Builders in Putney, SW15

What we build in Putney

The typical SW15 project is a loft conversion adding a master bedroom and ensuite, combined with a rear or side return extension that turns the kitchen into a family space. Done together they change a three bedroom house into a five bedroom one with a proper ground floor.

Doing both in one programme is also considerably cheaper than doing them two years apart, because the scaffold goes up once, the structural design accounts for both at the same time and the disruption happens in a single stretch rather than twice.

• Dormer and L shaped dormer loft conversions
• Rear and side return extensions
• Combined loft and extension programmes
• Kitchen renovations and structural openings
• Bathrooms, ensuites and wetrooms
• Full house renovations

The alphabet streets and the riverside

The streets between the Lower Richmond Road and the river are among the most sought after in SW15, and they are also among the tightest to work in. Narrow frontages, controlled parking and close neighbours mean access has to be planned rather than improvised.

Proximity to the Thames also raises the flood risk question. Parts of the riverside sit within Environment Agency flood zones, which affects basement work and can affect the design of a ground floor extension. We check the flood zone on your address as part of the feasibility assessment.

Putney Heath and the larger stock

Towards the Heath and up into West Putney the properties get larger, more of them are detached or semi detached, and the projects change shape accordingly. Here we are more often doing whole house renovations, double storey extensions and hip to gable loft conversions than side return infills.

A hip to gable works on a semi or an end of terrace with a hipped roof, squaring off the side elevation to open up the volume. Combined with a rear dormer it gives considerably more space than a dormer alone, and on the right property it is the difference between an awkward loft room and a proper floor.

Living through the work

Most Putney clients are families who need to stay in the house, and that shapes how we sequence a project. Loft conversions are the easiest to live through because the scaffold gives roof access and most of the noise happens above your ceilings.

Extensions are more disruptive at the point the rear wall comes out, and kitchens mean a temporary arrangement for a few weeks. We agree all of that with you before we start, and we sheet and protect routes through the house rather than tracking dust through it.