Top tips on rental renovations When buying a property with the intention of letting it out, it’s unlikely you’ll want to spend a fortune on doing it up. But simple renovations can make a house or apartment more attractive to tenants, without putting you out of pocket. Here are a few simple rental renovations you… Read more »
How a garden room can add value to your home In this modern time where space is a virtue and a large property is somewhat hard to come by (for a good price, anyway!) a lot of homeowners are turning to garden rooms. They’re a great way to add more space to your house without… Read more »
Completed Loft Conversion by Bluelime for a Loft Conversion Creating Cinema Room and Additional Bedroom. PLANNING AUTHORITY APPROVED: DARTFORD Design of a loft conversion to form a comfortable living area/cinema room and bedroom for a detached house in Wilmington. Involved cutting out pre-formed roof trusses and insertion of large steel beams to support… Read more »
Bungalow Conversion to 2 Storey Property on Wansunt Road PLANNING AUTHORITY APPROVED: LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY Who would have believed this was a bungalow which we didn’t even knock down – just added to and converted! Another completed project on the prestigious Wansunt road in Bexley which involved the design of a double storey house… Read more »
Bluelime Home Design have just completed their first floating corner extension in Wilmington. Looks are deceiving. With clean, simple, straight lines creating a floating roof with no supporting post looks straightforward but in reality was a challenge for our structural engineer. Supporting beams need beefed up with diagonal bracing at one end to provide… Read more »
Bluelime Home Design have just completed their first floating corner extension in Wilmington. Looks are deceiving. With clean, simple, straight lines creating a floating roof with no supporting post looks straightforward but in reality was a challenge for our structural engineer. Supporting beams need beefed up with diagonal bracing at one end to provide… Read more »
What an amazing few days we have just had at the Homebuilding and Renovating show at Excel. ‘Tough going’, ‘intense’, ‘full on’ were some of the murmerings heard from the team. Don’t even think we had time for a coffee some days. We took 86 leads across London over the three days and are still… Read more »
Adding Value to your Home When making a home renovation, part of the goal is to add value whether you intend to live there or not. Fortunately there are plenty of ways to renovate and restore a property, and even the more elaborate projects can result in a profit if you follow some of the… Read more »
Extending your Home or Moving It’s a problem that many families face: the kids are growing up, you’re getting on top of one another, and your home just doesn’t seem to have the space it once did. Maybe it’s time to up sticks and move on. In some cases that’s the only thing you can… Read more »
Reducing your Carbon Footprint With household bills on the rise, it’s important to keep your home as energy efficient as possible. Not only should this save you money in the long run, but it will also reduce your carbon footprint helping you to do your bit for the environment. Of course, if you’ve already switched… Read more »
