It’s been quite a year for everyone and we’ll be delighted to see the back of it; although at the time of writing (22/12/2020), next year isn’t looking that great either. However, despite the global Covid-19 pandemic the construction industry, for the most-part, has been...
You may have seen in the media, the news that two multi-million pound houses collapsed in on themselves in Chelsea on Tuesday 3rd November. The papers and media outlets all seemed to come to the same assumption – that it was due to the excavation...
The COVID-19 lockdown taught us a number of things about how we live and work on a day to day basis. For those lucky enough to be able to work from home, their employers suddenly realised that headcount and office space wasn’t the be all...
We’re no strangers to a bit of planning permission bashing; in fact we are waiting on a number of applications to be approved having been “fast-tracked” six weeks ago; but enough of our problems. This could all be coming to an end as the Government...
Some of the biggest and most successful businesses in the world have started in garages and basements. As a new or young entrepreneur with big ambitions and little money to spend for a proper workspace or office, you have to work where you can. That’s...
Much of the construction industry shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and as the regulations start to ease we have seen a number of our projects get back up and running. You probably have seen some projects, usually bigger, government led building sites continuing to...
As you can imagine, the construction industry has ground to a halt as people aren’t advised to socially distance and stay home unless absolutely necessary. It’s a tough time for all involved, luckily for us we have plenty of project work to be getting on...
We take the health and safety of our staff and clients very seriously and so we are following the Government’s guidance and have made changes to the way we work...
We often give advice about how to avoid having your house collapse during your project, how to get natural light into your basement and how to get the best from your basement space. As the leading basement design specialists in London and the Home Counties,...
It has been a busy year here at the Basement Design Studio, we have had some exciting projects to work on and there have been some interesting developments in the wider industry. At this time of year we like to pause and take a moment...