Build: 1. To make something by putting bricks or other materials together.

Examples of the latest projects I've been working on can be viewed below....

Foundations and building of a home office/workshop


The project included:
  • Marking out the area and constructing the shuttering.
  • Excavating and removing soil from the site.
  • Filling and compacting of MOT type 1 sub-base.
  • 25mm sand covered by a damp proof membrane.
  • Steel reinforcement of the 4.2m x 3.2m foundation.
  • Laying the concrete base, levelling and floating the finished surface.
  • Constructing the timber office building/workshop. ​
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Bathroom Installation


The project included:
  • A new stud wall fitted to separate the bedroom 2 with the bathroom.
  • Old piping and bathroom fittings removed.
  • Floor boards removed and replaced with 25mm marine ply.
  • Floor boarded, sealed and levelled with Elements cement board.
  • wall boarded and sealed with Elements waterproof products.
  • shower/bath valve fitted and connected within new stud wall.
  • Bathroom floor and walls fully tiled.
  • New bathroom suite fitted.
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Chimney removal and addition of a new bedroom


The project included:
  • The drawing of detailed plans for the division of a room to form a new bedroom and smaller bathroom.
  • Removal of a chimney stack to 1st floor level.
  • New stud wall to form division between bedroom 1 and 2.
  • Removal of old brick wall with structural cracks, replaced with a stud wall.
  • Installation of main supporting members which support the loads of the existing ceiling joists.
  • Plaster boarded and walls decorated.
  • Replacement architraves and skirting boards fitted and painted.
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