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Two-storey new build — During
Two-storey new build — Nearly there
Two-storey new build — Finished
3 photos
Extensions & new builds

Two-storey new build

Ground up: groundworks, blockwork, roof and glazing, through to a finished front.

Rendered house and patio — Rear
Rendered house and patio — Finished
Rendered house and patio — Front
3 photos
Extensions & new builds

Rendered house and patio

Rendered, glazed and the ground outside laid to slabs up to the doors.

Timber frame build — Craning in
Timber frame build — Panels up
Timber frame build — Insulated
3 photos
Extensions & new builds

Timber frame build

Frame craned in, panels set out, insulated and boarded.

Roof structure and trusses — Trusses
Roof structure and trusses — Scaffolded
Roof structure and trusses — Gable
3 photos
Extensions & new builds

Roof structure and trusses

Trusses set and the roof structure formed over the new build.

Rendered rear extension — Rear
Rendered rear extension — Finished
Rendered rear extension — Side
3 photos
Extensions & new builds

Rendered rear extension

Extension built, rendered and finished with a new door and side access made good.

Steel frame and canopy — Frame up
Steel frame and canopy — Rafters on
Steel frame and canopy — Finished
3 photos
Steels & structural

Steel frame and canopy

Steel frame erected, then timber rafters over it to form the canopy.

Steel beam into blockwork — Beam in
Steel beam into blockwork — Joists hung
Steel beam into blockwork — Frame
3 photos
Steels & structural

Steel beam into blockwork

Beam set in and joists hung off it to carry the opening.

Drainage run — Dug out
Drainage run — Pipe laid
Drainage run — Connected
3 photos
Groundworks & drainage

Drainage run

Trenched out, pipework laid and connected, then backfilled.

Services and slab — Services in
Services and slab — Pipework
Services and slab — Levelled
3 photos
Groundworks & drainage

Services and slab

Services run in, ground levelled and the slab area prepared.

Retaining wall shuttering — Shuttered
Retaining wall shuttering — Levelled
2 photos
Groundworks & drainage

Retaining wall shuttering

Shuttering set and the retaining wall poured.

Site clearance — Clearing
Site clearance — Levelled
2 photos
Groundworks & drainage

Site clearance

Overgrown ground cleared and levelled ready to work on.

Block paved driveway — Dug out
Block paved driveway — Sub-base
Block paved driveway — Finished
3 photos
Driveways & patios

Block paved driveway

Dug out, sub-base laid, edged and block paved up to a new porch.

Driveway and front — During
Driveway and front — Finished
Driveway and front — Front
3 photos
Driveways & patios

Driveway and front

Front dug out and re-laid, with the path and edging made good.

Patio with inset lighting — At dusk
Patio with inset lighting — Lit
Patio with inset lighting — Canopy
3 photos
Driveways & patios

Patio with inset lighting

Slabs laid to a fall with lighting run in as it went down.

Bifolds onto a new patio — Finished
Bifolds onto a new patio — From the garden
Bifolds onto a new patio — Paving
3 photos
Driveways & patios

Bifolds onto a new patio

Opening formed for the doors, then the patio laid right up to them.

Brick garage — Blockwork
Brick garage — Front
Brick garage — Finished
3 photos
Brickwork & garages

Brick garage

Built from footings up, roofed, and finished with a door and window.

Garage with roller door — During
Garage with roller door — Finished
2 photos
Brickwork & garages

Garage with roller door

Brick garage with a roller shutter and the drive made good up to it.

Rendered outbuilding — Courses
Rendered outbuilding — Side
Rendered outbuilding — Finished
3 photos
Brickwork & garages

Rendered outbuilding

Brickwork up, capped and rendered to match the house.

Slate roof — Scaffolded
Slate roof — Re-laid
Slate roof — Finished
3 photos
Roofing

Slate roof

Stripped, re-laid and the ridge re-bedded.

Roof and ridge work — Access
Roof and ridge work — Ridge
2 photos
Roofing

Roof and ridge work

Ridge re-bedded and the roof made good over the extension.

Kitchen-diner — Fitting
Kitchen-diner — Nearly done
Kitchen-diner — Finished
3 photos
Inside

Kitchen-diner

Extension opened up, plastered, then the kitchen fitted and finished.

Plastering and making good — Plastered
Plastering and making good — Hallway
Plastering and making good — Finished
3 photos
Inside

Plastering and making good

Walls and ceilings plastered out ready for decorating.

Heating and plumbing — Cylinder
Heating and plumbing — Manifold
2 photos
Inside

Heating and plumbing

Cylinder and boiler set, and the underfloor heating manifold run in.

Gable and glazing — Glazed
1 photo
Extensions & new builds

Gable and glazing

Gable built and the glazing set into it.

Foundations and crane lift — Footings
Foundations and crane lift — Lift in
Foundations and crane lift — Set down
3 photos
Extensions & new builds

Foundations and crane lift

Footings dug and poured, then the frame craned in over them.

Steel frame on site — Erected
Steel frame on site — Detail
2 photos
Steels & structural

Steel frame on site

Frame set out and bolted up ready for the roof structure.

Garden dug out and re-laid — Dug out
Garden dug out and re-laid — During
Garden dug out and re-laid — Path laid
3 photos
Driveways & patios

Garden dug out and re-laid

Garden taken up, levelled and the paths and patio re-laid.

Site clearance and levelling — Before
Site clearance and levelling — Cleared
Site clearance and levelling — Levelled
3 photos
Groundworks & drainage

Site clearance and levelling

Overgrown plot cleared, levelled and edged ready to build on.

Boundary wall — During
Boundary wall — Finished
Boundary wall — Detail
3 photos
Brickwork & garages

Boundary wall

Wall built along the frontage with the drive made good up to it.

Scaffolded roof works — Rear
Scaffolded roof works — Front
Scaffolded roof works — Side
3 photos
Roofing

Scaffolded roof works

Scaffold up, roof stripped and made good front and back.

Rendered rear elevation — During
Rendered rear elevation — Rendered
Rendered rear elevation — Side
3 photos
Extensions & new builds

Rendered rear elevation

Rear extension rendered out and the side passage finished.

Strip out and first fix — Stripped
Strip out and first fix — First fix
Strip out and first fix — Plastered
3 photos
Inside

Strip out and first fix

Taken back, first fix run in, then plastered ready for decorating.

Feature wall and hallway — Feature wall
Feature wall and hallway — Hallway
Feature wall and hallway — Units in
3 photos
Inside

Feature wall and hallway

Feature wall formed and the hallway plastered out.

Sub-base and edgings — Edgings
Sub-base and edgings — Retaining
2 photos
Groundworks & drainage

Sub-base and edgings

Sub-base compacted and edgings set before the surface went down.

Garage door and finish — Finished
1 photo
Brickwork & garages

Garage door and finish

Garage finished off with the door hung and the surround made good.

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