Architectural Services Glasgow

If you happen to reside or work in Glasgow, take a quick look outside your window. Along with a stunning city skyline filled with skyscrapers and gorgeous feats of architectural mastery both new and old, you’ll probably notice there are a lot of cranes. Seriously, the number of construction sites filling the city as of late is overwhelming. While it may not look pretty now, the results will be more than worth it. This is because Glasgow is in a constant state of flux and it’s amazing to see the city grow and expand. While you probably don’t want your home in Glasgow to be converted into a skyscraper, it is very true that homes and families are in a constant of flux as well. If you’re wanting to get into the spirit of the city and improve upon your own home, Archiplan Glasgow can help. We provide architectural drawing services in Glasgow that can greatly assist you during the planning stages.

The structure and needs of a family change over time. It’s a part of life that we all expect but that we do not particularly plan for. You may find that you’re living in a home that was once perfect, but is now lacking a much needed extra bedroom or office. Now we’re not suggesting you knock your home down and start afresh, but you don’t have to move away to get that extra room either. There are probably spaces in your home that a tragically underutilized. The two most common are garages and lofts. It is very often the case that both garages and lofts are neglected and made into junk rooms. However, with our architectural drawing services in Glasgow, we could help you transform that junk room into a functioning bedroom, office, dining room, or even a home gym. The possibilities really are limitless.

Many people don’t begin the process because knowing where to start is extremely difficult. Unless you have guidance; transforming your home can be seen like a gargantuan task that is impossible to overcome. Thankfully, you have teams and people like Archiplan Glasgow to guide you through the process. We can help you obtain planning permission or a building warrant with our architectural drawing services in Glasgow. However, we don’t just stop at providing architectural drawings. Our full applications package comes with everything you need throughout the application process. We’ll even act as a liaison to the local council, so you don’t have to worry about a thing.

The team at Archiplan have the knowledge and know-how required to complete a fantastic job that will leave you with detailed plans that will help transform your home. Instead of considering moving home, you should consider a garage conversion or a loft conversion. Our architectural drawing services in Glasgow can help you make this option a reality. For more information please feel free to get in contact with us. Our team will be delighted to answer any queries and provide extra guidance about the options for your home. We can be reached on our website, or via the phone on 0800 520 0347.

Late Building Warrant Strathaven

If you’ve already carried out alterations to your home in Strathaven and you are trying to sell your home then it’s more than likely that your lawyer will ask you to obtain a late building warrant if you haven’t already.

It’s becoming very common for people in Strathaven to have building work carried out to their properties without them even knowing that they have to get a building warrant.

At our company, we specialise in late building warrants and have done so for several years now.

Our process starts off with us coming out to your home in Strathaven. At this point, we will carry out a full measurement survey of your home and we’ll give you a free quote for the service.

If you would like us to proceed then we will get started on producing a set of existing scale drawings and a full set of proposed scale drawings. These will then be accompanied by an ordnance survey map that highlights your property and the application form will then be ready to be completed and submitted for review.

Generally, it takes approximately 4 weeks for the council to review your plans and to arrange to carry out a site inspection, this is followed by the release of the completion certificate.

Our team will always keep you up to date with all developments whilst your application goes through the process.

You can arrange for a member of our team to come out to your home in Strathaven by giving us a call on 0800 520 0347 or by emailing us at – admin@archiplanglasgow.com.

 

Letter Of Comfort Strathaven

a archiplan 3A letter of comfort is required when work has been carried out without the required consent. It’s more than likely that you will need a letter of comfort if you are intending on selling your home as your lawyer will need it to complete the sale of your property.

It is becoming more and more common for clients to have building work carried out on their property without even knowing that they have to obtain a building warrant before any work is started. We can help with this.

We have been helping people in Strathaven with their letter of comfort applications for many years now and have gained an incredible reputation for doing so.

Our process starts off with us coming out to your property in Strathaven. At this point we will carry out a full measurement survey of your property and will produce a set of existing scale drawings and a full set of proposed scale drawings and accompany them with an ordnance survey map that highlights your property. We will also complete the council’s application form and submit all of the information for review.

Typically it takes around 4 weeks for the council to review the plans and arrange to carry out a site inspection. This is then followed by the release of the completion certificate.

Once we’ve carried out the full survey of your property we will highlight any areas of concern that may be needing attended to before the council carries out the final inspection of your property. The benefit of us doing this is that it will prevent any un-due delays with the release of the completion certificate.

At Archi Plan Glasgow, we will always keep you up to date with all developments whilst your application goes through the process, acting as your appointed agent from the outset.

To arrange for us to come out to your property in Strathaven to carry out a full building measurement survey, simply give us a call on 0800 520 0347.

Damp Surveys Lanarkshire

Homeowners are often concerned when dampness appears at their homes in Lanarkshire.

