What we build in Ealing

Homes: refurbishments, extensions and lofts

We refurbish kitchens, bathrooms, single rooms and whole houses, build rear and side extensions and loft conversions, and open up rooms. Structural work follows a structural engineer's design, and we tell you when you need one, along with building control and any party wall notices.

Tell us whether you will live in the house during the work. We plan the order of rooms around that, so you keep a working kitchen or bathroom for as long as possible. Our own plumber and decorators keep most jobs to one contractor.

Shops, offices and nurseries

For business premises we build partitions, ceilings and drylining, refurbish washrooms and decorate, often around opening hours. At IQ Nursery in Dickens Yard our package was the drylining, handed over to the next trades for fitting out.

Send the drawings, the specification and the programme if you have them. If you are taking on a lease, tell us what the landlord's licence for alterations requires before the work is priced.

Building work in Ealing

Ealing's housing ranges from Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Ealing, West Ealing and Hanwell to 1930s semis in Greenford, Perivale and Northolt. Older houses often have solid brick walls, lime plaster and shallow foundations, which affect how an extension or alteration is built.

Ealing has many conservation areas, where extensions, roof changes and new windows may need planning permission even if they would be permitted development elsewhere. Check with Ealing Council or your architect before you commit. A skip or scaffold on the road needs a council licence, which we can apply for.

Typical builder prices and what a quote should show

Builders' prices in Ealing are close to the rest of London. These are typical ranges, not fixed prices, and quotes can only be compared fairly when they cover the same work.

Work	Typical price
Day rate	A general builder in London typically charges £250 to £400 a day. Materials, skips and scaffolding are usually extra.
Scaffolding	Scaffolding for a typical house typically adds £500 to £1,200, depending on its height and how long it stays up.
What is included	A good quotation lists each stage of the job, the materials, waste removal, who arranges permits and what is left out.
Payments	Pay in stages as the work is completed, and be wary of any builder who asks for most of the price up front.

Prices usually exclude VAT. We visit or review your drawings before we price, and any change during the job is agreed in writing before the work is done.

See the IQ Nursery case study in Ealing

Questions before you enquire

Do you take on small building jobs in Ealing?

Yes. Send photographs and a short description. Small jobs are welcome, and if it is something we cannot help with, we will tell you straight away.

Do I need planning permission?

It depends on the work, the house and whether it sits in a conservation area. Many rear extensions and loft conversions are permitted development, but flats, maisonettes and conservation areas usually need permission. Structural work needs building regulations approval either way.

Can you do the roof and plumbing too?

Yes. We repair and renew roofs across Ealing, and our own plumber handles the plumbing, so most jobs need only one contractor. See our roofers in Ealing page for roof work.

What to send for a useful quotation

Send your Ealing postcode, photographs, any drawings and a short description of the work. Tell us whether you will live in the property during the work, your rough budget and when you would like to start.

If the work needs a site visit before we price it, our engineer's visit is free, with no obligation.

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