My name is Neil Fieldhouse. I provide a full planning permission and building regulations service including structural calculations often needed for foundations, floor and roof structures and steel beams. The structural calculations are included in the price as well as dealing with all application forms and council liaison needed to obtain planning permission and building control approval.
I am a local authority building control partner with Sheffield City Council and have over 25 years experience in the building industry. I have worked as building inspector, building surveyor, site manager, contracts manager, building maintenance manager for Sheffield City Council's housing department and more recently the managing director of a building company. I have a HND in building, a degree in Construction Management and Economics and a Masters Degree in Business Administration.
I have a strong commitment to quality, customer care and value for money. I would be very pleased to support you with any of your needs in relation to your extension, loft conversion, renovation or new build project.
I am based in Sheffield and cover all areas of Yorkshire including Rotherham, Leeds, Manchester, Dronfield, Chesterfield and Barnsley. I can give you a quote on locations further afield if needed and have even worked as far as Edinburgh and London.
All the photos are of building work carried out by my recommended builders. When the plans are complete, I will give you their names and phone numbers to arrange a visit for a free quotation. You can see photos and descriptions of projects which I’m working on that are currently at the build phase. They are updated on a regular basis so you can get an idea of how quickly the work progresses, what type of building work is involved and possibly some ideas for a future extension you might be planning.
Planning permission has been obtained to convert this hip roof to a gable with a rear dormer to form an en-suite bedroom.
Additinal headroom has been achieved without raising the ridge, which the planners would not have allowed. This has been done by stripping out all the first floor ceilings which were generous in height and putting the new second floor at a lower level.
The steels can be seen in place and the gable has started to be constructed.
This property is undergoing a loft conversion where the existing hip roof is being changed to a gable with the new dormer side formed as part of the gable construction. We were able to change from a hip to a gable even though the other side remains a hip style because planning permission was not needed as the total volume was under 50 cubic metres.
Having stripped out the existing loft it was discovered that the chimney breasts in the house had been removed but the stack at roof level had not been properly supported. It can be seen that only timber wedges have been used, a new piece of steel has now been designed to comply with current building control.
We are now up to first floor level on this 2 storey side extension in Nether Edge, the first floor joists are being lifted in to place and carefully measured to ensure they are evenly centred.
Work has just started on a large two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension to this property in Stannington. The neighbours disputed the foundation work as their right under the Party Wall Act.
Their appointed structural engineer requested details of how the new foundations would be constructed to avoid undermining the neighbours’ foundations, particularly the conservatory.
A design has been presented using steel beams which has been approved and work is now under way.
01/08/10
Since my last update this 2 storey side and rear extension in Stannington is well under way.
The dormers are now complete, forming a much larger bedroom all to modern regulations. The smaller dormer now gives natural light to the staircase
Having obtained planning permission and building control approval, work will start in a couple of weeks to remove the existing porch and construct a new 2 storey front extension. This will form a larger ground floor porch incorporating a WC and create a much needed bigger family bathroom.
This property in Owlthorpe is to have an extension to the front to lengthen the garage and form a new porch.
The roof will be substantially modified with a dormer added to form a large open plan games room with rear facing french doors and juliet balcony.
Construction is well under way. The garage has been extended forward and the roof is currently being replaced to create a new room above the garage for entertaining.
With the garage extended forward and the roof totally replaced to a higher level and steeper pitch, the dormer is now in place. There is a new utility room to the rear of the garage and a large new room above the garage, which is perfect for entertaining.
Work has just started to build a garage to the side of this property in Barnsley. There will be a utility room to the rear with new drive way and landscaping
Work has started to form a garage and utility room at this property in Barnsley. Planning permission was needed because the new garage is 4m wide which is more than half of the original width of the house.
01/08/10
Planning Permission has been obtained for remodelling and extending this garage to create a new showroom, offices and improved working facilities. The building control application has just been submitted.
01/08/10
Now that building control approval has been obtained, building work has started to modernise and refurbish this garage with a new showroom, MOT bays and offices.
A planning application has been submitted for a large 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension to this property in Beighton.
The application also includes a new pitched roof with rear dormer windows in conjunction with the adjoining neighbours to replace the flat roofs. Work has started on excavating the foundations which were deep due to the local ground conditions and trees near by.
A large retaining wall is also being built as part of the landscaping work of the large garden. The property internally is to be totally renovated.
Regular updates will be provided for this project.
09/02/10
The brickwork is now well out of the ground and the steels are ordered to form the supports for the two storey side extension.
22/02/10
A considerable amount of structural steelwork is needed to meet the client’s demands for large open plan rooms. The first of the steels are now going in place to link the old kitchen to the extension to form a large open plan area.
28/02/10
The steel beams are now in place to allow further demolition and building work to continue.
19/04/10
The main brickwork is now almost complete. The roof steels are in place and the roof is being built. You can see the rafters have been trimmed to form Velux windows to the front and dormers to the rear.
03/05/10
All the steelwork is now in place and the roof timbers are nearly complete with three rear dormers. The roof will be tiled this week.
03/06/10
The roof is now being covered to allow the scaffold to be dropped to put the roof on the rear single storey extension.
01/08/10
The scaffold has now been dropped and the rear extension roof is being covered. A planning application was resubmitted as this was originally granted with a flat roof, the new permission has now been obtained. The new tiled roof will contain velux windows. Work is progressing well inside. The staircases have been fitted fitted and the rooms are being prepared ready for plastering and insulation of the new pitched roof area.
