Where we work
Builders in Basildon
Basildon is at the far edge of the area we cover, but it is still an easy drive along the A13 or the A127 and we are happy to take on the right job here. Extensions, lofts, kitchens, bathrooms and garden rooms, planned properly before anything is knocked down.
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What we do in Basildon
House Extensions
Single & double-storey
Loft Conversions
Bedrooms, offices & en-suites
Kitchen Renovations
Full kitchen refits & knock-throughs
Bathroom Renovations
Full refits, en-suites & wet rooms
Garden Rooms & Outbuildings
Offices, studios & garden buildings
Something else?
Tell us what you have in mind and we will say if it is one for us
The houses in Basildon
Basildon was built as a new town from the late 1940s, so the bulk of the housing is 1950s to 1970s: terraces, semis and link-detached houses at Laindon, Pitsea, Lee Chapel and Vange, with older houses at Langdon Hills and Billericay and newer estates added since.
New town houses were built to a budget and a plan, which means simple shapes that are straightforward to extend, gardens with room to build into, and kitchens and bathrooms that are overdue a proper refit. Rear extensions, full kitchen renovations and garden rooms are the jobs that suit them best.
Planning in Basildon
Planning and building control are with Basildon Council. The national permitted development rules apply, so many single-storey rear extensions and rear dormers can be done without a full application, and where one is needed we prepare and submit it as part of the job.
Basildon is roughly a dozen miles from the yard along the A13 or the A127. That is far enough that we take on whole projects here rather than small repairs, and close enough that the team is on site at the same time every day.
A local team, not a national one
Around Basildon we also cover Laindon, Pitsea, Langdon Hills, Billericay and the surrounding area. Planning applications go to Basildon Council, and we handle them as part of the job.
- The same team on your Basildon job, start to finish
- Three sit-down consultations before any work begins
- Stage payments across the project, so you pay as the work is done
- Clear written quotes with nothing hidden in them
- Fully insured, and tidy on site
“Fletcher and his team did a 5 metre extension on my kitchen, installed a new kitchen, new doors and new floorboards throughout the downstairs.”
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Building in Basildon: common questions
Do you take on jobs in Basildon?
Yes, for full projects. Extensions, loft conversions, complete kitchen or bathroom renovations and garden rooms are all worth the drive from Rainham. For a small one-day repair you are better served by someone local to you, and we will say so.
Can a 1960s Basildon house be extended?
Usually very well. The simple footprints and decent gardens of the new town housing make a rear extension straightforward, and the roof on a semi or link-detached often has room for a dormer loft. We look at the structure at the first visit and tell you what it will take.
Who deals with planning and building control in Basildon?
Basildon Council. If your job needs an application we bring in our architect for the drawings and handle the submission, and we arrange the building control inspections through the build so the completion certificate is there at the end.