What we build
We don’t do loft ladders or office fit-outs. We build and rebuild homes in Cotswold villages — from a 20 m² garden room to a new five-bedroom house — with one team from first cuppa to final sweep.
One-off family houses on village plots, from planning drawings to the keys. Stone, render or timber; heat pump and triple glazing as standard.
Old agricultural and chapel buildings turned into homes, often listed. We handle the listed-building consent, the lime and the stone tiles.
Kitchens, garden rooms and two-storey side extensions that look like they were always there.
Whole-house refurbishments and low-energy retrofits for old Cotswold houses that need to breathe.
Windows, doors, staircases and kitchens made in our own saw shed — for our builds or yours.
Build-cost estimator
These ranges come from 61 jobs we finished between 2023 and 2026. They include labour, materials, scaffolding and our project management. They don’t include VAT, architect or planning fees, or your kitchen appliances.
Then ring us — a site visit turns a range into a fixed price.
How it works
Most jobs follow the same path. You’ll have the same project manager for every step after the site visit.
Ring or write. Tell us what you’re dreaming of and roughly what you’d like to spend.
Ruth or Kate walks the house and garden with you, measures up and talks through what’s possible.
Kate draws the scheme in-house and handles planning or listed-building consent with the council.
An itemised, fixed price and a week-by-week programme. No deposit until you’re happy.
Our own team on site, a call every Friday and a swept site every Friday afternoon.
A cake on the side, a folder of certificates, check-ups at 3 and 12 months — and the warranty starts.
Questions
Not here? Ring us — honestly.
Twelve miles from the Old Sawmill, give or take a village. That covers Stroud, the Five Valleys, Painswick, Bisley, Nailsworth, Minchinhampton and the edges of Cirencester. Staying close keeps our joiners and masons on your site, not in traffic.
Usually four to six months after we agree a fixed price, longer if planning is involved. We book one new job a month so every site has the people it was promised.
Yes. The price only changes if you change the design, or if we uncover something nobody could have seen — and then you get a written variation with a price before we do the work. On the last 61 jobs, 52 finished exactly on the quoted figure.
For most extensions and many renovations, yes. We’ll plan a temporary kitchen, keep a bathroom working and agree quiet hours. For whole-house retrofits we’ll help you find a local let.
Happily. About a third of our jobs come from local architects. Kate can also draw schemes herself for straightforward extensions, renovations and conversions.
A small deposit when you sign, then monthly payments for work done, checked against the programme. We hold back 2.5% until the 12-month check-up is signed off.