Basements in the journal.

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All 38, twenty four at a time.

1. 20 October 20213 min read

   Planning a basement conversion in London: what you need to know

   Plan a London basement properly: permissions, surveys, structure, waterproofing, party walls, MEP, costs, programme and contractor checks.

2. 21 July 20212 min read

   5 reasons to convert your basement in London

   Why Londoners dig down instead of moving house. Extra rooms, a growing family, keeping the garden and lower running costs.

3. 5 May 20213 min read

   Design and build phases of a basement conversion from West London builders

   The stages of a West London basement conversion. Surveyor visit, contract, design and planning, party wall agreement and the build.

4. 28 April 20212 min read

   Top 6 luxury basement conversion ideas from West London builders

   Basement extensions have been a popular response to the lack of living space for decades in areas like Kensington, Chelsea or Fulham.

5. 7 April 20212 min read

   Basement conversions in West London: benefits, risks and process

   Considering a West London basement? Understand space, value, planning, structure, waterproofing, cost and the complete delivery process.

6. 24 October 20201 min read

   London basement building experts, NU Projects of Fulham

   Basement conversions in west London, with more than 20 finished. Cinemas, wine cellars, pools, gyms and games rooms below ground.

7. 19 March 20201 min read

   Don’t move, improve: Basement conversion in West London

   Why a basement is often the only way to add space in West London. Rough build costs per square foot, and what the fit-out adds on top.

8. 7 October 20192 min read

   NU Projects basements, have you thought about doing this?

   Why basements are the move in Fulham, when a loft will not get planning, and what a lower floor adds to a terraced house.

9. 18 December 20183 min read

   Basements, the facts to know

   What a basement conversion involves in London. How the budget is built up, what party walls add, and how to light a floor with no windows.

10. 30 September 20184 min read

    Fulham basements

    Why London’s wealthiest homeowners dig down, told through the numbers. The rise in high net worth residents and what it did to basements.

11. 25 July 20182 min read

    4,650 basements approved under London homes in a decade

    A study counting 4,650 basements approved under London homes from 2008 to 2017. The pools, gyms and cinemas, and how deep they go.

12. 1 June 20181 min read

    Why build a basement

    Two reasons to dig a basement, explained by our founder in Fulham. The rooms owners put underground, and what a new floor adds.

13. 20 April 20182 min read

    Pros and cons of building a basement

    The case for and against digging a basement under a London house. Cost, added value, disruption and the checks to make before you commit.

14. 1 January 20182 min read

    The process of building a basement

    What happens on a basement build, in order. The consultation, the survey, planning, the party wall award, the dig and the fit-out.

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