Our Latest Building Projects

The following are a selection of photos showing g the construction of a timber frame garden room in a conservation area. Building is constructed to meet Building Regulation specifications, although as a temporary building no regulations are required.

This is a double garage conversion, retaining an area behind one garage door for storage, with access to the loft space for additional storage. The remaining 3/4 of the garage space is then converted to full Building Regulation requirements. In this particular case the client intends using the space as a home gym.

This was a refit of a small kitchen, requiring removal of the existing kitchen and a floor to ceiling warm air heating system. The owners wanted a more modern kitchen incorporating modern appliances.

We undertook this kitchen re-design and upgrade in early 2020.

A restruction of existing kitchen by moving a few units around plus supply of a few additional carcasses, replacing original doors with new 'shaker style' hand painted doors and replace original laminate worktop with quartz. Stainless steel sink removed and under-mounted composite sink installed with brushed chrome mixer tap and water softener unit.

New appliances installed which includes 3/4 height fridges directly below 2 single oven units, wall cabinet microwave unit and central island constructed with housing for 2 low level freezers and 2 drawer units plus a breakfast bar area.

Amtico flooring laid and new LED strip lighting fitted under the cabinets and around the plinths, plus 3 copper hanging lights over the island.

We undertook this garden re-design and landscaping in early 2016 in Biggleswade.

Below is a general description of each image.

Images 1 and 2 - Finished garden from above.

Image 3 - Artificial grass with beds to the side. (Artificial grass with consolidated hardcore and sand bed, approx 80m area).

Image 4 - Solid Indian-sandstone ball water feature with pump.

Image 5 - Oak sleeper raised beds infilled with soil and finished with a plum slate covering. (Oak sleepers x 30, topsoil, weed membrane, slate covering).

Image 6 - Scandinavian softwood decking adjacent to the artificial grass. (Approximately 15m area).

Image 7 - Raised beds filled with an arrangement of shrubs.

Image 8 - Treated arch slatted-fencing panels on treated softwood timber posts.

Image 9 - Indian-sandstone paving forming the patio area.

Image 10 - Glass roofed conservatory with bifold doors. (uPVC conservatory fitted with bi-fold doors and heat reflective glass roof, brickwork, concrete base and tile finished floor with underfloor heating system.

This most recent project revolved around the refurbishment of the lounge bar which overlooks the Squash courts at Biggleswade Rugby Club.

The building was erected around the mid 1970's and was in dire need of modernisation and refurbishment.

We were contracted to undertake all of the building, electrical and decorating work on this project.

The original ceiling in the bar and lounge area was a suspended grid system ceiling with acoustic tile finish. These were removed to reveal a mass of wiring and deflected roof supports! New tiumber joists were positioned to form a new level ceiling, and a complete new lighting system of LED downlighters was wired into the new ceiling void. These lights were incorporated into a new plasterboard ceiling which was then plaster skimmed.

The walls were stripped of all the old wallpaper and then re-skimmed.

New uPVC windows were installed to replace the old timber frames, and the glass overlooking the Squash courts was removed and replaced with laminated safety glass.

The old radiator system was stripped and new, larger more efficient radiators installed.

The lower section of all walls was then carcased out and timber clad to form a panelled finish, with the radiators behind screens in the panelling. The top of the panelling was shelved to offer an area to rest your pint glass.

A false chimney breast was built to eventually house an electric woodburner and large flatscreen TV.

The bar was panelled to match the walls and new storage shelves constructed for behind the bar area which will eventually be used to stock a range of 'nibbles'and 'spirits'. Miniature LED downlights were installed around the bar front to offer a warm cozy feel.

All the surfaces were then decorated. The ceilings emulsioned in White, the top of the walls emulsioned in a pale Cream, and the panelling given a satin-gloss finish in Caramel.

Finally new carpets were laid in the lounge area, vinyl 'Karndean' flooring around the bar with new seating, sofas and tables. These were all provided by another supplier.

This latest project involved taking a Bungalow which had stood empty for several years and completely updating it.

Several internal walls were removed and repositioned in order to improve the flow of the property.

The original toilet was altered and an entrance cut through from the adjacent bedroom, it was then fitted out as an en-suite for that room. Space from another bedroom was then adapted and integrated wardrobes were able to be produced for the new master bedroom.

The old kitchen and dining rooms were knocked through into one area and a modern kitchen-dining space produced with integrated dishwasher, fridge and tower oven, one of the new wall cupboards was adapted as a housing cupboard for the new heating system's boiler unit, and the rear window replaced to provide French-door access to the rear garden.

The lounge French-doors were replaced with a new window, and the chimney opened up to take a woodburner stove.

The original bathroom was enlarged and access formed direct from the hallway with the new bathroom being fully fitted with cabinetry, sanitaryware, tiled walls and floors.

The dining room floor and hallway floor where finished off with solid Oak timber floor, and all the internal doors throughout the property where replaced with Oak panel doors.

New uPVC windows and a composite front entrance door were installed.

This project involved constructing a ground floor extension to the rear of the property, and a double storey extension to the side incorporating a garage.

Although the internal alterations are not shown in this collection, the images offered hopefully give an insight into the way we try to keep a property clean and tidy throughout the building process.

After all, to us it may be a building site, to you it’s your home.

This project involved converting an existing double storey property to make it into a three storey property. Not so straightforward as some as the original roof was not high enough and had to be completely removed. This may seem a major process to go through, but when you think it eventually provided a 50% increase to the accommodation areas of the house, it was well work the effort. A large master bedroom with ample built-in storage was added, as well as a very large en-suite facility.