Builders in Dursley for extensions and renovations

The older streets around the centre include stone and brick houses that have been altered many times over the years. Renovation work here often means correcting past changes, improving layouts and dealing carefully with solid walls and older floors. The town centre has a conservation area, which affects external changes.

Much of Dursley's housing is made up of semi-detached and terraced family homes built in the twentieth century. These are often ideal for rear extensions, side extensions and internal renovations that open up the ground floor, giving a dated layout a more practical shape.

Parts of the town sit on rising ground towards the hills, so gardens can be stepped or sloping. That affects foundations, drainage and access, and sometimes means retaining walls are needed. We look at these points early so they are planned into the work rather than discovered once it has started.

Dursley is in Stroud District, so planning and listed building applications go to Stroud District Council. Land around the town lies within the Cotswolds National Landscape, so it is worth checking your property's status before you plan an extension.

Building regulations approval is needed for almost all extensions and structural alterations, whatever the planning position.

Many Dursley homes need more than one type of work. A household might want the kitchen and dining room opened up, a new doorway formed into the garden and an old garden wall rebuilt, all at the same time. Taking these jobs on together, rather than as separate projects, means one plan, one sequence of work and less disruption overall. Structural changes are designed by a structural engineer and approved by building control, while repairs to older stone and brick are carried out in materials that suit the original walls. We are happy to talk through a mix of jobs in one visit.