Yateley, Hampshire · GU46 and neighbouring GU17
Builders in YateleyExtensions and garage conversions
Yateley's post-war and later housing usually has more room to work with than owners expect. We survey it, price it in full, and build it with the same small team.
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 Yateley
Building and renovation in Yateley
Yateley is largely post-war and later housing spread across the village and out towards Darby Green and Frogmore, with older property near the church and common and modern infill development between.
Most projects here are about making an existing footprint work harder: converting an attached garage into a room that earns its space, extending to the rear where garden depth allows, or reworking the ground floor around a steel beam so the kitchen and living space finally connect.
The common and low-lying ground towards the Blackwater bring water management into play, and the older estate drainage frequently needs attention before new work goes over it. Both are survey items, and both belong in a fixed price rather than a mid-job conversation.
Yateley is a short run from Farnborough and Fleet, comfortably inside our working area.
What Yateley homeowners ask us for most
- Garage conversions into offices, snugs and utility space
- Rear extensions on estate housing
- Structural alterations and RSJ installation
- Drainage repairs and new runs
- Driveways, patios and garden landscaping
Covering GU46 and neighbouring GU17.
Office: 19 Queens Court, Farnborough, GU14 6BT · Mon-Sat · 08:00-18:00
Services in Yateley
Building services available in Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
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 Yateley
Post-war estate housing
Shallow foundations, attached garages, ageing drainage. Garage conversions and single-storey extensions are the most common work.
1980s-2000s development
Trussed roofs and block-and-beam floors. Structural loft work or a garden room usually beats a small extension.
Older property near the common
Solid walls and shallow original footings requiring deeper new foundations and careful connection detailing.
Larger plots, Darby Green and Frogmore
Space for larger extensions and full landscaping schemes, subject to ground water and access.
Why choose Urban Build in Yateley
How we work in Yateley
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 Yateley 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 Yateley 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 Yateley
These are the details a thorough survey settles before a price is agreed. We survey for all of them before we price.
Low-lying ground holding water
Ground near the Blackwater and the common can stay wet. Foundation type, excavation method and surface water design all follow from that.
Garages never built to be lived in
Thin slabs, no reliable damp-proofing and unfilled walls. A conversion done without proper insulation and damp-proofing is a room you stop using in winter.
Original drainage under new work
Shallow falls, clay joints and old patch repairs are common. They get surveyed and put right before anything is built over them.
Shallow foundations next to new ones
New work usually needs to go deeper, correctly sequenced to protect the existing structure.
How a Yateley 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.
Yateley questions
Yateley project questions, answered
Do you serve Yateley?+
Yes. Yateley is within our regular working area from our Farnborough base at 19 Queens Court, GU14 6BT.
How quickly can you reach Yateley?+
It is a short run from Farnborough and Fleet, so site visits are easy to arrange. Call 07886 875548.
Can you convert my garage in Yateley?+
In most cases yes, with an insulated floor build-up, damp-proofing, insulated walls, proper glazing and heating so the room works all year.
What does a quote cost?+
Visit and ballpark figure are free. A full itemised quote costs £500, provided within 21 days, and comes off the final price if you proceed.
Do you handle drainage problems separately?+
Yes, repairs, diversions and new runs are all standalone work for us.
Are you insured?+
We carry public liability and contractors insurance, and completed work is covered by an insurance-backed guarantee.
Is emergency work available in Yateley?+
It depends on current bookings. We are a small team, so we tell you honestly what we can do.
How do payments work?+
Staged against progress on site, on the fixed price agreed before we start.
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 Yateley 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