Building Ideas - With Mark Millar

May 26 2024

Building Ideas - With Mark Millar Podcast artwork

Mark Millar has joined Fix Radio to host our brand new property development show!

Every week the show offers practical advice, shares real-life experiences and introduces ‘out of the box’ thinking, designed to help working tradespeople develop their property.

Mark and his panel of guests take a look at all the big questions, including financing, project management, finding the right partners, planning permission and embracing new building techniques and technologies.

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Are You Ready For The Life Upheaval That Comes With Building A House?

May 26 2024 32 mins

Mark Millar is joined by two guests to discuss how day to day life changed as they took on a self build project. Lucy Hutchings, who runs shegrowsveg.com - talks about how her self build experience was an emotional rollercoaster with a successful outcome. Claire Faulkner - @thatcotswoldclaire on Instagram, who is 4 years into her ongoing self build experience, talks about the life

A Look At Salvaging & Sourcing Materials Sustainably

May 19 2024 26 mins

Mark Millar is joined by two guests who have experience sourcing materials for self building projects in a sustainable fashion. Fix Radio & TV legend, Clive Holland talks about his discoveries of what you could reclaim, save and use from dumpsters after doing research for a TV show 'Your Extension is Rubbish' and Mark is also joined by Kenton Jones, who sources fantastic sustai

How To Think Like A QS When Planning Your Build

May 12 2024 37 mins

Mark Millar has invited Tim Phillips, a Senior Quantity Surveyor, with more than 30 years experience in the building trade to join him and give you a complete guide full of invaluable advice about how to make purchases and plan orders of materials for your domestic self build projects

Could This Be The Best Renovation Project You Could Take On?

May 05 2024 25 mins

Mark Millar is joined by the homeowner of a modernised and converted bungalow and an architect who has had experience renovating bungalows to discuss how we can take a modern approach to an anachronistic design

A Guide To Finding & Acquiring Land

Apr 28 2024 27 mins

Mark Millar is joined by Harvey Fremlin from The National Self Build & Renovation Centre to give an overview on how to acquire land

Bringing A Historic Pub Back From Demolition

Apr 21 2024 27 mins

Mark Millar is joined by Ben Martin from The Carlton Tavern to tell the incredible story behind returning the pub to it's glory after the listed building was illegally demolished a number of years ago

What To Watch Out For When Acquiring Property To Flip

Apr 14 2024 31 mins

Mark Millar has invited Guy Abbott, Technical Director at Morguard Building Surveyors to give you some sound advice on what to consider, investigate, what to ask and research with regards to buying a domestic property to renovate or flip for profit

Planning Your Build Properly

Apr 07 2024 21 mins

Mark Millar is joined by Helen George so that she can explain how she planned their build to finish on time, on budget and without any mishaps along the way

Battle Of The Builds: One Builder vs. Subcontractors

Mar 31 2024 29 mins

Mark Millar invites guests to join him and discuss the pros and cons of bringing in one building contractor to oversee the whole project versus project managing the build yourself and bringing in an array of subcontractors

Renovating & Retrofitting In Conservation Areas & Listed Buildings

Mar 24 2024 34 mins

Mark Millar is joined by Morwenna Slade, Head of Climate Adaptation at Historic England so that Mark can ask some questions about what kind of permission is required when retrofitting in listed domestic properties as well as renovations to those properties or non listed properties in conservation areas. Mark also asks Morwenna about her role at Historic England and the challenge sh