Home Extension Manual (3rd Edition)

The step-by-step guide to planning, building and managing a project

Many people are looking at ways to extend their homes rather than move house, but ‘getting the builders in’ can be a recipe for disaster unless you really know what you are doing.

Whether you plan to employ a building contractor or tackle some of the works yourself, this best-selling manual will show you how to stay firmly in control, resulting in a high-quality extension, completed on time and within budget.

This edition includes information on complying with the latest Building Regs and Planning requirements, CAD design, energy-efficiency, under floor heating, bi-folds, liquid screeds, woodburning stoves and renewable energy.

Author Ian Rock is an experienced chartered surveyor who writes for leading home-improvement magazines such as Homebuilding & Renovating and Period Living, and is a well-known speaker at property conferences.

He has designed and managed numerous home extension projects and is director of the price comparison website www.RightSurvey.co.uk. His other books for Haynes include the best-selling Victorian House Manual and Loft Conversion manual.