Journal
Three things worth
knowing first.
Aug 2026
The measurement that decides everything
Not the floor area. The height from the new floor to the ridge, measured over where the stair will land.
Jul 2026Permitted development, in plain terms
Forty cubic metres on a terrace, fifty on a semi or detached, and a short list of things that void it entirely.
May 2026Why drawings and build should be the same firm
Because the gap between a drawing and a buildable thing is where every stalled job lives, and split contracts mean nobody owns it.