Homebuilding & Renovating

Homebuilding & Renovating is the UK's number-one magazine for home extenders and self-builders. From build costs, planning permission, hiring builders, to project managing subcontractors and step-by-step DIY guides, each issue is packed with the best expert advice to help you deliver your project on time and within budget. You'll also find inspiring case studies of completed projects, and all the design ideas and inspiration you need to create your dream home. Whether you're renovating and extending an existing property, or building a new home, Homebuilding & Renovating magazine is your essential project companion.

Homebuilding & Renovating

FROM THE EDITOR

MEET OUR EXPERTS • From pricing up your build project to renovating a Victorian house, our team is here to help…

INSIGHT • A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events.

In perfect harmony • Susi Clark’s long-held wish for creating a combined home and workspace came to fruition on a tricky sloping site

Pastures greener • Having built their previous home themselves Paul and Johanna Suter decided a custom oak frame self-build in a verdant setting was the perfect choice for creating their family home

Brilliant builds on sloping sites • A sloping plot may bring construction challenges, but it can also offer the chance to embrace the change in level with an imaginative design, as these self-builders demonstrate

PLANNING LOOPHOLES • If you get familiar with some of the lesser-known rules, they may just help you get approval for your project

12 tips for tackling a slow renovation • Taking on a renovation project? Consider our tips on doing it in your own time and undertaking the work in stages to avoid the pressures of a strict deadline

A BUILDER’S VIEW • Make sure you get accurate quotes for your project by following this key advice

Driveway design • Create a practical entranceway and boost the kerb appeal of your home in the process with our expert’s guide to design, planning and style

STRUCTURAL BUILDING REGULATIONS • Approved Document A is designed to ensure building structures are safe. So how do you meet the requirements?

A modern slant • After buying an east London Victorian terrace, one couple decided to extend it outwards and upwards to make it fit for 21st-century living

Loft conversion glazıng • Extending upwards is a great way to gain extra space but it is crucial to get the glazing right to capture views, control the light and prevent overheating

RENOVATING A VICTORIAN HOUSE • Renovating these popular houses can bring creative challenges but also huge opportunities. We asked architects and interior designers to share their top tips

10 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN EXTENDING YOUR HOME • You’ve got your plans in place and are close to getting started on site, but what other key tasks need completing to keep everything on track? Here’s what you need to consider…

Experience pays • Seasoned renovators Sue and Jim Savege put their knowledge and skills to the test when renovating and extending their 19th-century Scottish cottage

5 ways with... TIMBER CLADDING • Enveloping your home in wood not only looks stylish, it can also protect it from the elements

HOW MUCH DOES UNDERFLOOR HEATING COST? • Underfloor heating is an increasingly popular and contemporary choice for self-builders and renovators, but how do you budget for the system?

HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE • These final tasks are essential to ensure your project has all the necessary paperwork in place

ASK THE EXPERTS

HEAT PUMPS VS GAS BOILERS • In the second part of our series, we look at the associated costs for each product and find out which is more expensive to...