Home extensions and refurbishment
"All the hard work put in by the owners and architects would be for nothing if there was not first class builders on hand to interpret and deliver the quality and attention to detail demanded by this brilliant design."
Uttlesford District Council
One-off houses are something that have been built in increasing numbers in recent years. Our resources enable us to construct uniquely designed houses in all situations.
We are able to construct traditional masonry houses in either brickwork or render, or timber framed houses again finished in a variety of materials. We have also completed a two storey complex of flats for rental as well as five houses on the site of a petrol station for a local developer as well as numerous individual houses for private clients. The type of property that we have constructed varies from end of terrace to semi-detached to detached bungalows and houses of all sizes and styles. Please view our portfolio of new build houses.
Barn conversions are a popular way of taking an old unused barn and turning it into a striking home.
Using our resources we have been able to convert old derelict barns in to stunning homes using reclaimed materials including old oak beams, secondhand red bricks and peg tiles to give an authentic look and feel. Our joinery shop is able to make purpose made window and door frames to suit any size of opening and staircases to match. Barn conversions can also require underpinning works to meet modern requirements; this is a specialist job which our team of ground workers have completed numerous times. Please view our portfolio of completed barn conversions.
4500 square feet traditionally built new build house with Westbury spiral balance sliding sash windows and orangery, re-constituted stone cills, slate roof with lead roll hips and dome roof. Underfloor heating to both ground and first floor, heated from a Nibe ground source heat pump, packaged sewage treatment works and rainwater harvester. Naturally wood handmade kitchen with granite tops, Natural Travertine tiled floors and four fully fitted bathrooms, open cut stairs with oak handrails, carved limestone fireplaces and engineered oak flooring. A separate garage block with double car parking and plant room and a home office at first floor. Electric gates and fully landscaped gardens with gravel drives and Indian Sandstone paving.
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Brown field site new 2,500 square feet 2 storey timber frame house with detached garage on piled foundations with ground beams, block and beam floor, purpose made oak joinery, Naturally Wood kitchen and fitted furniture, oak stairs with glass balustrade. Fully tiled bathrooms, completely tiled ground floor with tiled skirtings, externally a mixture of render and featheredge boarding with a natural slate roof. Rainwater harvester for recycling roof water to water the garden and flush the W.C's. Heat recovery system and under floor heating to the ground floor. Fully landscaped garden with a mixture of Indian Stone and decking to the patio areas and block paving and gravel to the drive.
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A selection of new properties built for the same client in Sawbridgeworth for rental. All of brick and block construction with hand cut roofs with plain tiles.
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A new property built on the site of an existing house in Felsted. This property is of brick and block construction with attic trusses to create two bedrooms in the loft. Tile hanging with a cantilevered jetty to the front, underfloor heating, four bathrooms and a garden room.
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A barn conversion in Bush End for a local property developer for resale. The barn was underpinned and all the external walls and the roof stripped to increase the insulation values of the property to meet building regulation requirements. Under floor heating was installed with natural stone flooring for a seamless finish.
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A new pair of semi-detached houses for the rental market in Sawbridgeworth on the site of an existing house. The site was challenging as it was sloping and narrow, neatly fitting between two existing houses.
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Pair of new semi detached houses on the site of a furniture shop. Constructed from brick and block cavity walls with a trussed roof and plain tiles. These three bedroom properties were built for the rental market and have been occupied since they were constructed.
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A new brick and block chalet bungalow, hand cut timber roof with a mixture of clay tiles and natural slate with a vaulted roof sunroom with structural joinery providing a key feature from the kitchen. Located in Saffron Walden in the rear garden of an existing house.
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A new timber framed house with a mixture of boarding and render to the external face, underfloor heating, rainwater harvester, extensive hard land scaping to accomadate a sloping site. Bespoke kitchen. Located in Great Dunmow with a plain tiled roof.
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Taken back to their bare frame and completely reconstructed using locally sourced second-hand timber. Underfloor heating, bespoke oak staircase, fully tiled ground floor, exposed timber work throughout.
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A mixture of 2 and 3 storey detached and semi detached properties on piled foundations for a local developer, built traditionally to be sold. Site originally a petrol station and was completely de-contaminated as part of the contract.
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Winner Winner of the East Anglia LABC Building Excellence award 2010 for best individual house for recognition of their high standards of design, construction and workmanship.
The house design overcomes constraints presented by trees and creates a light airy feeling with the quality of the finish adding up to a superb example of the best of British bespoke house building.
Floor area 341M2
25% lower emissions than Building
Regulation standard
Solar panels 12.5M2
Traditional box sliding sash windows with reconstituted stone cills
Underfloor heating ground and first floor
Rainwater harvester feeding the toilets and providing water for the garden
The house is timber framed with brick and timber external cladding.
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