The questions homeowners actually ask

Often, no. Plenty of loft conversions and single-storey rear extensions fall under Permitted Development, which means no planning application. It depends on your property though — flats, houses in conservation areas, new-builds and some older homes are treated differently. We tell you at the site visit whether yours looks like it needs planning, and point you in the right direction if it does.

Every job is priced from a site visit and the drawings, so you get a written estimate before committing to anything. We don't work off a price list — the figure depends on the size of the job, the access and the finish you're after.

Yes. If you're working with an architect or technician, we build to their drawings and can go through the details with them. If you're not, we'll point you to people we've worked with before who can get the drawings you need.

We run every inspection stage on site and tell you when each one needs booking, so nothing gets missed. The application and the fee are in your name — we'll explain who to contact, what they'll want to see and how to get it moving.

Payments are staged as the work completes rather than one large sum up front, and the stages are set out alongside your estimate so you know what's due and when.

We tell you straight away, before it gets buried in the walls. Then we talk it through, show you what it involves and agree the best way forward together before we carry on.

Most customers do. A loft or garage conversion is barely noticeable day to day. An extension or whole-house renovation is messier — we'll tell you which stages kick up the most dust and noise so you can plan around them.

A typical loft conversion runs 8–12 weeks on site, a single-storey extension 12–16 weeks and a garage conversion 4–6 weeks. Your estimate will give you a date for your own job, and we'll tell you if anything pushes it out.

Yes — swept daily, materials stacked where they should be, and neighbours told what's happening before it starts. A tidy site is safer, quicker and simply the way we work.

We work across Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond. Northampton, Kettering, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury are our patch, but we regularly travel further when the job's right — if you're not sure, just ask.

Public liability and contract works insurance on every job. At handover you get our workmanship guarantee in writing, plus a snagging walk-round so the small stuff is sorted before we finish.