Building Firm

Eric and his team helped renovate our lower ground floor from a dark, cold and unwelcoming space into a modern luxury kitchen, dining and utility room. Our project involved working with our architect to implement plans, ensure the conservation officer of the council was satisfied and ensure we passed muster with Building Control. The work involved opening to front and rear to install crittal style windows, digging down to level the floor, installing an insulated flooring system then meticulously laying a terracotta tile floor. In addition, in an adjoining room - the work was to open the space up with a T shaped steel, and again address the floor, install partition walls, then install bathroom, sink etc for a utility room. Our job was complicated by the fact of our wanting to use some heritage (lime mortar/lime screed, breathable products) and the team at Building Firm used their extensive experience to adapt to these new materials. Our job was further complicated by tricky access (being 8 foot from ground level and no ramp/stairs to get things down easily). To begin with Eric and team were one of the few companies to provide a real (or realistic) quote of any description. He impressed us with the level of thought on phasing, logistics and planning. We felt the plan made sense and felt reassured he could stick to plan. At all stages Eric was informative and communicative, helping us understand where the work was at, and discussing inevitable tricky aspects as they came to light - our house being 200 years old nearly. We unearthed several things that needed addressing (more foundations required where we didn't expect to need it for example, or reinforcing required of floor joists), and we increased scope on many different things several times over - a hallmark I think of our being more than happy with the on-going work the team provided. All in, we ended up sharing our lives with the team for 8 months - the daily visits from Erics team will be missed in particular by our pet dog Monty. If you're considering having the team at Building Firm work on your job, then I'd say its a no-brainer. You will, most importantly, be able to trust your builder, knowing they are decent humans, skilled at what they do and will give you a super result at the end of your job. We'll be asking them to do more for us in the near future. Services: Install flooring, Exterior finishing, Drywall installation, Home renovations, Remodeling, Home building, Home addition construction, Custom home design, Foundation pouring, Flooring, General repairs & maintenance, Tile work installation, Electrical work, Project management, Consultation, Luxury home building, Design, Fan installation, General plumbing services, Tile work replacement, Plumbing fixture installation
Nov 29th, 2021

I used this company to remodel my galley kitchen/ dining room into an open plan kitchen diner. I thought the work completed was of excellent value. I was able to take whatever control of the project I wanted and they fitted the work they were completing around what I felt should be changed or I felt I could do myself. Even when completed I was told I was still owed further hours for what I paid as I had done some myself and so they did some more work for me to make up the difference. A very honest team. I am so happy with the result and get complimented all the time for the work completed. It was also completed within the timescale given.A great job well done. Service: Remodeling
Jul 24th, 2020

Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
May 11th, 2020