November 5, 2025

Small jobs get treated lightly when it comes to documentation. Extensions, loft conversions, or refurbishments might get rough estimates scribbled on site. But here’s the thing, cost overruns don’t care about project size. Whether you’re pricing a £20,000 refurb or a £2 million new build, the maths is the same: if you can’t measure it, […]

A good-looking deck starts below the surface. We can get obsessed with the finish, colour, pattern, or edge trims, but the real strength of any deck lies in its bones: the joist layout. Get that wrong, and it doesn’t matter what boards you use. You’ll end up with bounce, squeaks, and gaps that open up