48 58 CASE STUDIES


16 efietee


Kitchen thieves, a collapsing roof, and then a pandemic would be enough for anyone to throw in the towel on a renovation project, but Suzanne and David Williamson are made of sterner stuff


40 etootor


Dealing with planners can be a frustrating business, but to modernise a striking ictorian building in evon, eoff all also had to navigate heritage surveyors, ecologists, conservationists, and archaeologists!


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onerteto For Kat & Tris Baxter-Smith, the challenge of converting an agricultural


barn on Tris’ family farm to his design became a lesson in the pros and cons of Class Q permitted development


58 Ftoruroe


During their long saga to build a home with stables on an exposed site on the west coast of Scotland, David and Louisa discovered that bigger isn’t necessarily better when they had to edit their plans down


CONTENTS JAN/FEB 2023 PRODUCTS


FINANCE & INSURANCE


SITE PREPARATION Flood Management Groundworks


STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS Bricks, Blocks & Cement Floors SIPs


Structural Timber


BUILDING ENVELOPE Doors & Windows Rainwater Products


HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES Fires, Fireplaces & Flues nderfloor eating


INSULATION


INTERIORS Fires & Fireplaces Joinery


Stairs & Balustrades SAFETY, SECURITY & SMART HOMES


LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL SURFACES Decking


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