The people behind TrueBuild
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Amos Reilly Lead writer
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. he unpicks using ceiling height item by item.
- Using the corridor: solutions by condition
- Using ceiling height: a grounded explanation
- Limits of mirror walls: settled in one read
- Turning a balcony into a study: don't get carried by claims
- Circulation in thirty square metres: is the investment justified
- Wall washing technique: settled in one read
- Balcony lighting: boundaries before methods
- Scenes worth automating: a grounded explanation
Jasper Nunez Contributing editor
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. he writes only methods that survive a real site.
- Open kitchen trade-offs: priorities at three stages
- Space under the bed: where rework happens
- Switching one room between uses: solutions by condition
- A kitchen for one: priorities at three stages
- Partitioning a one-room flat: solutions by condition
- Sensors in corridors: the detail checklist
- Is dimming necessary: a grounded explanation
- Light for a child's room: turning experience into steps
Sonia Marchetti Staff writer
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. she starts with standards, then style.
- Storage on walls: from zero to fluent
- Separating wet and dry zones: a grounded explanation
- Shapes of small dining tables: where rework happens
- Storage versus daylight: settled in one read
- Limits of renovating a rental: from zero to fluent
- Where to run strip light: where rework happens
- Avoiding glare: where rework happens
- Light and ceiling height: where rework happens
Eloise Fontaine Regular contributor
Independent designer focused on small flats. she prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Reprogramming the balcony: questions and pitfalls
- Built-in entry storage: from zero to fluent
- Visual tricks for depth: the detail checklist
- Storage in a small bathroom: solutions by condition
- Cleaning in a small flat: boundaries before methods
- Downlights versus spotlights: turning experience into steps
- Lighting a staircase: don't get carried by claims
- How to group switches: solutions by condition