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Interior Designers – Love or hate them?
We make no pretence about it. Unlike many firms of architects, we LOVE working with really good interior designers.
we are (a growing) glm
Business is booming and we are delighted to announce the appointment of Craig Mattocks, Louise Glendinning, Stuart Henderson and Jennifer Rodgers who have recently joined the GLM team.
GLM proud sponsor of Inveraray Highland Games
History states that when Mary Queen of Scots visited her half-sister, the Countess of Argyll in 1563, the young men of the district showed off their athletic prowess before the Queen and her entourage. This was to be the catalyst for the Inveraray Highland Games. Over four centuries later, GLM along with Natural Retreats, was a proud 2012 sponsor of the Games on 17 July.
Damp Proofing – Who can you trust?
The past few weeks of relentless rain have shown up a few problems and the "damp proofing specialist" contractors will be having a field day. GLM has just been involved with a couple of thoroughly damp ground and basement flats in Edinburgh's New Town.
GLM Team Heads North!
The whole GLM team journeyed up to John O’ Groats, the UK’s most northernly tip and home to our luxury holiday cottage redevelopment, to witness the Olympic Torch flame relay.
GLM Editorial in Building Scotland Magazine
GLM was featured in Building Scotland's latest magazine. The GLM Profile focused on our continued growth and our works currently underway in the Caithness area.
Remarkable Properties: Development Opportunities
GLM is often asked to assist in due diligence for the purchase of amazing Scottish properties with detailed building condition reports. We thought it might be useful to feature some interesting properties that are or may be coming onto the market.
GLM’s Design & Project Managment Team Transform bar
GLM is proud to announce the completion of our latest project, The Fountain Bar.
Where have all the Scotch Slates gone?
Do you have a traditional building with a worn out Scotch slate roof laid to diminishing courses? Do you want to maintain the building's traditional character either because it is Listed and you have to, or because you do not wish to downgrade its appearance and ultimately its value? If you answer yes to these questions your options are limited and becoming ever more limited.
VAT exemption on listed buildings goes!
The zero rating of “approved alterations” to Listed buildings has been scrapped in the March 2012 budget. It was described…
Common Repairs – A Change in Direction
The sad state of affairs in Edinburgh Council’s Conservation Department revealed by last September’s BBC investigation has many facets to…
Gutters & Slatework
The brackets that hold up cast iron gutters, or rhones, are known as rhone hooks. In Scottish roofing practice they are fixed to the sarking boards which in turn are fixed to the rafters. In England they have to be fixed to the rafters. The rhone hooks are galvanised steel and should be fitted before the slates go on. They need to be strong enough to carry the gutters but soft enough to bend so as to align the gutters.
