CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


ARCHITECT


Russell Swann, Swann Edwards Architects swannedwards.co.uk


ROOF


CEL Architectural Roofing Contractors celroofing.co.uk


EXTERNAL CLADDING


James Hardie jameshardie.co.uk


RENDERS AND WALL COATINGS


EMR Renders and Wallcoatings Ltd emrwallcoatings.co.uk


STRUCTURAL TIMBERS


David Smith davidsmith.co.uk


PLUMBING, HEATING, SOLAR


Foster Building Services fre-ltd.co.uk


WINDOWS Velfac


velfac.co.uk


KITCHEN Premier Kitchens and Bedrooms


premier-kitchens.co.uk


BATHROOM The Quay Centre Ltd quaycentre.co.uk


FLOORING


Flooring Supplies flooringsupplies.co.uk


TILING Foras Walls and Tiles foraswallsandfloors.co.uk


LIGHTING


“By making the building the right shape with carefully-placed windows, entries, exits and rooms, we were able to reduce its energy


consumption by 30 to 40 per cent” 64 www.sbhonline.co.uk


With the design in place and passed by the local council planning department with only minor adjustments necessary, the next step was to find a construction team who were up to the job. This was the biggest challenge of the entire project. “It was really quite difficult to find people who were willing to come out and price up what is, for the area, an unusual job,” says David. “Tradesmen found it a bit tricky to give us a firm price for whole aspects of the job as they weren’t sure, so we ended up agreeing a reasonable day rate for a lot of the work.” He says that he also approached the problem by choosing key people, starting with the groundworkers, then using their connections to find the next team: “If you need someone to lay blocks and bricks, for example, you’d use his connections to find a good carpenter. In that way, you make sure that you are getting a compatible team, so that when you get an issue


Norwich Lighting Centre norwichlightingcentre.co.uk


BLINDS Ballatine’s


ballatinesblinds.co.uk


STAIRCASE Stair Factory stairfactory.co.uk


september/october 2019


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