Where we work
Builders in Hornchurch
Hornchurch is a few minutes up the road from us, so a first visit is easy to fit in and we are on hand once the job starts. Plenty of the semis and inter-war houses here have room to extend at the back or go up into the roof, and that is the work we do most.
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What we do in Hornchurch
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
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Tell us what you have in mind and we will say if it is one for us
The houses in Hornchurch
Hornchurch grew fastest between the wars, so a great deal of the housing is 1920s and 1930s semis and detached houses on generous plots, with the larger houses of Emerson Park to the north and the 1930s estate at Elm Park to the south. Solid houses, but with kitchens and bathrooms laid out for a different era.
The jobs that suit them are single and double-storey rear extensions, side-return infills on the semis, hip-to-gable and dormer loft conversions that turn a big empty roof into a bedroom and bathroom, and knock-throughs that finally join the kitchen to the dining room.
Planning in Hornchurch
Hornchurch is in the London Borough of Havering, so planning and building control both sit with Havering Council. Many rear extensions and rear dormers fall under permitted development, though a hip-to-gable on a semi and anything to the front of the house is more likely to need an application.
We are close enough that being on site early every day is no effort, and if the job needs a return visit after sign-off it is a short drive rather than a favour.
A local team, not a national one
Around Hornchurch we also cover Elm Park, Emerson Park, Harold Wood, Romford and the surrounding area. Planning applications go to Havering Council, and we handle them as part of the job.
- The same team on your Hornchurch 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 Hornchurch: common questions
Can you convert the loft on a 1930s semi in Hornchurch?
Yes, and they are usually good candidates. The roof pitch on a 1930s semi tends to give plenty of head height, and a rear dormer or hip-to-gable adds the floor space for a double bedroom and an en-suite. The two things that decide the job are where the stairs land and where the light comes from, and we settle both at the first sit-down.
How far is Hornchurch from your base?
A few miles. We are in Rainham, which is next door, so travel is never a reason for a late start or a job that drifts.
Who handles the planning application in Hornchurch?
If your job needs one, it goes to Havering Council, and we bring in our architect for the drawings and handle the application as part of the job. If it can be done under permitted development we tell you that instead, so you are not paying for an application you do not need.