Britain is not often hit by extreme weather conditions, even if the damp and dreary climate of the country can be source of ire to its inhabitants. Of course, when serious storms do strike, the costs of such calamities become apparent. Storm Brendan has been carving a path of destruction across certain parts of the UK this week, resulting in …
Underpinning a basement conversion
21 January 2020
The majority of London homes have either a cellar or a crawl-space beneath their ground floor. In either case, it is possible to create versatile new living space suitable for things such as offices, kitchens, gyms and recreation rooms; however, to provide comfortable headspace, it is often necessary to lower the existing floor level. Victorian buildings often have open foundations …