalities of building your own home…
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…
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…
Have you been to the National Self Build & Renovation Centre? You can now find CLPM at The National Self Build & Renovation Centre. This purpose built site has been built on such a scale to house all you will need to know about self building. All of the things you expect to find are…
Pitfalls Of Building Your Own Home It can be scary as well as exciting building your own home, this blog outlines some of the pitfalls of building your own home. Fear When you think about building your own home there is always a fear about the costs involved. How far could they spiral out of…
DIY Dangers with Asbestos If you are a client, designer or contractor in the construction industry, then you need to know about materials that contain asbestos. Along with the dangers they can cause to your health. Our guest blogger, Faith Franz from the Mesothelioma Center, talks about the problems with asbestos. She suggests ways…