Farnham, Surrey · GU9 and GU10
Builders in FarnhamExtensions and period refurbishments
Farnham's Georgian and Victorian stock rewards careful work and punishes shortcuts. We survey the building properly, price the whole job, and keep the same team on it from dig to snagging.
Free site visit and ballpark figure · fixed price agreed before work starts · insurance-backed guarantee
01 Experienced trade team of around five
02 Fixed price agreed before work starts
03 Itemised quote within 21 days
04 Public liability & contractors insurance
05 Insurance-backed guarantee
Local to Farnham
Building and renovation in Farnham
Farnham has some of the most character-rich housing we work on: Georgian frontages in and around the town centre, Victorian and Edwardian terraces along the streets running off West Street and East Street, substantial inter-war houses on the outskirts, and later estates towards Rowledge, Heath End and Badshot Lea.
Working here means respecting what the building already is. Solid walls need breathable repairs rather than trapped moisture; older timber lintels and floor structures often need attention once a wall comes out; and in conservation areas the materials and detailing matter as much as the structure. We price for that reality instead of quoting a standard rate and discovering it later.
It is a short journey from our Farnborough base, so we can survey, return with an itemised quote, and supervise a Farnham job daily without the team spending half the day travelling.
Farnham is a straightforward run south from Farnborough, and a town where we are used to working within conservation constraints.
What Farnham homeowners ask us for most
- Whole-house refurbishments of period property
- Side-return and rear extensions on Victorian terraces
- Structural alterations and RSJs for open-plan living
- Loft conversions in inter-war housing
- Patios, walls and driveways in materials that suit the setting
Covering GU9 and GU10.
Office: 19 Queens Court, Farnborough, GU14 6BT · Mon-Sat · 08:00-18:00
Services in Farnham
Building services available in Farnham
Structure, groundworks, drainage and finish are all handled in-house, so a single team carries your project from the first excavation through to the final finish.
Extensions in Farnham
More usable ground-floor space in the home you already own, priced before we start, built by one experienced crew, and handed back with building control sign-off and an insurance-backed guarantee.
House Refurbishments in Farnham
One contractor for the strip-out, the structure, the services and the finish, priced in full before we start, sequenced so trades are not tripping over each other, and guaranteed when it is done.
Garden Rooms in Farnham
A properly built room at the end of the garden, insulated, powered, heated and usable in February, for a fraction of the disruption of extending the house.
Loft Conversions in Farnham
A bedroom, bathroom or office in space you already own and already heat, with the structure, stair and escape route designed to pass building control rather than to look finished.
Garage Conversions in Farnham
The walls and roof are already there, which makes a garage the fastest extra room in most houses, provided the floor, damp and insulation are done properly rather than boarded over.
Hard Landscaping in Farnham
Outdoor surfaces that stay flat, drain where they should and still look right in ten years, because the sub-base, falls and edge restraints are built correctly under the part you can see.
Groundworks in Farnham
The part of the build nobody sees and everything else depends on, excavated to the right depth for the ground you actually have, inspected before it is covered, and priced before we dig.
Drains in Farnham
Drainage that is set to the right fall, tested before it is covered and recorded on the completion paperwork, whether it is a diversion under a new extension or a failed run being replaced.
Structural Alterations in Farnham
Walls removed and openings formed the way an engineer designed them: temporary support first, load path carried all the way to the ground, and inspected before it disappears behind plaster.
RSJ Installation in Farnham
The beam is the easy part. Getting the calculation, the temporary support, the bearings and the load transfer right is what keeps the structure above it exactly where it was.
Property types
Property types across Farnham
Georgian and early Victorian town housing
Solid brick, lime-based finishes and often listed or in a conservation area. Refurbishment and internal alteration work here needs matched materials and sympathetic detailing, not modern shortcuts.
Victorian terraces and side returns
Narrow plans with side returns that suit infill extensions, opening up dark middle rooms. Party wall notices and shared drainage need handling early.
Inter-war and 1950s houses
Good roof pitches for loft conversions and standard rear layouts for single-storey extensions. Straightforward work when the foundations and drainage are surveyed properly.
Later estates, Rowledge and Badshot Lea
Cavity construction, attached garages and larger gardens: good candidates for garage conversions, garden rooms and hard landscaping.
