Where we work
Builders in Benfleet
Benfleet is the furthest east we go, and for a full extension, loft conversion or renovation it is well worth the drive. We plan the job with you in three sit-downs before we start, then the same team sees it through to the final walk-round.
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What we do in Benfleet
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 Benfleet
South Benfleet, Thundersley and Hadleigh are mostly 1930s to 1970s houses: a lot of bungalows and chalet bungalows, semis and detached houses, many on sloping plots where Thundersley rises above the marshes towards Canvey.
Bungalows are where a loft conversion or a first-floor extension earns the most, turning a two-bedroom bungalow into a proper family house without moving. On the semis and detached houses it is rear extensions, kitchen knock-throughs and full bathroom refits.
Planning in Benfleet
Benfleet is in the borough of Castle Point, so planning and building control are with Castle Point Borough Council. The national permitted development rules apply, and sloping plots sometimes bring drainage and levels into the design early, which is exactly what the sit-downs are for.
It is under twenty miles from our yard in Rainham along the A13 and the A130. We take on whole projects here rather than odd jobs, and once a job is on, the team is on site at the same time every day as anywhere else.
A local team, not a national one
Around Benfleet we also cover South Benfleet, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Canvey Island and the surrounding area. Planning applications go to Castle Point Borough Council, and we handle them as part of the job.
- The same team on your Benfleet 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, Lewis and Kevin completed a big project for us in December 2024 and did an amazing job. They extended our dining room at the back of the house, fitted a new kitchen, created a utility room using some of the garage, stripped out our old kitchen and extended the front of our garage. … Fletcher had great ideas and helped us to redesign the layout which worked out much better!”
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Building in Benfleet: common questions
Can you convert the loft on a bungalow in Benfleet?
Often, yes. A bungalow roof with a decent pitch can take a dormer and a staircase and give you two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. Where the roof is too shallow, a first-floor extension does the same job. We measure the roof at the first visit and tell you which you are looking at.
Is Benfleet within the area you cover?
Yes, for full projects. It is the furthest we travel, so we take on extensions, loft conversions and complete renovations here rather than small repairs, and we tell you honestly at the first call whether your job is one for us.
Who handles planning in Benfleet?
Castle Point Borough Council. If your job needs an application we bring in our architect for the drawings and handle the submission as part of the work, and we deal with building control during the build.