Here are just a few of our more recent projects to give you a taste of what we do:
The Shieling, Tingrith Road, Eversholt, Beds.
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32 Whitehill Avenue, Luton, Beds.
Extension and renovations at “Old Thatch”, The Green, Edlesborough
Two new houses at Sharphill, Felden, Herts.
Choakes Yard, Great Billington, Beds.
Two New Houses at Drapers Court, Redbourn, Herts.
Two New Houses at Abbey Avenue, St. Albans
The Methodist Chapel, Waterlow Road, Dunstable
Kelmscott House, Eversholt, Beds.
Wallace Nurseries, Eaton Bray, Beds.
Hampden Close, Flitwick, Beds.
Clubhouse for Dunstable Downs Golf Club
The Shieling, Tingrith Road, Eversholt, Beds.
Completed in Autumn 2007, this building contract on behalf of the owners for construction of a new 5-bedroom 3-storey home to replace the existing bungalow on the site, featured a breathtaking entrance hallway with a suspended oak, stainless steel and glass staircase and large feature windows manufactured by Andersen Windows in the United States. Other notable features within the property are a reinforced concrete first-floor construction and LPG-fired underfloor heating throughout.
Bunyan Cottage, Houghton Conquest, Beds.
Another property built under contract to the exact specification of the land-owner, Bunyan Cottage was completed in August 2007. This 2-bedroomed bungalow incorporates attic trusses to allow the owners to extend the house to a 4-bedroom chalet bunglaow as required. External works incorporated a swimming pool constructed by the owners in advance of the house construction.
32 Whitehill Avenue, Luton, Beds.
A single 5-bedroom detached property built to our own design which backs onto Stockwood Park in Luton. Completed in October 2006, the property features a kitchen area which opens into a light and airy garden-room.
Extension and renovations at “Old Thatch”, The Green, Edlesborough
Working under a contract for the owners of this Grade II listed thatched cottage, we added a large extension to the rear elevation and built a new garage with studio office above. The contemporary design of the scheme was created by the owners in association with their architect, Richard Onslow. The project features floor to ceiling glazed windows, metal and stone spiral staircases and many other modern touches that compliment and enhance the character of this historic building.
Two new houses at Sharphill, Felden, Herts.
A speculative housing project of just two high-specification five bedroom homes in the village of Felden on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead that we completed at the end of September 2005. The sloping nature of the site necessitated that the houses be built by terracing into the slope with concrete filled hollow-block retaining walls to hold back the chalk sub-soil. Features of note within the properties include granite kitchen worktops and under-floor heating to the ground floor.
Choakes Yard, Great Billington, Beds.
A relatively complex speculative housing scheme set in the conservation area of this pretty Bedfordshire village close to Leighton Buzzard. The project comprised four conversion properties (formerly the stables for nearby Billington Manor), one house renovation and four new-build houses with home working facilities built in a style that reflects the existing stable structures. The project included realignment of the public highway at the site entrance, construction of a new estate road, renewal of the public sewer and underground diversion of overhead power lines. One unusual feature of the conversion properties was the inclusion of an “Up and Under” electric heating system using under-floor cables and radiant foil panels in the ceilings which was designed and installed by Eswa Ltd.
The project was completed in February 2004 with the value of the construction works in the region of £1,200,000.
This scheme received a Commendation in the Urban Design Awards 2005 presented by South Bedfordshire District Council. We were delighted to receive this award in association with the scheme’s architects Project Design Studio Ltd., with whom we have a long and successful working partnership.
Two New Houses at Drapers Court, Redbourn, Herts.
Building contract for Amet Developments Ltd. comprising of two new four bedroom houses within the central town conservation area. The project was completed in September 2003 - the value of the works was £230,000.
Two New Houses at Abbey Avenue, St. Albans
Speculative housing comprising two new five bedroom properties with home working facilities and extra rooms in the roof, built in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright. The properties featured under-floor heating controlled by a multi-zone Wirsbo “Genius” system (designed and installed by Eco-Systems Ltd.) and one of the properties included a 1.6 x 4.8m single panel glass skylight (manufactured and installed by Metal UK). The project was completed in September 2002 - the value of the works was £600,000.
Feature stairwell
The Methodist Chapel, Waterlow Road, Dunstable
A speculative project constructed to our own design which comprised of a sympathetic conversion of the original church buildings to provide six galleried three-storey apartments together with one new house within the church grounds. Some of the unusual features of the project included the refurbishment of both of the stained glass windows at either end of the chapel, repair and replacement of the original timber windows to comply with modern standards, provision of large metal roof windows supplied by Clement Windows Group and the installation of Alreflex insulation to the roof and walls to allow the original internal timber boarded ceilings to be kept. The project was completed in February 2002 - the value of the works was £760,000.
Kelmscott House, Eversholt, Beds.
A bespoke building contract comprising of demolition of the original property to enable the construction of a substantial six bedroom house in a neo-Georgian style. Some of the features of note included at the client’s request were under-floor heating to both storeys and a large expanse of polished limestone flooring. The project was completed in December 2001 - the value of the works was £360,000.
Wallace Nurseries, Eaton Bray, Beds.
Our largest ever development comprising 166 properties of 40 different house types from 1-bedroom flats to 5-bedroom detached houses arranged in a distinctive “village within a village” layout. Built over a period of some 10 years, completed in 1995 on the site of the largest pre-war carnation growing nursery in Europe. Two of the larger homes on this development included reinforced concrete basements to increase the available floor area of the properties without impacting on the overall size of the building footprint.
Hampden Close, Flitwick, Beds.
A development of 16 executive homes – we believe this development to be one of the first speculative sites to incorporate UPVC windows in the UK – completed 1984.
Clubhouse for Dunstable Downs Golf Club
Built in a modernist style, completed in 1936, this was one of the company’s first projects. Among the first customers at the newly opened clubhouse was of course our founder, William Mead!
