The world is a different place!

I am hearing this continually: “The world is a different place” In the context of the work that I do here are a few examples/stories to show the change from the boom years to now (no names): Probably around 2004 Read More …

How many times should an architect visit and inspect a build?

I guess the answer has to be ‘How long is a piece of string?’ Again (see previous posts on the site inspection cards), a special thanks to Geoff Wilkinson who provided invaluable advice and documentation on the UK system and Read More …

Remaining site inspection cards completed & thanks to @GeoffWilkinson

Following the blog post & pdf of my new policy on site inspections for self-builds, below are the links for the remaining site inspection cards I’m using: Site Inspection Cards 5-8 Walls to roof Site inspection cards 9-12 Drainage to Read More …

Site Inspection Cards and self-builders!

In much the same ways as the Building Control system operates in the UK, I’m adopting a similar ‘card notification’ system in order to know when to visit and inspect the site. Now, this isn’t a problem with a main Read More …