There are so many different types of dampness, meaning that there are different ways that it has to be treated. The different types of dampness is as follows:

  • Rising dampness
  • Condensation
  • Penetrating dampness
  • Tramatic dampness

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Rising dampness – This is usually a damp patch appearing on an internal wall. This is often combined with damage to the skirting boards and decoration. The result of this rising damp is structural damage to the interior walls.

Condensation – Your windows will start to steam up when the climate changes which results in condensation and mould growth.

Penetrating dampness – This occurs when moisture seeps in from the external walls to the internal walls. This is usually caused by construction that has failed and that has occurred at a high level of the property.

Tramatic dampness – This can be the cause of a leaking pipe, drain, tank or even a radiator. This is when water is soaked up by the building fabric like a sponge, with the size of the patch steadily increasing as more water is absorbed.

If you have a property in Lanarkshire and you have any concerns at all about dampness then you should come to us.

We are able to arrange for a building surveyor to come out to your home to carry out a damp survey. The surveyor will come out, carry out the damp survey and then report back to you with the findings.

To arrange for a qualified building surveyor to come out to your home in Lanarkshire to carry out a damp survey, simply give us a call on 0800 520 0347.

 

Letter Of Comfort East Kilbride

A letter of comfort is needed in certain instances, these include:

  • When there has been unauthorised building work
  • When a building warrant has expired

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You will have to send relevant plans and specifications for you to get a letter of comfort, this is because the works that have been completed may have to be exposed and will have to meet the standards that apply at the time of the submission.

Here at Archi Plan Glasgow, we have been helping homeowners in East Kilbride with letters of comfort for many years now.

Our team have years of experience in helping homeowners with their applications for letters of comfort, so you can expect to receive a professional service.

We can help you with the plans and specifications part of the process and the application, however, our process starts off with us coming out to your home in East Kilbride so that we can have a look at the building work.

At this point, you’ll receive your competitive free quote from us and you’ll be able to ask us any questions that you may have. If you are happy for us to go ahead then you can expect us to use our CAD facilities to start the plans and specifications. The application will then be ready for submission.

To arrange for a member of our team to come out to your home in East Kilbride to discuss a letter of comfort with you, simply give us a call on 0800 520 0347 or fill out our contact form.

Damp Surveys Glasgow

Damp can fall into a number of different categories. These are as follows:

  • Rising dampness
  • Condensation
  • Penetrating dampness
  • Tramatic dampness

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Rising Dampness

This is usually when there is a sign of a damp patch on one of your internal walls. Typically, this is often combined with there being damage to the skirting boards and decoration.

It’s because of rising damp that you will have structural damage to your interior walls. It should also be noted that recent findings concluded that a damp room can increase the risk of developing asthma.

If you don’t attend to rising damp then it will eventually cause rot to floor joists and other interior timbers that it comes into contact with, resulting in the development of wet rot or dry rot if conditions are lacking ventilation.

This can be caused by a number of issues, these are as follows:

  • Blocked/defective gutters
  • High ground levels, new driveways, new paths or even tarmac bridging the DPC
  • Defective pointing, porous brickwork and spauling bricks
  • Faulty or defective flashing on roofs or extensions
  • Cracked or missing roof tiles or slates
  • Internal defects in cavity walls
  • Cracked or defective window sills
  • Internal chimney defects where a fireplace has been blocked in

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Condensation

Windows will start to steam up as the weather changes which results in condensation and mould growth.

This is caused when warm, moist air meets a cold surface and the water vapour condenses out. The capacity of air to hold water is related to temperature, with the warm air holding more water than cold air. The air is saturated when it cannot hold any more water vapour at the existing temperature and there is a relative humidity of 100%. If the temperature of the air falls until saturation point occurs then the air is at a critical temperature or dew point where any further fall in temperature will result in water vapour being forced to condense out as water.

Penetrating dampness

This occurs when moisture seeps in from the external walls to the internal walls, it is usually caused by construction that has failed. This occurs at a high level of the property.

Some causes of penetrating dampness includes:

  • Blocked guttering or downpipes – These will overflow when they are blocked and will saturate the adjacent wall
  • Unused chimneys that are capped or sealed and have a defective haunching that allows water to enter the chimney and saturate the building
  • Where the flashing on a building fails leaks will occur which can lead to penetrating dampness
  • Valley gutters that are not aligned properly can cause penetrating dampness
  • Cavity walls that have a bridge, this can be caused by rubbish being left in the cavity or mortar that has been left on the wall ties or insulation batts during construction can cause penetrating dampness if the wall experiences driving rain

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Tramatic dampness

This is generally the cause of a leaking pipe, drain, tank or radiator. The water is soaked up by the building fabric and the size of the patch steadily increases as more water is absorbed.

It is important that you have the damage inspected by a damp survey as the building fabric may have to have an anti-fungal treatment applied to prevent mould growth.

What We Can Do

We provide damp surveys for people in Glasgow who have any concerns about their property, so if you fear that you have a form of dampness then you should come to us.

We can arrange for a fully qualified building surveyor to come out to your home in Glasgow. At this point, they will carry out a full survey and provide you with a written report on the findings.

