House Refurbishments · Farnborough, Hampshire & Surrey
House Refurbishments in FarnboroughWhole-home upgrades,managed end to end
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.
Fixed price agreed before work starts · itemised quote within 21 days · 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
Selected house refurbishments projects
What it is
House Refurbishments: what the work involves
A refurbishment is a different job from an extension: the footprint stays the same and the value comes from layout, condition and specification. That can mean a tired probate purchase taken back to brick, a rental brought up to a lettable standard, or a family home reworked room by room while the family stays in it.
We manage the whole sequence: strip-out and disposal, structural changes, first-fix electrics and plumbing, insulation, plaster, joinery, tiling, decoration and floor finishes, with the trades booked in an order that does not force anyone to work twice.
Ballpark figures are free. A full itemised quote is £500, deducted from the final price if the job goes ahead, and it lists the work room by room so you can see the cost of each decision rather than one lump sum.
Who it is for
- Buyers of a dated house who want the work done before they move in
- Landlords bringing a property up to standard between tenancies
- Families staying put and reworking a layout that no longer fits
- Owners of a probate or repossession property that needs everything at once
When it is needed
- Kitchen and bathrooms are original and the wiring or plumbing is at the end of its life
- The layout wastes space on corridors and small closed rooms
- Damp, failed plaster or cold rooms are making the house unpleasant to live in
- You are about to spend on a kitchen and want the structure and services sorted first
What goes wrong
Why specification and detailing matter
These are the failures that come back to us as remedial work. Every one of them is cheaper to avoid at quote stage than to correct after the finishes are on.
Finishing over a problem
New plaster and paint over active damp, failed pointing or a leaking gutter buys a season. The stain comes back, the new skirting swells, and the second attempt costs more than dealing with the cause would have.
Old services under new finishes
Rewiring or replumbing after the plastering is done means chasing walls you have just paid to skim. Sequencing first fix before finishes is the difference between one bill and two.
Trades booked in the wrong order
Where a homeowner coordinates trades directly, the common outcome is gaps in the programme and rework: tiling before the extractor, flooring before the joinery, decoration before the dust is finished.
Scope that grows without pricing
Refurbishments uncover things: a rotten joist end, a buried junction box. We price what we find and agree it before we carry on, so the final account reflects decisions you made rather than assumptions we made.
How it works
Our process, from first call to handover
Survey and priorities
We walk the house with you, look at condition as well as wish list, and separate what has to be done from what you would like done.
Itemised fixed quote
A room-by-room, fixed-price quote within 21 days, with specification and exclusions written down so options can be compared honestly.
Strip-out and structure
Clearance and disposal, then any structural work: walls out with engineered support, openings formed, floors and roof repairs made good.
Services, plaster and finishes
First-fix electrics and plumbing, insulation, plaster, second fix, joinery, tiling and decoration, in an order that avoids rework.
Verification and handover
Testing and certificates for notifiable work, snags cleared, house cleaned, and the work covered by an insurance-backed guarantee.
What you get
The benefits of house refurbishments
One programme instead of ten diaries
We hold the sequence, so trades arrive when the house is ready for them.
Cost visible per room
An itemised quote lets you move money from a bathroom to a kitchen with your eyes open.
Condition fixed before cosmetics
Damp, ventilation and services are dealt with first so the finishes you pay for last.
Lower running costs
Insulation upgrades, draught sealing and modern heating controls where the fabric allows.
Cleaner living conditions
Dust screening, protected routes and a house left safe at the end of each day when you are still living in it.
Guaranteed work
Public liability and contractors insurance during the job, and an insurance-backed guarantee after.
In detail
House Refurbishments: methods, materials and variations
What a full refurbishment usually covers
A back-to-brick refurbishment strips plaster, floor coverings, kitchen, bathrooms and often ceilings, exposing structure and services so both can be assessed properly rather than guessed at. Partial refurbishments keep sound elements and target the rooms and systems that are failing.
- Strip-out, skips and disposal
- Structural alterations and new openings
- Rewire, replumb, new heating and controls
- Damp treatment, re-plaster and dry lining
- Kitchens, bathrooms, tiling and joinery
- Decoration and floor finishes
Materials and methods
Wall finishes are chosen for the wall: sand-and-cement backing with a plaster skim where a masonry wall needs it, insulated plasterboard on cold solid walls, and moisture-tolerant board in wet areas. Where a solid wall is cold and damp, ventilation and insulation are designed together rather than sealing moisture in.
Floors are made good with new joists, sistered timbers or a screed depending on span and level. Second-fix joinery is either standard sections matched to the house or purpose-made where an original profile matters.
- Insulated plasterboard and dry lining systems
- Sand-cement render, bonding and multi-finish plaster
- Screeds and floor levelling compounds
- Moisture-resistant boarding and tanking in wet rooms
- Matched skirting, architrave and stair joinery
Occupied and vacant projects
A vacant house lets us run trades in parallel and finish faster. An occupied refurbishment is phased, usually one bathroom or kitchen kept live while the other is rebuilt, with dust protection and daily reinstatement of water, power and heating.
For landlords and small commercial premises the driver is void period rather than convenience, so the programme is written around the date the property has to be back in use.
Refurbishment projects run across Farnborough, Camberley, Farnham, Fleet, Aldershot, Guildford and the surrounding Hampshire and Surrey towns. See our service areas for the full list, or start from the homepage for an overview of how we work.
Questions
House Refurbishments questions we are asked most
How much does a full house refurbishment cost?+
It depends on size, condition and specification; a rental refresh and a back-to-brick renovation are different orders of cost. Ballpark figures are free after a site visit, and a full itemised quote is £500, deducted from the final price if the job goes ahead.
How long does the quote take?+
Within 21 days of the survey, itemised room by room.
How long will the work take?+
A vacant whole-house refurbishment usually runs in months rather than weeks; phased work in an occupied house takes longer because trades cannot all run at once. You get the programme with the quote.
Can we stay in the house?+
Often yes, with the work phased so a kitchen or bathroom stays usable. We agree the phasing before starting because it affects both the programme and the price.
Do you do the electrics and plumbing?+
Yes, first and second fix are part of the programme, with testing and certificates for notifiable work handed over at the end.
What if you find something unexpected?+
We price it and agree it with you before continuing. Refurbishments uncover things behind plaster, and the honest way to handle that is a priced variation rather than a surprise.
Is the work guaranteed?+
Yes, public liability and contractors insurance during the job, and an insurance-backed guarantee on the finished work.
How do payments work?+
Staged payments tied to agreed points of progress rather than a large sum up front.
Do you take on single rooms?+
We are set up for whole-house and multi-room work, and for structural jobs. Ask at the site visit and we will tell you honestly whether your job suits us.
Which areas do you cover?+
Farnborough, Camberley, Farnham, Guildford, Godalming, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Aldershot, Fleet, Frimley, Bagshot and Yateley.
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.
Related work
Services that pair with house refurbishments
Structural Alterations
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.
Extensions
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.
Loft Conversions
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.
Next step
Get a fixed price for your house refurbishments project
Ballpark figures are free after a site visit. A full itemised quote is £500 and is deducted from the final price if the job goes ahead, provided within 21 days, so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
Experienced team of around five · public liability & contractors insurance · insurance-backed guarantee · Mon-Sat · 08:00-18:00
Covering Farnborough, Camberley, Farnham, Guildford, Godalming, Crowthorne and the surrounding Hampshire and Surrey area.