Spring is a great time of year to extend your home - once the chaos of Christmas is over and hopefully the project can be finished in time so that you can enjoy your garden over the summer. However many of our clients don't understand how long things can take before you can actually start building. On average a project take 6 months between starting the design process and starting work on site, that six months is made up of the following: Initial design stage (4 weeks): Our i

As you look out your window on these cold, snowy winter days, it probably doesn’t feel like you should be thinking about extending your home. However, now is exactly the right time to start the process to be finished during the summer. Unfortunately, the weather here in the UK is not the most conducive for external works from late October through until about February or March – as there are more rainy days and less daylight hours. At Thames Design & Build we usually advise cl

There are many benefits of using one company for the whole of your project from design through to construction. One that has been highlighted to me on numerous occasions lately, is the benefit to the client of having one company taking responsibility for the whole project. Too often I hear of situations where designers and builders are blaming each other for issues arising on site, which often lead to long delays and additional costs to the client. When one company is respons