Welcome to the Bouwcons blog. Here we share practical information, tips and insights about renovlies, painting, wall finishing and the delivery of new-build homes. Whether you are a homeowner preparing your property for handover or a contractor looking for a reliable finishing partner, this is where you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Bathroom work also reaches the landing and adjacent bedroom through new plumbing, ventilation and altered doorways. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
An attic bedroom contains more junctions than a normal room: slopes, knee walls, roof windows and frequently new services. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
New heating, water or waste pipes leave deep chases and penetrations that dry differently from the surrounding plaster. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
A corner house has an extra external elevation and often a long gable wall with a different temperature and lighting pattern. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
In an open kitchen, lounge walls continue past cabinets and the island even though heat, moisture and cleaning demands change by zone. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
Underfloor heating changes the programme for floors, skirting and room climate even where few pipes enter the wall. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
A playroom must withstand impact and marks but should also become a study or bedroom later without major reconstruction. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
Future-proof living requires more than wide openings; wall finishes must tolerate mobility aids and regular cleaning. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
Broad garden doors cast strong side light across the point where a new extension meets the established house. For a homeowner, this is a project decision rather than a decorative footnote.
