From first visit to completion certificate

We visit, measure the property, look at levels, drainage and access, and talk through what the extension needs to achieve. We tell you at this stage if what you want is unlikely to be approved.

We check the title position, whether permitted development rights exist, conservation area and listed status, and whether any drainage sits under the proposed footprint.

Two or three layout options, a structural strategy, and a written cost range with the assumptions stated. You choose a direction before any application is prepared.

Where required, we prepare and submit the householder application through ePlanning Scotland, handle officer queries, and keep you updated on neighbour representations.

Technical drawings, structural calculations, thermal calculations and drainage design are submitted to Glasgow City Council building standards. We respond to the first report and secure the grant.

With approvals in hand the design is final, so the price can be fixed properly rather than estimated. We agree a start date, a programme and a payment schedule.

Site set-up, excavation, foundation inspection, drainage, floor slab, walls, steel and roof. This is the stage where hidden conditions surface, and where the contingency exists.

Roof covering, windows and doors installed, then electrics, plumbing and insulation before boarding. The building becomes dry and the internal programme accelerates.

Plaster, joinery, flooring, decoration and kitchen fit. Final inspections are booked, the completion certificate is submitted, and we hand over documentation and warranties.