Builders in Hampshire
Builders in Hedge End for New Builds, Extensions and Whole Projects
Buildings For Life is a family-run building company in Hedge End. Pete Bartlett runs every job, from the first dig for footings to the final snag, on new builds, extensions, lofts and renovations.
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Buildings For Life is a family-run builder in Hedge End. Pete Bartlett started as a bricklayer, has over 40 years in the building trade, and runs every job himself, so the person who prices your work is on site when the footings are poured.
We build new homes, extensions and lofts, and put tired houses back in order. Pete has 15 years on high-end and natural stone work. New builds carry a 10-year warranty, and the firm has featured on the BBC's Building Dream Homes.
Building Services Under One Roof
A build is a chain of trades: groundworkers, bricklayers, carpenters, roofers, plasterers. Hire them separately and you manage the gaps between them. We take on the whole chain for one written price.
- New builds from footings to handover
- Single and two storey extensions
- Loft and basement conversions
- Renovation and refurbishment of older homes
- Structural alterations, steel beams and knocked-through walls
- Brickwork, natural stone, patios and garden walls
- Carpentry, joinery and kitchens
- Groundworks, drainage and landscaping
New Builds From the Ground Up
A single house on a garden plot, a replacement home on an old footprint, or a self-build you own the land for. We take it from first excavation to final completion.
- Groundworks. Site clearance, setting out, foundation dig, drainage and service trenches
- Substructure. Concrete footings, blockwork, damp proof course, then the floor
- Superstructure. Insulated cavity walls, lintels, cavity trays, roof on and watertight
- Fit-out. Services, plastering, joinery, kitchen and finishes
- Building control inspections booked by us at every stage
- Brick, stone and mortar samples in front of the planners early
Home Extensions and Conversions
Adding space to the house you own is usually simpler than moving. Our house extensions page covers planning, cost and timelines; loft conversions use volume the roof already has.
- Single storey rear and side extensions, two storey and wraparounds
- Loft conversions: new floor joists, staircase, insulation, dormer
- Basement work: excavation, waterproofing, underpinning where needed
- Foundations, steelwork, roof and finishes all by our own team
- Matched brick and bond pattern where new work meets old
- Cavity tray and damp proof course lapped properly into the existing wall
Renovations and Refurbishments
Older houses around Hedge End, Botley and Bishops Waltham hide the same faults. We open up, show you what is there, and price the repairs in writing before carrying on.
- Knocking through walls, with steel beams on padstones
- Repointing and rebuilding brickwork and stone
- Lime mortar on soft old brick, never hard cement
- New kitchens, joinery and staircases
- Replastering, new floors and insulation upgrades
- Structure first, then damp and drainage, then services, then finishes
Design and Build Planning
Most jobs need drawings before anyone can price them. We work from your architect's plans, or bring in a designer and structural engineer and run the job as design and build.
- Planning. Permission or permitted development. A new home always needs permission
- Building regulations. Structure, insulation, fire safety and drainage signed off
- Party walls. Notices served where work affects a shared wall or boundary
- Specification. Brick, roof, windows and finishes chosen early enough to order
- Eastleigh, Winchester, Southampton or Test Valley, depending on your address
Building Work for Landlords and Property Owners
Owners of more than one property need work done between tenancies, clear written scopes, and repairs that last rather than patch-ups that come back next winter.
- Refurbishments between lets, worked around the empty window
- Structural, brickwork and stone repairs
- Loft conversions to add a bedroom, and new builds on land you own
- A written scope and price per property, so you can budget property by property
- Lintels, damp proof course and steelwork inspected before they are covered up
- Completion certificates handed over, which you need when you sell or refinance
How It Works
How a build runs with us
Three steps, the same on a garden wall as on a new house, with Pete as your contact from the first visit to the final sign-off.
Tell us the job
Use Quick Quote Online or call. Tell us what you want to build, where the property is, and whether you already have drawings or planning permission. A few lines and some photos are enough to arrange a visit.
Site visit and written quote
Pete visits, measures up, and looks at access, ground conditions and the existing structure. You then get a written quote setting out what is included, what is excluded and any provisional sums.
Build and sign-off
We run the trades in sequence with building control inspections at each stage, and price any change in writing first. At the end we clear the snags, hand over the completion certificate, and a new build carries our 10-year warranty.
Ready when you are. Quick Quote Online
Our Work
Builders: photographs from our own jobs
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Areas We Serve
Where we build
Our base is in Hedge End, and most of our building work is within a short drive of it. We build in Botley, West End, Bursledon, Eastleigh, Fair Oak, Bishops Waltham, Chandlers Ford, Whiteley and across Southampton, and we take on larger projects further into Hampshire, such as Winchester and Romsey, when the job suits.
- Hedge End
- Bishops Waltham
- Botley
- Upham
- West End
- Warsash
- Hamble-le-Rice
- Chandlers Ford
- Romsey
- Winchester
- Chilworth
- Southampton
- Fair Oak
- Bursledon
- Curdridge
- Netley
- Bishopstoke
- Eastleigh
- Swanmore
- Hythe
- Shedfield
- Marchwood
- Swanwick
- Whiteley
- Rownhams
- North Baddesley
- Sarisbury
- Compton
- Holbury
- Totton
- Locks Heath
- Dibden
- Titchfield
- New Alresford
- Cheriton
- Kings Worthy
Related Services
Work that often goes with this
House Extensions
Single and two storey extensions, rear, side and wraparound, built to tie into the original house so the join is hard to find.
House Extensions
Loft Conversions
Dormer, hip-to-gable and roof-light loft conversions that turn an unused roof space into a proper room with stairs to match.
Loft Conversions
Renovation & Refurbishment
Whole-house renovations, reconfigured layouts, kitchens and joinery, from period cottages to post-war semis.
Renovation & Refurbishment
Resources
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Written to answer the questions people ask before a build starts: planning, structure, materials and what happens on site.
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BuildersBuilders in Hedge End
Buildings For Life Ltd is a family firm led by Pete Bartlett, building new homes, extensions, lofts and structural work across the town. Call Pete or send the details for a visit and a written quote.
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Start with a Quick Quote
Give us a few details about the site and what you want to build. Pete will come back to you to arrange a visit and a written quote.
- A written quote before any work starts
- 10-year warranty on new builds
- Hedge End, Southampton and the towns around them
Rather talk it through?
Call 07853 945013