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Jul 166 min read
Five House Extension Design Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Home
The top five bad design ideas that could ruin a house extension
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Real Life Architecture
Jun 25 min read
How to build an extension on top of your garage in the UK
Extending above a garage in the UK can be done but it comes at a cost. Is it worth it?
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Real Life Architecture
May 57 min read
Will The Labour Party Help Build Your House Extension?
Will the Labour Party policies on new housing actually make it more expensive to build an extension to your home?
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Real Life Architecture
Apr 225 min read
12 Ways to Build the Cheapest House Extension in the UK in 2024
12 steps that will save you money on your house extension project.
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Real Life Architecture
Apr 73 min read
How Much Does a UK House Extension Cost in 2024
I publish a detailed breakdown of how much it cost to build this house extension in 2024
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Real Life Architecture
Jan 14 min read
Do You Need an Architect for a House Extension in the UK?
Do you need an architect for a house extension?
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Real Life Architecture
Oct 21, 20235 min read
How To Get a Fixed Price House Extension
So you want to build a house extension in the UK, you’ve never done this before but you've heard somewhere that contractors can do...
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Real Life Architecture
Sep 28, 20236 min read
New Architecture Trends on Instagram (2023)
It is one of the biggest questions in Architecture. How do I get more likes on Instagram? No, I'm kidding, what Architects really want to...
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Real Life Architecture
Sep 23, 20237 min read
How to save money on a house extension in the UK
Like all construction projects, house extensions have become increasingly expensive over the last few years. Since Covid, inflation in...
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Real Life Architecture
Sep 17, 20236 min read
TWO WAYS Permitted Development Could RUIN YOUR HOME
If you own a home in the UK you might be aware of something called permitted development. It's the right to make modest alterations or...
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Real Life Architecture
Aug 15, 20236 min read
What a UK house extension will cost in 2023
The construction industry is one of the first places to experience inflation, we saw this coming well before most regular people in the...
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Real Life Architecture
Jul 1, 202311 min read
What I Charge to Design a House Extension in the UK
I write this blog about the reality of altering and extending private homes because that’s what I do in my day job. And in my day job,...
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Real Life Architecture
May 31, 20236 min read
Maybe you don't need a house extension
Is your house too small. Do you need more space? Are you thinking about building an extension to solve that problem. Stop, maybe you...
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Real Life Architecture
May 14, 20238 min read
How to Find a COWBOY BUILDER in 10 Easy Steps
In the UK and Ireland we have a special word to describe the worst kind of building contractors. Cowboys. A few years ago I helped a...
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