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Rear Extension Guide
Rear extensions are an excellent way of adding all important space to your property. Depending on the size and footprint of your home, they can allow for the addition of a living area and also dramatically increase the kitchen. Alongside planning requirements and...
Checking your Chimney
In this blog we shall be discussing how to check the condition of your fireplace and chimney. Although many fireplaces around London lay dormant, it is still popular practise for many thousands of Londoners to switch on the gas or throw wood on the fire. If you are...
Loft Conversion Party Wall Works
In this week’s party wall surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing loft works, and in particular, the type of party wall procedures that come into play if a building owner is planning on undertaking a loft conversion, or extension to their property. The...
Eccentric Foundations
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing eccentric foundations, or eccentrically loaded foundations and when they are required within a party wall surveying perspective. If a building owner is planning on building up to the boundary...
Gallows Bracket Guide
In this week’s Property Wall Surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing gallows brackets, when they are used, and the type of support they provide. For any homeowner with a chimney breast within their property, they will know that the protruding breast,...
Eco Paints
Have you recently gone through the Party Wall Surveying procedures, completed the major works and are now onto the interior decorative choices? Why not give eco paint a thought! Environmentally friendly paint also known within the industry as ‘natural paints’ are...
How can a Boundary Report help you?
Boundary reports are generally required when there is a boundary dispute. This may take place when two different parties, usually property owners, disagree the location, width, ownership or maintenance liabilities of the boundary line. Boundaries are generally set by...
Is a Garden Wall a Party Wall?
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing party fence walls and garden walls that separate respective owner’s properties. One of the most common questions we get asked here at Stokemont is whether a garden wall is a party wall. First...
The Grass is Greener on the Other Side!
Are you planning on building a rear extension? Is it going to have a flat roof? Why not give Green Roofs a thought! Green roofs are an innovative idea whereby the original and natural vegetated footprint of the property is reestablished via the roof. This practice...
Access Licences
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing Access Licences, when they are required, and the type of issues they deal with. An Access Licence is required when one owner intends to undertake construction works to their property, and in...
Do I need to tell my neighbour about my proposed works?
In this weeks Property Surveying Blog Post we are going to be discussing construction works, through the eyes of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. If you are planning on undertaking construction works to your property, and you live in a terraced, semi-detached, or...
The Last Straw! – Straw Insulation
Are you planning on undertaking an extension to your home, while there will be a lot of hurdles to overcome, such as the Party Wall Procedures, Planning Applications and Contractor Selection, Sustainability doesn’t need to be one of them! Have you considered straw...