Builders in Bridport: new builds, extensions and listed buildings
Bridport is the home town on the Dorset side, and most of the houses we work on here are rubble stone or rendered, many of them listed or in the conservation area. New builds, extensions, renovations and listed building work in Bridport, from one firm, with the plastering done in house.
Building work in Bridport
Bridport 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. In practice most of what we are asked for in Bridport is extensions and renovations to Victorian terraces and rubble stone cottages, with everything else below available alongside it.
01New Builds
A complete new house, built to the drawings by one firm. We set out and dig the footings, bring the shell up...
02Extensions
Single storey, two storey, side, rear and wrap around extensions across West Dorset and East Devon. We take...
03Renovations
Tired houses stripped back, re-planned and brought up to standard. We take on whole house renovations across...
04Listed Buildings
Repairs, renovations and conversions of listed buildings across West Dorset and East Devon. Rubble stone...
05Plastering & Rendering
Chapman is a building and plastering firm, so the plastering is not something we subcontract. Skims, floats...
Working in Bridport
What building work do you do in Bridport?
Across Bridport (DT6) it is mostly extensions and renovations to Victorian terraces and rubble stone cottages, new builds on the edge of town and listed repairs inside the conservation area, with the plastering and rendering done by our own team. Bridport 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.
Do you charge extra to come out to Bridport?
No. Bridport is about 8 miles from where we are based, well inside the patch we work in every week, so travel is in the written price rather than added on afterwards.
Have you worked in Bridport before?
Yes. Bridport is the home town on the Dorset side, and most of the houses we work on here are rubble stone or rendered, many of them listed or in the conservation area. Ring us and we will tell you what we usually find on houses around West Bay, and what yours is likely to need before anything is priced.
Do the older houses in Bridport need a different approach?
Often. A lot of the housing in Bridport 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.
Will I get a written price and a programme for work in Bridport?
Always. Every job in Bridport 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.
Do you cover the villages around Bridport as well?
Yes. West Bay, Bothenhampton, Symondsbury, Loders, Eype and Burton Bradstock are all part of the same run, and Axminster is only about 11 miles away on the Devon side. If your village is not on the list, ask anyway.