Converting Your Garage
Garage Conversions Garage conversions can add approximately 10% value to your property and can be a cost effective way to add space to your home. By making use of the unused space in your garage, you could save money on the price of moving house, and you wouldn’t have to go through the disruption and frustration that moving involves. Many …
Learning New Skills
Building, Refurbishment and DIY If you are completing a new project and have looked into costs you will have seen how employing the different trades required to complete the work can dramatically increase the outlay for your renovation, extension or new build. However, it may be worth considering gaining the knowledge in some areas yourself which could provide you with …
Making Your New Bathroom Project Eco Friendly
Bathroom Renovations, Remodelling & Refurbishment The average bathroom uses a significant amount of water. There are a few simple things you may wish to consider when designing your new bathroom that will reduce water consumption for your household making your bathroom more Eco friendly. The average time spent taking a shower is 7 minutes. This uses a large volume of …
Competition Winner
Dylan Morton Owner of DMD Architecture With His Prize Recently deciding to enter a competition via Facebook to win a new Starley JKS-R1 road bike, imagine my surprise to receive an email several weeks later congratulating me on being the lucky winner. As a now proud owner of the full carbon fibre race machine built with Sram Force components I …
New Year Renovations
House Extensions, Renovations & Refurbishment 2013 is imminent and some will be considering their new renovation or home extension project for the new year. Think about what you would like to achieve from your home and make a list of the things you would like in an ideal world. Although you may not be able to afford everything on your …
Planning Permission & Permitted Development
Extending Your Home & Permitted Development Because it is believed the ‘red tape’ involved within the planning system is detrimental to the economy the government are looking at relaxing the rules around permitted development in a hope to assist with this problem. Within existing permitted development rules you can achieve a very good sized extension without requiring planning permission. The …
Adding Additional Space
Remodelling, refurbish & space planning If you are looking to create much needed space without building an extension, adding a loft conversion or garage conversion then some clever remodelling can achieve this. The internal layout of many homes does not make good use of the space available and with good design and careful consideration we at DMD Architecture can help …
Avoiding Neighbour Disputes
House extensions, building work and neighbours When commencing any new building project, disputes between you and your neighbours could arise, although this is a rare occurrence. A way to reduce the risk of disputes becoming a major issue with your build is to ensure that your neighbours are kept informed throughout the planning and building process and address any concerns …
10 Ways to Add Space and Value
Extensions, Conversions and Remodelling There is no denying that moving home is costly, stressful and expensive. Many people therefore choose to adapt the property they are currently in to create the space and environment they wish for from their home. Here are 10 ways to develop your property to tackle these issues. Extend Adding a well designed extension is one …
DMDA Sponsor Local Football Team
DMD Architecture Sponsors Abbey Lane JFC U13’s Dylan Morton Design & Architecture are proud to announce their 2 year sponsorship deal with Abbey Lane J F C. At DMD Architecture we are very pleased with the new seasons training jackets. It is important to us to help with sponsorship and being involved with a team encouraging some of the younger …