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Segen are holding open days in:
Shropshire -Tuesday 13th October
Northamptonshire -Tuesday 27th October
Nottinghamshire – Thursday 12th November.
Details from Segen >

Reminder – Fri 23rd – Sun 25th Oct – The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon
Great show in Swindon centre off the M4 junction 16. See main blog about this
Free tickets >

Interbuild 18-21 October 2009, NEC, Birmingham
Big show for the construction industry – trade but of some interest to serious DIY people – you can get a free ticket by registering.
Eco Modular Living have a special display – they recycle old buildings. This is the big deal now as only 1% of housing stock in UK [...]

National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon
Next up is the Big Green Home Show >
Diary Dates 2009-10
The Big Green Home Show Fri 23rd – Sun 25th Oct 2009
Renovating & Remodelling [...]

ew courses at the easily accessed by the M4 Swindon centre.
See course information >
Course Dates
3 courses are planned for 2009 and early 2010.
Course 1
Monday 28th September – Friday 2nd October 2009
Course 2
Monday 16th – Friday 20th November 2009
Course 3
Monday 25th – Friday 29th January 2010

Now it is allowed to build small extensions without planning permission. Any building has to abide by Building Regulations on safety and similar aspects. Also extension volumes are now not added together, so you can now have a loft conversion and a rear or side extension without exceeding what is allowed.
You can also build more [...]

Visited the Serpentine in Hyde Park London today, the Pavilion is worth a visit. Basically a mirrored outdoor roof supported by long poles, there is also an extended roof that flows down to the ground, or near it, resembling an airplane wing. Very shiny mirrored surface which makes for circus trick mirror effects. It is [...]

This is organised by Inside Housing. Deadline is 29th May.
Have a look at this link for categories:
Sustainable Housing Awards 2009 Categories
The event is on 23 October 2009.

We visited the Grand Design 2009 exhibition at Excel London, it was very good.

We have images from it at our new large image photo section in our main website at BuildingDIY photo image library
In four sections:

Build
Gardens
Kitchens and Bathrooms
Interiors
Build was the least busy which indicates the ‘wannabe’ nature of the Grand Designs program. Drool after the [...]

The Labour government invented these back in 1997, they took ages to become law in 2008, and now most people ignore the.
77% of people pay no attention to HIPs information. So they are just a nuisance for the seller.
From April 2009, sellers must fill up a 30 question Property Information Questionnaire. This covers all from [...]