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The things we end up explaining on every first visit.

Written by the builder rather than a marketing agency, which mostly means they are longer and less cheerful. Both are free, neither asks for your email address, and both will occasionally tell you not to spend money.

A timber roof structure of rafters and purlins set over a new building, seen from below

Planning guide · Kent · 8 min read

Garden rooms and barn conversions: what actually needs permission

Permitted development, Class Q, building regulations and the limits that catch Kent homeowners out — written by the builder who has to work to whatever you end up with.

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Hands laid over a printed architectural floor plan on a work surface

Process guide · Design & planning · 9 min read

From idea to build: how a project actually gets planned, priced and started

Why most projects go wrong on paper, what a feasibility hour buys you, how to compare quotes that are not comparable, and what a realistic programme looks like.

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