Builders in Axminster: new builds, extensions and listed buildings

Across Axminster (EX13) it is mostly renovations to older stone and cob houses, extensions on the newer estates and barn and outbuilding conversions in the villages around the town, with the plastering and rendering done by our own team. Axminster has a conservation area covering the older centre of the town and sits within the protected landscape of the coast and the vales around it, so extensions and external changes there are looked at closely and listed building consent is often part of the job. Every job starts with a visit and a written price rather than a figure guessed over the phone.

No. Axminster is about 3 miles from where we are based, so there is no travel charge and we can normally get out to look at a job within a few days.

Yes. Axminster is the home town on the Devon side, minutes from where we are based, with a mix of old stone and cob in the centre and newer houses on the edges that are ready for extending. Ring us and we will tell you what we usually find on houses around Minster church, and what yours is likely to need before anything is priced.

Often. A lot of the housing in Axminster is rubble stone, cob or early brick, and a good deal of it is listed or inside the conservation area. Those walls need lime rather than cement, breathable finishes and repairs that match what is there. We do that work in house, and we also build and extend the newer houses on the edge of town in the ordinary way.

Always. Every job in Axminster gets a site visit, then a written price setting out what is included, what is not, and a programme with the stages in order. Anything that changes once work starts is priced and agreed in writing first.

Yes. Musbury, Uplyme, Kilmington, Colyton, Seaton and Chard are all part of the same run, and Bridport is only about 11 miles away on the Dorset side. If your village is not on the list, ask anyway.