28 Feb Get Your Pump On!
One of the most important aspects of basement design is the ability to keep these stunning habitable spaces dry and free from damp...
29 Jan In the News: The End of an Era for Mega Basements?
We love it when our industry is in the news. It gives us an amazing opportunity to refute all the nonsense written about basements and hopefully, give those people who are thinking about getting their basement done peace of mind. Basements are a popular topic for...
06 Nov In the News: Collapsed houses in Chelsea
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...
30 Sep Guest Blog: Temporary Works Design
As the leading basement designers in the country, we get to work with the best construction professionals in the business. With this in mind we are delighted to bring you a guest blog from our colleagues at Croft Structural Engineers on Temporary Works Design. If you...
03 Sep Post lockdown surge in people extending their homes
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...
30 Jul Is this the end of planning permission?
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...
26 Jun Businesses built in basements
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...
29 May Construction Industry Returns to Work
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...
10 Dec The ASUC AGM and Awards 2019
A little look back to attending the ASUC Awards 2019 – a great event which showcased some of the best projects produced by our fellow members ...
04 Dec A Classic Tale of the Cowboy and the Collapsed House
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times… if you are thinking about digging under your house or having a basement conversion, make sure you use experts every step of the way. The risks are too great to skimp on your local...