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Having established this business nearly thirty years ago I have a wealth of experience and an accumulated knowledge of all aspects of building and design.<\/p>\n
As a father of three ( aged 17, 15 and 6) I can also understand how the changing needs of family life can necessitate alterations to your home.<\/p>\n
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during my initial site visit, I can explain the other alterations required to complete a loft conversion. The majority of loft conversions do not require planning permission but they always require building control approval.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#898f99″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”42px” header_2_line_height=”1.5em” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n Many houses can benefit from an extension,either single or two storey. This can be on an existing garden or hard-standing or building over a garage or previous extension. 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