It started with our customers worry about their dilapidated garage and the alarming bulge in the wall. They employed the service of Vagdia and Holmes architects and they sowed the seed of going two storey and maybe a loft conversion.
FGR were involved at an early stage by Vagdia & Holmes to collaborate and provide budget costings during the development of the design. It soon became apparent that the loft conversion was beyond budget, yet the customer had a long-term vision for their building and a design that incorporated this. It also allowed for the structure to be made ready and electrics and heating pipework to be brought into the area to lessen future disruption and associated costs. We advised a holistic approach to the building that avoided duplication of costs and the comment “I wish we had thought of that at the time”
It’s the designers job with builders assistance to try and future plan, so that the customer can say “I’m glad we planned for that at the time”
We worked with Vagdia & Holmes as job architects and of course the customer during the build, resolving issues such as foundation and drainage issues as we went along.