Author / Nino Rosella
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After Planning Permission: A Guide To Actually Building Your Project
You’ve just been granted planning permission – there are a million articles and videos online that have taken you right up to this point. But now you’re entering the less-documented part of…
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Don’t make this huge mistake when shopping for building quotes
After what seems like an eternity; you’re embarking on a building project. It’s all systems go. You’ve got an ambitious deadline (Christmas, obviously), and you want to break ground yesterday. You can…
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How delays can impact your construction project or renovation
All delays to a house building project or home renovation are going to incur an extra cost, right? It depends. If you’re borrowing money then definitely. Any time you have to pause…
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Why you should spend more money on your architect
We get it. You’d rather spend more money on the building. A nicer kitchen. Higher quality flooring. But that is the worst thing you could possibly do. You’ve heard the phrase ‘failing…
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A crash-course in what quality bricklaying and brickwork looks like
In this episode, Northampton builder, Sege Rosella (who is originally a bricklayer by trade), gives a crash-course in brickwork. He talks everything bricks: stretchers, the end face, beds, jointing, handmade bricks, building regulations,…
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All about building foundations: raft, trench, strip, and pile
In this episode, Northampton builder, Sege Rosella, discusses the ins-and-outs of the different types of building foundations – raft, trench, strip, and pile. We touch on cost considerations, building regulations, modifying old…
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How much will my new house or extension cost to build?
In this episode, Northamptonshire builder Sege Rosella discusses the ins-and-outs of how to cost your new-build or extension project. We talk budgets, cost overruns, project management, why it’s worth paying more for…
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How to get a quote for your new-build or extension
In this video, Sege Rosella, owner of Mortar and Co Construction, discusses in detail how you go about getting a quote from your builder. What you need to have in place, and…
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Glossary: Almshouse
A home provided by wealthy individuals or charity organisations for the poor. Typically comprised of single-storey terraced cottages. Sawyer’s Almshouses, built in Weldon stone, in Kettering, Northamptonshire are good examples from when…
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Glossary: Aisle
In a church an aisle is a passageway of either side of the nave that is separated by a row of pillars or columns. In a house an aisle usually refers to…
