Friday, 28 September 2012
Trevor Hyatt - Virgin London Triathlon
Trevor Hyatt MD of Linley Developments participating in his latest charity quest the Virgin London Marathon raising money for various fantastic charities as part of Linley's CSR Programme
Friday, 21 September 2012
Tips to get your plans approved
1. Being too ambitious is the key reason why people have their planning applications knocked back. One obvious tip-off is to check whether any neighbours have completed similar projects. Things also look good if your proposal cannot be seen from the street and will not impace on your neighbours.
2. You can also get preapplication advice from your local council
3. Keeping your neighbours onside is vital. Even if it's just popping your head over the garden fence and saying you are thinking about an extension. If they feel involved from an early stage they are likely to feel more engaged than if you tell them the day before you put your planning application in and they are less likely to object.
More tips to follow next week
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Loft Conversions 20 Great Ideas
Follow our great ideas for loft conversions over the coming weeks
11. Be more conservative
The conservation roof light is a modern reproduction of Victorian cast iron single glazed rooflight.
Designed with a thin, low-profile frame, this conservation rooflight sits flush with the plane of the roof and is visually less obtrusive than a conventional rooflight.
In conservation areas and on listed buildings, the local planning authority is likely to be far more receptive to proposals for additional openings in the roof if conservation rooflights were used. In many instances they are a requirement of planning consent.
They are also favoured by the National Trust, English Heritage and many conservation designers for all period properties.
Conservation rooflights are also identifiable because larger window openings are divided vertically by glazing bars in sections to ensure that each pane is always taller than it is wide. As well as creating more pleasant proportions, this reflects the limitations on the size of glazed panels in the 19th century before the development of float glass.
11. Be more conservative
The conservation roof light is a modern reproduction of Victorian cast iron single glazed rooflight.
Designed with a thin, low-profile frame, this conservation rooflight sits flush with the plane of the roof and is visually less obtrusive than a conventional rooflight.
In conservation areas and on listed buildings, the local planning authority is likely to be far more receptive to proposals for additional openings in the roof if conservation rooflights were used. In many instances they are a requirement of planning consent.
They are also favoured by the National Trust, English Heritage and many conservation designers for all period properties.
Conservation rooflights are also identifiable because larger window openings are divided vertically by glazing bars in sections to ensure that each pane is always taller than it is wide. As well as creating more pleasant proportions, this reflects the limitations on the size of glazed panels in the 19th century before the development of float glass.
Friday, 7 September 2012
Loft Conversions 20 great ideas
Follow our great ideas for loft conversions over the coming weeks
10. Install Feature Rooflights
The standard solutions for bringing light into an attic room are the rooflight and the dormer window, but it's really worj considering feature windows, which can bring in more light and create a sense of space, as well as making the most of any views.
A bank of rooflights arranged together, typicall...
10. Install Feature Rooflights
The standard solutions for bringing light into an attic room are the rooflight and the dormer window, but it's really worj considering feature windows, which can bring in more light and create a sense of space, as well as making the most of any views.
A bank of rooflights arranged together, typicall...
y in a symmetrical pattern, look impressive and can be achieved using both conventional and conservation rooflights.
Other options include ridgelights - a bank of glazing running along one or both sides of the ridge - and glazed roof lanterns.
where the loft has a flat roof there are many options for introducing light, including dormes and pyramids, or roof lanterns with arched, gabled or hip gabled profile.
The frameless flat rooflight, is a good option for a flat roof, especially above a stair landing.
Rooflights can eb fixed or hinged for access to the flat roof. When closed, no part of the frame is visible, except on very large rooflights which are made from two or more units supported by steel mullion, although even this can be replaced by structural glass beam.
Other options include ridgelights - a bank of glazing running along one or both sides of the ridge - and glazed roof lanterns.
where the loft has a flat roof there are many options for introducing light, including dormes and pyramids, or roof lanterns with arched, gabled or hip gabled profile.
The frameless flat rooflight, is a good option for a flat roof, especially above a stair landing.
Rooflights can eb fixed or hinged for access to the flat roof. When closed, no part of the frame is visible, except on very large rooflights which are made from two or more units supported by steel mullion, although even this can be replaced by structural glass beam.
Friday, 31 August 2012
Loft Conversions 20 Great Ideas
9. - Bring in light
If your budget is limited, the least expensive type of loft conversion design is a 'rooflight' conversion, also known as a 'Velux' conversion after the well-known roof window manufacturer.
This type of conversion only works where there is already a large amount of loft space with full headroom, as the roof itself remains unaltered, other than by cutting in rooflights between rafters.
As no volume is added, planning permission is not required in England and Wales providing the work constitutes Permitted Development (flats, listed properties and properties where Permitted Development rights are restricted or removed will still need consent)
If your budget is limited, the least expensive type of loft conversion design is a 'rooflight' conversion, also known as a 'Velux' conversion after the well-known roof window manufacturer.
This type of conversion only works where there is already a large amount of loft space with full headroom, as the roof itself remains unaltered, other than by cutting in rooflights between rafters.
As no volume is added, planning permission is not required in England and Wales providing the work constitutes Permitted Development (flats, listed properties and properties where Permitted Development rights are restricted or removed will still need consent)
Friday, 17 August 2012
What you want from your home
A recent survey has given an insight into how people are using their homes and what they are looking for when choosing a home.
People are looking for more storage, utility space and larger windows to let in mo...
re light to the property.
The other main area people would like is to have a larger living rooms in their property.
Have a look at our web site www.linleydevelopments.co.uk for all our great ideas of how to achieve your properties maximum potential and make sure you have everything you need from your hhome
The other main area people would like is to have a larger living rooms in their property.
Have a look at our web site www.linleydevelopments.co.uk for all our great ideas of how to achieve your properties maximum potential and make sure you have everything you need from your hhome
Friday, 10 August 2012
Loft Conversions 20 Great Ideas
Follow our great ideas for loft conversions over the coming weeks
8. Mansards work on terraces - A mansard roof is a roof that has two slopes, with the lower slope being so steeply pitched as to almost be vertical and the upper being verylow pitch, often down to just 5-8 degrees.
Spanning from gable to gable or hip to hip on a four - sided mansard roof, it maximises the volume of interior spac...
8. Mansards work on terraces - A mansard roof is a roof that has two slopes, with the lower slope being so steeply pitched as to almost be vertical and the upper being verylow pitch, often down to just 5-8 degrees.
Spanning from gable to gable or hip to hip on a four - sided mansard roof, it maximises the volume of interior spac...
e within the attic without requiring masonry. The steeply pitched slope is typically puncuated with dormer windows or glazed doors.
The deisgn works particularly well on terraced houses where the rear section of the roof can be removed and replaced with a mansard structure, creating space with full headroom over a significant proportion of the property, without raising the ridge height.
Usually rooflights are added in the front plane of the roof, but in some siutations it may be possible to alter the roof to a mansard design at the front, too, effectively creating a whole additional storey on the building.
Many local authorities favour mansard roof conversions, as having a slate-clad roof extending from party wall to party wall of a terraced house is considered far less visaully obtrusive than a large box bormer set within party walls.
The deisgn works particularly well on terraced houses where the rear section of the roof can be removed and replaced with a mansard structure, creating space with full headroom over a significant proportion of the property, without raising the ridge height.
Usually rooflights are added in the front plane of the roof, but in some siutations it may be possible to alter the roof to a mansard design at the front, too, effectively creating a whole additional storey on the building.
Many local authorities favour mansard roof conversions, as having a slate-clad roof extending from party wall to party wall of a terraced house is considered far less visaully obtrusive than a large box bormer set within party walls.
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