
Energy-Efficient New Builds: What Makes a Home Cheap to Run
The decisions made at design and build stage decide a home’s running costs for decades. Here is what makes a new build genuinely energy efficient.

Whole-House Renovations: Getting the Order of Works Right
The order in which renovation work is done has a huge effect on cost, quality and timescale. Here is the sequence we follow on whole-house renovations.

Loft Conversions in Northern Ireland: Is Your Attic Suitable?
A loft conversion can add a bedroom and bathroom without losing any garden. Here is how to tell if your attic is suitable and what the work involves.

Building Your Own Home in the Northern Ireland Countryside: What to Expect
Building a one-off home on a rural site is a dream for many. Here is what to expect, from planning and site services to choosing a builder.

Creating an Open-Plan Kitchen: Knocking Through vs Extending
Open-plan kitchen living is the most requested change in Northern Ireland homes. Here is what’s involved in knocking through, extending, or both.

Single-Storey or Two-Storey Extension: Which Is Right for Your Home?
Choosing between a single-storey and two-storey extension affects cost, space, planning and disruption. Here is how to weigh up the options.

Planning Permission and Building Control in Northern Ireland: A Homeowner’s Guide
Planning permission and building control are two separate approvals. Here is what each covers and when you need them for a Northern Ireland building project.

new build bungalow Aughnabrack Road Belfast
Belfast five bedroom, detached, family home, with matching detached double garage, occupying a c.2 acre site, with stunning, elevated, rural views towards Lough Neagh, situated

Housing Development Ballyhalbert
New housing development comprising of 10 semi-detached dwellings. Victoria Mews is ideally located within walking distance to Ballyhalbert village. Ballyhalbert has become more and more

new Build Belfast
Architect: McCann Moore – Lisburn Road, Belfast, 02890 683629 Project Details: Modern 2 storey new build dwelling Appearance: McCann Moore used clean lines and contrasting colours to create

new Build lisburn
Architect: SC Developments designed build (including planning and building control) Project Details: 2 Storey new build dwelling and detached garage Appearance: Although simplistic in design externally this house

new Build Dundonald
Completion Date: Summer 2017 Architect: Stephen Douglas (Director of ) Hall Black Douglas Architects,152 Albertbridge Road, Belfast. Tel. 028 9045 0681 Project Details: Large single storey new build