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Dig a little deeper – FAQs
Sometimes you just want to know the facts - here, we answer some of the most common questions we receive....
August 22, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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Buying next to someone planning an “iceberg basement”?
We found an article in the Evening Standard, Homes & Property section about buying a house next door to someone planning a basement project....
July 20, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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Fire safety in Basements
In our last blog we answered the question we get asked the most – will my basement flood – we spoke about how to avoid and solve damp issues in your basement. This time around we thought we should address the second most asked question we...
June 19, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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New technologies from Delta Membrane Systems
In this blog we’d like to talk about one of the companies that we have been working with since the beginning. In fact, we’re not sure many basements conversions would’ve be possible without their expertise and technology. Delta Membrane Systems are designed to solve the...
May 19, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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Planning for a Basement Extension
Excavating a new basement is a great way to boost the square footage of your home. You might be renovating an unused area to increase your living space or, even digging a basement under the ground floor or garden. It can be expensive business and...
April 18, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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Basement Extensions – the challenges
Basement conversions – we’ve all read about them and heard the horror stories of houses collapsing due to cowboy basement converters and the controversial super-basement boom. Well you won’t hear any horror stories from us as we know what works, unless you ask about the...
March 27, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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Basement extensions and property value
Basement extensions and conversions could increase the value of your London property by nearly 50% according to Property Manager JLL. A London house, available for £4.75m has full planning permission for a basement conversion with a post-conversion resale value predicted at around £7m. This particular property...
March 14, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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Basement extensions increase in popularity
Research from insurance company Direct Line has shown an increase in basement extension applications in the UK over the last few years. The number of applications increased by 9% between 2013 and 2015 with around three quarters of applications granted. The research found that 75%...
February 27, 2017
| by Jon Schaaf
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Our new website is now live!
After a couple of months of planning, testing and designing it’s here – we are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new, cutting-edge website. We hope you love it as much as we do. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes with the...
February 15, 2017
| by jaijo