FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, certificates are provided by our certified electricians and gas engineers. We are Gas Safety registered.
Yes, we work alongside building control who ensure the work is conducted according to specification and architectural drawings.
Yes, we do where it is about a renovation, extension, loft conversion or converting a house into flats, but there is an application fee that building regulations charge, which is paid by the home owner.

You have started the foundation excavation for a small extension and discover that the main 150mm diameter foul drain will pass right through the two-side wall foundations.
We would build a bridge over it.
While excavating the foundation for the sidewalls to an extension, you discover that the main building's foundation is only 450mm deep.
We would advise the client to underpin the main building's foundation.
It must achieve the relevant u value.
An area of the wall above an external window opening is damp on the inside skin.
It could be lack of a tray damp and weep holes.

You lower the floor joists to the appropriate level that is required and bolt new joist to the wall with resin.
RSJ are used to strengthen the ceiling with 7.2 timbers 400 apart. Nuggets are placed between the timbers in the RSJ and then 600 center. Any timbers that run alongside the wall are bolted to the wall with chemical resin.
Remove a section of roof and support the remaining purlins by placing a plate under the purlin and supporting it with acrow and timber wedges. Double up either side of the opening with timber to match existing timber. Construct the two-side walls of the new dorm equally to support the new roof and use double trimmers front and back. If the dormer goes right to meet the fascia line then double up right and left joist and trimmer to the bottom height of the window.
The windows should be big enough for someone to fit through. The stairs and passage way should be fire-rated to give at least 1hr escape. Fire doors with fire strips and smoke alarm should be installed. Water sprinklers can also be installed.