It lacks the excitement of looking at plans or the satisfaction of designing your new living space, but arranging insurance is one of the bread-and-butter jobs you need to have sorted out before signing up with the contractor for your basement conversion. Obviously, you need to be insured during the building work phase, so the first job is to phone …
ARE YOU SURE YOUR CONTRACTOR UNDERSTANDS WATERPROOFING?
Structural Waterproofing This is the term that’s used to describe the technical job of assessing waterproofing requirements in a basement conversion and making sure that appropriate measures are taken to make the new living space waterproof. Many general builders claim to understand the problem and how to address it, but in reality this is a specialist area, and unless you …
CREATING A PERFECT OFFICE SPACE IN YOUR BASEMENT
More of us are choosing to work from home and sometimes it can be hard to separate work from home life if your office space is in the main part of the house. Where you have a basement this can make a great dedicated office that you can close away at the end of the day. Why convert your basement? …
CREATING YOUR DREAM BASEMENT POOL AND SPA
Balancing a busy lifestyle with finding time for fitness can be difficult, even though we know our health and wellbeing are important. Imagine being able to go down the stairs into your basement in London and have a swim or relax in the hot tub. It’s not an impossible dream, and here’s what you need to know to make it …
I’D LIKE TO EXTEND INTO THE BASEMENT, BUT…
What about flooding? Basement works that need excavation are now subject to planning permission, and if your house is in a high risk flood area, you may well have a problem. This is not because of water welling up from below, though. It’s because if the nearest river overflows, then surface water in the streets would flood into the basement. …