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A Part L extensions and conversions guide
|Date: 6 January, 2025

A Part L extensions and conversions guide
Actis outlines how you can save time, make life easier and hit Part L targets when carrying out extension ...
Actis outlines how you can save time, make life easier and hit Part L targets when carrying out extensions and conversions work With the continued trend to reconfigure existing homes to create more s ...
6 January, 2025
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Steel beam lift company changing the extension game
|Date: 10 June, 2024

Steel beam lift company changing the extension game
With open plan living the order of the day, steel beam lifts for extensions are becoming ever more comple ...
With open plan living the order of the day, steel beam lifts for extensions are becoming ever more complex undertakings, especially on tight sites, but one company has an answer that could have you ho ...
10 June, 2024
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Setcrete: Why subfloor preparation is key
|Date: 15 January, 2024

Setcrete: Why subfloor preparation is key
Peter Wilson brand manager for Setcrete floor levelling compounds explains how and why the preparation of ...
Peter Wilson brand manager for Setcrete floor levelling compounds explains how and why the preparation of the subfloor is essential in delivering the perfect flooring installation. Before a floorcove ...
15 January, 2024
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StopDigging UK’s Ground Screws: less disruptive and more sustainable
|Date: 12 January, 2024

StopDigging UK’s Ground Screws: less disruptive and more sustainable
Thanks to StopDigging UK’s Ground Screws, a garden room project in Walton-on-Thames proved to be a less d ...
Thanks to StopDigging UK’s Ground Screws, a garden room project in Walton-on-Thames proved to be a less disruptive and more sustainable build. In the picturesque town of Walton-on-Thames, a groundbrea ...
12 January, 2024
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How Onduline made this low pitch heritage roofing possible
|Date: 28 November, 2023

How Onduline made this low pitch heritage roofing possible
Onduline is helping contractors hit the right pitch on a heritage roof Working on a project within a cons ...
Onduline is helping contractors hit the right pitch on a heritage roof Working on a project within a conservation area generally means adhering to extra planning controls and considerations to protect ...
28 November, 2023
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Taking a look at Rainclear’s Aluminium Roof Lantern range
|Date: 26 November, 2023

Taking a look at Rainclear’s Aluminium Roof Lantern range
See the light of day with the Rainclear Aluminium Roof Lantern range First emerging in the Rennaisance, r ...
See the light of day with the Rainclear Aluminium Roof Lantern range First emerging in the Rennaisance, roof lanterns were particularly favoured by the Victorians and continue to shine into the modern ...
26 November, 2023
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Estimating support and services can help builders
|Date: 1 June, 2022

Estimating support and services can help builders
Marcus Jefford, managing director of Build Aviator, explains how using intelligent estimating support and ...
Marcus Jefford, managing director of Build Aviator, explains how using intelligent estimating support and services can help builders to make lighter work of extensions. According to Barbour ABI, resid ...
1 June, 2022
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Made for Trade’s Korniche: the perfect solution for extension and conversion projects
|Date: 27 January, 2022

Made for Trade’s Korniche: the perfect solution for extension and conversion projects
Made for Trade’s Korniche is the perfect product solution for extension and conversion projects. Designed ...
Made for Trade’s Korniche is the perfect product solution for extension and conversion projects. Designed and engineered by Bradley and Ashley Gaunt in response to a gap in the market for purpose-made ...
27 January, 2022
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Top 10 scariest home improvement jobs according to homeowners
|Date: 25 October, 2021

Top 10 scariest home improvement jobs according to homeowners
New research from find-a-tradesperson platform, Rated People, has revealed the top 10 scariest home impro ...
New research from find-a-tradesperson platform, Rated People, has revealed the top 10 scariest home improvement projects, according to homeowners. A house extension is deemed the scariest home improve ...
25 October, 2021
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Home extensions and adaptations are on the rise, but are we getting them right?
|Date: 23 September, 2021

Home extensions and adaptations are on the rise, but are we getting them right?
Home extensions and adaptations are on the rise. In the previous and coming year, we could see more chang ...
Home extensions and adaptations are on the rise. In the previous and coming year, we could see more changes to existing dwellings than during any other period of recent history. But why? And how can a ...
23 September, 2021
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Exploring planning permission for glazed extensions
|Date: 30 June, 2021

Exploring planning permission for glazed extensions
The pandemic has accelerated investment in home improvements, inspiring many homeowners to consider how t ...
The pandemic has accelerated investment in home improvements, inspiring many homeowners to consider how to get the most from their property. However, while a new extension, for example, can provide yo ...
30 June, 2021
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Extensions and home improvement products – June 2021
|Date: 21 June, 2021

Extensions and home improvement products – June 2021
INSULATION Builder, Chris Brooks has just reroofed a Northamptonshire barn conversion after a mouse cause ...
INSULATION Builder, Chris Brooks has just reroofed a Northamptonshire barn conversion after a mouse caused a fire in the eaves. The whole Actis Hybrid system was specified including 125mm Hybris insul ...
21 June, 2021
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Extensions and conversions products – January 2021
|Date: 26 January, 2021

Extensions and conversions products – January 2021
INSULATION Quick, clean and easy to install, Actis is fitted as standard by many garden room specialists ...
INSULATION Quick, clean and easy to install, Actis is fitted as standard by many garden room specialists and is frequently the product of choice for builders carrying out loft conversions and extensio ...
26 January, 2021
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Marley’s top tips for installing extension roofs
|Date: 4 January, 2021

Marley’s top tips for installing extension roofs
The high demand for extensions in the UK offers a great opportunity for builders this year and when it co ...
The high demand for extensions in the UK offers a great opportunity for builders this year and when it comes to roofing, there has never been so much choice. Here, Stuart Nicholson from Marley, gives ...
4 January, 2021
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Develop new opportunities using colour with Freefoam Building Products
|Date: 28 August, 2020

Develop new opportunities using colour with Freefoam Building Products
Colin St John, Commercial Director at Freefoam Building Products, shows how builders can use colour to de ...
Colin St John, Commercial Director at Freefoam Building Products, shows how builders can use colour to develop new opportunities, and add value to extensions and home improvement projects. “As respons ...
28 August, 2020
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Will the coronavirus lead to more extensions?
|Date: 27 March, 2020

Will the coronavirus lead to more extensions?
The increase in people working from home due to coronavirus could lead to a surge in house extension jobs ...
The increase in people working from home due to coronavirus could lead to a surge in house extension jobs for builders, once the lockdown comes to an end and the trades can go back to work. Modular ho ...
27 March, 2020
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