House Renovations in Newcastle upon Tyne

Often yes. Structural changes, new or altered drainage, replacement windows, new heating appliances and work that changes the thermal performance of a wall, roof or floor are all notifiable, even when the job feels like decoration from the outside.

Newcastle City Council covers Newcastle upon Tyne for planning and for building control, so both sides of the approval sit with one authority. On house renovations the requirement to satisfy is building regulations approval on the structural and thermal elements.

A whole house typically runs from several weeks to a few months depending on scope, how much structural work is involved and how quickly material choices are confirmed. We give a written programme rather than a vague estimate.

By finding the cause first. Failed pointing, a bridged damp proof course, a blocked gutter or raised external ground level cause far more damp than rising damp does, and treating the symptom without fixing the cause simply moves the problem.

Often, yes. Newcastle sits over worked coal measures and the city council expects mining risk to be addressed where new foundations are being formed in the higher risk parts of the city. That is why we look at the plot before pricing rather than quoting from a description over the phone.

Yes, Gateshead, Longbenton, Killingworth and the surrounding area are all covered for house renovations. Being based in Blaydon-on-Tyne keeps most of the region within a reasonable drive.

Changes are normal on a renovation. We price a variation in writing before carrying it out so the effect on cost and programme is clear at the time rather than at the end.

There can be. Newcastle has a long list of conservation areas, Jesmond and Grainger Town among the best known, and in a Tyneside flat the split ownership above and below means the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is almost always in play before a single wall is opened up. Where that is the case, expect Newcastle City Council to take a closer interest in materials and detailing than it would elsewhere in the city.

The full range. Newcastle upon Tyne runs from Tyneside flats and Victorian terraces through Heaton, Byker, Fenham and Jesmond to later suburban housing out toward Gosforth, Kenton and the Great Park, and the construction type is what actually drives the approach on house renovations.

Yes. Phasing works well when you are living in the property, though it usually adds a little to the total because some setup and clean down is repeated. We set out the trade off before you commit.