by admin | Jun 13, 2026 | Quantity Surveying
The Tamar bridge is the most invisible cost line on Saltash projects. Trades crossing twice a day add small amounts of time per visit, and visits add up. Material deliveries from Plymouth suppliers are usually fine; deliveries from further west occasionally aren’t....
by admin | Jan 20, 2026 | Local Insights
The case for refurbishing rather than building new in Devon is partly economic, partly aesthetic and partly practical. Existing buildings come with planning permission already, with character that can’t be replicated, and often with better proportions than modern...
by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Homeowners
Devon’s housing stock is varied. Air source heat pumps work well in well-insulated, sympathetically-designed retrofits but struggle if the fabric improvements haven’t happened first. Gas remains a solid choice where a connection exists. Biomass can suit larger rural...
by admin | Dec 4, 2025 | Homeowners
For period properties: timber casement or sash, thermally broken aluminium where the contemporary fits, never UPVC if the building has any heritage significance. For modern extensions: aluminium frames give slim sightlines and good thermal performance. For listed...
by admin | Nov 27, 2025 | Homeowners
Lime mortar where lime mortar belongs. Breathable insulation strategies. Joinery that respects the proportions of the existing building. Heating and ventilation that work with the fabric rather than against it. None of these are radical; all of them are choices that...