Month: December 2019

The headline on the Daily Telegraph 23 April 2018 reads elderly put at risk by severe shortage of accessible housing…. Current planning rules are fuelling a housing crisis which is forcing frail and elderly to live in dangerous housing conditions.. One of the things I have said in some of my posts is if you build your own annex and do the right things you can make […]

This might sound obvious but make sure you are prepared for all sorts once you start down the route of building or creating a granny annex When we first started our annex build we lived in a different house to my mum, we were hoping to rent a place for 6 months while the new building was finished and then to move in but due […]

A good way to add space is to use the slim side area of land found around older properties, one particular house I worked on was a 1930’s detached bungalow which had a small loft conversion. The family who bought it wanted to move to a particular area, a leafy suburb with good local facilities and schools, as they had 2 young daughters, but alone […]

It is surprising what you can fit into small space today. Looking at a long thin double garage which was a popular choice I guess in the 60’s and 70,s when cars were so much smaller but today most cars wont even fit into them, so ideal  to convert with some imagination. The first thing that strikes you about this type of conversion is often […]

The following are articles on multigenerational living with a brief description to see if you want to read more about them saga article on mgl good practical advise on MGL ownership and mortgage issues daily express survey results – lots of people would consider multi generational living find out survey results  daily telegraph article mainly on MG bathroom design  Five ways to survive a three-generation household bbc article […]

Another way to make space available more simply is to use what you have got in the house already without the need to build new. This project used an integral double garage which was taken out of use and rebuilt to create a very functional  living space. Now it might seem unlikely that you can get what you need in such a small space but […]

Over the years I have built loads of extensions onto people’s houses and bungalows so it gives me an excellent insight as to where you can actually fit things. I can look at a property and see where it is easier to put a wall, a bathroom a window, lots of things to help you with your design To give you an idea I plan […]