Why choose Urban Build in Farnham
How we work in Farnham
A team you can name
A core team of around five experienced tradespeople, with trusted subcontractors only where a job needs them. The person who surveys your Farnham property is part of the team that builds it.
Fixed price before we start
The price is agreed before work begins. It changes only if you ask us to change the scope, not because something predictable was left out of the quote.
Itemised quote in 21 days
A full itemised quote, typically around ten pages for an extension, costs £500 and arrives within 21 days. That £500 is deducted from the final price if the job goes ahead.
Insured work
Public liability and contractors insurance are in place on every project we run.
Insurance-backed guarantee
Completed work is covered by an insurance-backed guarantee, so the cover does not depend on us still being around.
Staged payments
Payments are tied to progress on site. You are never funding a Farnham project months ahead of the work.
We do not publish job counts or years-in-business figures we cannot evidence. If you want to see work, ask and we will talk you through comparable projects: see our work.
Local conditions
Common building considerations in Farnham
These are the details a thorough survey settles before a price is agreed. We survey for all of them before we price.
Damp handled the wrong way
Solid-wall property sealed with impermeable renders and modern plasters tends to push moisture somewhere else. Repairs on older Farnham housing need breathable build-ups rather than a coat of waterproofing.
Original timber lintels and floor structure
Once plaster comes off, timber over openings and joist ends built into damp walls are common finds. We survey what we can and flag the likely finds honestly rather than pricing as if the building were new.
Conservation area and listing constraints
Window details, materials, roof coverings and even rainwater goods can be constrained. Getting this wrong is expensive to unwind, so it belongs in the plan before work starts.
Shared and historic drainage
Terraced streets often share drainage runs of considerable age. Building over or near them needs the right chamber and lintel detailing, plus a check that the run is actually sound.
How a Farnham project runs
Our process, from first call to handover
Call and first conversation
You tell us what you want to change and roughly when. We say straight away whether it is work we take on and how our diary looks.
Site visit and survey
We look at the structure, the ground, the drainage and the access, and give you a free ballpark figure so you know whether the project is realistic.
Itemised quote within 21 days
A full itemised quote costs £500, around ten pages for an extension, and that £500 is deducted from the final price if you go ahead. The price is fixed before work starts.
Build with one accountable team
Our core team of around five experienced tradespeople does the work, with trusted subcontractors only where a job needs them. Payments are staged against progress.
Sign-off and guarantee
Building control inspections are completed where they apply, we snag the work with you, and the finished job is covered by an insurance-backed guarantee.
Farnham questions
Farnham project questions, answered
Do you cover Farnham?+
Yes. Farnham is a regular working area for us, a short drive from our Farnborough base at 19 Queens Court, GU14 6BT.
How fast can you get to Farnham for a site visit?+
It is a short journey, so first visits are easy to arrange; call 07886 875548 and we will find a slot, including early evenings.
Do you work on period and conservation-area property in Farnham?+
Yes. Period refurbishment and structural alteration in older buildings is a large part of what we do, using build-ups and materials that suit solid-wall construction.
What does a Farnham quote cost?+
The site visit and a ballpark figure are free. A full itemised quote costs £500 and is with you within 21 days; if the job goes ahead, that £500 comes off the final price.
Who handles the structural calculations?+
Load-bearing work is designed by a structural engineer and installed to that design, with building control inspections booked at the relevant stages.
Is the work insured and guaranteed?+
We hold public liability and contractors insurance, and completed work carries an insurance-backed guarantee.
How are payments staged on a Farnham refurbishment?+
In stages tied to progress on site, against the fixed price agreed before work began.
Can you take on urgent repairs in Farnham?+
Sometimes, depending on what is already booked. We are a small team of around five tradespeople, so we would rather tell you our real availability than over-promise.
Request an estimate
Ballpark figures are free. A full itemised quote is £500, deducted from the final price if the job goes ahead, and provided within 21 days.
Get a fixed price for your Farnham project
One site visit, one honest ballpark figure, then an itemised quote within 21 days. Nothing is committed until you have a price you can hold us to.
Insured, guaranteed, staged payments · Mon-Sat · 08:00-18:00