Damp surveys are competitively priced so you can expect to pay a reasonable price for the survey to be carried out.

Contact Us

To arrange for a qualified building surveyor to come out to your home in Glasgow, simply give us a call on 0800 520 0347.

 

Late Building Warrant Lanarkshire

a archiplan 3If you’ve carried out alterations to your property and you are now trying to sell your home then you might find that your lawyer has asked you for the completion certificate for the alterations.

If you don’t already have a building warrant for your home in Lanarkshire then we can help you. There are late building warrants that can be applied for when work has been carried out without the required consents.

When you contact us you can arrange for us to come out to your home in Lanarkshire. At this point we will carry out a full measurement survey of your home and will produce a set of “existing scale drawings” and a full set of “proposed scale drawings”. We will then accompany them with the ordnance survey map that highlights your property and you’ll then be able to complete the council’s application form and submit all of the information for review.

This takes around 4 weeks for the council to review and then they’ll arrange to carry out a site inspection, this is then followed by the release of the completion certificate.

Please note – When we are carrying out the building measurement survey there is a chance that we might highlight any areas of concern that might need attention before the council carries out the final inspection of your property. The benefit of this is that it will prevent any un-due delays with the release of the completion certificate.

You can expect us to keep you up to date with all developments while your late building warrant application goes through.

Just give us a call on  0800 520 0347 to arrange for us to come out to your home in Lanarkshire to discuss a late building warrant.

Letter Of Comfort Lanarkshire

a archiplan 3You and other homeowners in Lanarkshire might need a letter of comfort when:

  • There has been unauthorised building work
  • A building warrant has expired
  • A building warrant is not required

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When you are applying for a letter of comfort adequate, detailed drawings that show full compliance may be required. That’s where we come in.

We specialise in providing the drawings that are necessary for letter of comfort applications. We have been providing our services for several years now and have helped hundreds of homeowners in Lanarkshire with their applications.

We use only the best software that’s available to us. Our CAD facilities and the experience of our team will give you the accurate drawings that you need for your application.

Our process starts with us coming out to your home in Lanarkshire. At this point we will discuss what it is that you need the letter of comfort for and take down some measurements along with giving you a free quote. You’ll then be able to decide whether or not you would like to go ahead using us and we can arrange to get started.

If we feel that you won’t get a letter of comfort because of the work that’s been carried out then we will try to give you advice so that you know how to move forward with the application.

Simply give us a call today on 0800 520 0347 to arrange for us to come out to your home to discuss your application. Alternatively, you can send us an email at: admin@archiplanglasgow.com.

 

Letter Of Comfort Glasgow

a archiplan 4A letter of comfort is a letter from Glasgow City Council that states that action won’t be taken in regards of specified works that have either:

  • Been started without the required building warrant being obtained
  • Been carried out with a building warrant but there was no certificate of completion obtained before the warrant expired

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A letter of comfort will only be issued to you after there has been a satisfactory inspection carried out.

Generally people in Glasgow who are selling their homes may be asked to get a letter of comfort, this is because the bank the potential buyer is using will want to make sure that the structure and integrity of the property is in a good working order.

Here at Archi Plan Glasgow we specialise in providing drawings that are used for a letter of comfort. We have been offering this service to homeowners for several years now and have built up an excellent reputation due to the quality of our service.

Our process starts with us coming out to your home to carry out a full measurement survey. At this point you’ll be given a free quote for the service and if you are happy to go ahead then we can arrange to get started on the work.

You’ll then be able to use the drawing(s) and fill out the application and it can be sent away to the council where they will make a decision as to whether or not they are going to approve the work.

If you’d like more information about a letter of comfort or you would like us to take on the drawings on your behalf then get in touch with us today. You can either give us a call on 0800 520 0347 or you can email us at: admin@archiplanglasgow.co.uk.

 

Late Building Warrant Glasgow

Have you carried out any alterations to your home in Glasgow? You may well be in the position where you are selling your home now or in the future and need a late building warrant.

A late building warrant, otherwise known as a letter of comfort is required where there has been work started without the required consent.

In the time that we have been established as a business we have seen that there are more and more people in Glasgow who are having building works carried out to their property without even knowing that they needed a building warrant at the time that they were having the work carried out.

If you choose to come to us for a late building warrant then we will have to come out to your home in Glasgow to carry out a full measurement survey. At this stage we may highlight any areas of concern that we feel need attended to, preventing any delays with the release of the completion certificate.

With the information that we gather we will produce a set of existing scale drawings and a full set of proposed scale drawings. This will then be accompanied with the ordnance survey map that highlights your property and completed application form where it will be submitted for review.

Once submitted, it can take around 4 weeks for the council to review the plans and arrange for there to be a site inspection, this is followed by the release of the completion certificate. We will be in contact with you throughout the entire process of your application.

If you would like more information about our service then contact us today. You can give us a call on 0800 520 0347 or you can send us an email at: admin@archiplanglasgow.com.